# A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 19, 2020, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731 "2020-07-19T04:15:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/181 "2020-07-31T02:36:30Z")
“Ann, I have something to tell you–and when you hear it, you’ll go ape!” ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/182 "2020-07-31T02:49:25Z")
Dearest, when I was a little girl I was always afraid there were monsters lurking outside my window. I know it’s silly but sometimes I still have those feelings. Do be a lamb and check for me, would you? ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/183 "2020-07-31T03:01:41Z")
_“What does he have that I don’t?”_ ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/184 "2020-07-31T03:01:59Z")
_Voyeurs are humans too._ ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/185 "2020-07-31T04:22:02Z")
Heeeerrrrrre’s Kong-y! ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/186 "2020-07-31T13:39:45Z")
_“Hey, quit that monkeying around!”_ ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/187 "2020-07-31T15:57:46Z")
Now, if I grab this princess and climb to the top… where am I going to get barrels to throw at the plumber? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/188 "2020-07-31T16:22:40Z")
“Excuse me, folks, I’m just trying to catch a plane.” ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/189 "2020-07-31T20:08:20Z")
“Can you believe my brother’s name is Sting?” ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/190 "2020-08-01T02:14:44Z")
There were a lot of good answers! **The winner is @running_coach:** > [@running\_coach](#): > > “Excuse me, folks, I’m just trying to catch a plane.” @Kent_Clark came in 2nd place: > [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > Dearest, when I was a little girl I was always afraid there were monsters lurking outside my window. I know it’s silly but sometimes I still have those feelings. Do be a lamb and check for me, would you? Congratulations, @running_coach! Your turn! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/191 "2020-08-01T02:25:55Z")
Have at it! [![](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/24332270_349144848883496_3316889116829810688_n-5bad4c6195e5d__880.jpg) ](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/24332270_349144848883496_3316889116829810688_n-5bad4c6195e5d__880.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/192 "2020-08-01T02:58:35Z")
_"We watch as the Mock Penguin eagerly awaits feeding time.”_ ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/193 "2020-08-01T03:03:52Z")
_Happy Feet Three: Fukushima_ ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/194 "2020-08-01T03:21:05Z")
_“I am the living proof that love conquers all.”_ ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/195 "2020-08-01T03:50:14Z")
_“First I ate a squid and I grew tentacles. Then I caught a shark and my hump fell off. Long story short, mermaids are real and I can prove it.”_ ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/196 "2020-08-01T04:39:48Z")
_“They call me Oreo.”_ ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/197 "2020-08-01T05:19:36Z")
“Oh, Batmannnnn…?” ---
**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/198 "2020-08-01T07:53:13Z")
_Ridi, Pagliaccio!_ ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/199 "2020-08-01T09:27:59Z")
_“Heel, boy, heel!”_ ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/200 "2020-08-01T13:35:31Z")
_This time on Shark Week - Sea Devils of the Frozen North!_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=11)