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If he sailed in when he was very young, does that mean the ship grew up with beret guy? [[User:Commercialegg|Commercialegg]] ([[User talk:Commercialegg|talk]]) 18:59, 1 May 2026 (UTC)
 
If he sailed in when he was very young, does that mean the ship grew up with beret guy? [[User:Commercialegg|Commercialegg]] ([[User talk:Commercialegg|talk]]) 18:59, 1 May 2026 (UTC)
 
:That does seem to be what he's implying. When he sailed in, the boat must have been small enough to get through the bottleneck. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 19:15, 1 May 2026 (UTC)
 
:That does seem to be what he's implying. When he sailed in, the boat must have been small enough to get through the bottleneck. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 19:15, 1 May 2026 (UTC)
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:It's a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poire_Williams Williams pears], which do grow inside a bottle like that.[[Special:Contributions/37.59.41.98|37.59.41.98]] 19:41, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

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First P0st! 2A02:6B6F:E226:B00:70BF:8626:D782:45BE 18:40, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

So... is the meniscus drawn correctly, given the difference in shape of the front vs the back of the bottle??? BorQhue del Sol (talk) 18:54, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

Left-hand threads on bottle. Why? --PRR (talk) 18:49, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

I don't think those are threads on cap, they're wires around the cork. Barmar (talk) 19:19, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

this transcript is a work of art. raeb 18:54, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

Is part of the joke of the alt text the fact that he could easily fit into the bottle at his current age? 24.244.70.174 18:58, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

If he sailed in when he was very young, does that mean the ship grew up with beret guy? Commercialegg (talk) 18:59, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

That does seem to be what he's implying. When he sailed in, the boat must have been small enough to get through the bottleneck. Barmar (talk) 19:15, 1 May 2026 (UTC)
It's a reference to Williams pears, which do grow inside a bottle like that.37.59.41.98 19:41, 1 May 2026 (UTC)