# 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:** 119
**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:** [January 6, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2363 "2021-01-06T16:30:37Z")
…and there’s 20 more up front. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2364 "2021-01-06T17:56:12Z")
> [@Bonum\_Legatum](#): > > (How I wish I could come up with a caption that involved sneaking into the drive-in theatre.) Sorry, best I could do. Spoilered because it MIGHT run afoul of some unwritten “no political jabs in Thread Games” ~~rule~~ norm. _Rafael Cruz, following up his Kennedy assassination hijinks with a few Mann Act violations._ Also, because it’s in incredibly poor taste (although it’s possible that poor taste is compulsory). ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2365 "2021-01-06T19:45:32Z")
Nor many people knew about the “extras” you could get with your 1957 Buick. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2366 "2021-01-06T20:09:29Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Also, because it’s in incredibly poor taste (although it’s possible that poor taste is compulsory). Just have fun. I’ve laid some stinkers myself. Maybe Elmer thinks poor taste is funny. If not, there’s always next picture. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2367 "2021-01-06T20:16:47Z")
Dobbie Gillis, showing what happened to his “many loves”. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2368 "2021-01-06T20:48:50Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > > [@kaylasdad99](#): > > > > Also, because it’s in incredibly poor taste (although it’s possible that poor taste is compulsory). > > Just have fun. I’ve laid some stinkers myself. Maybe Elmer thinks poor taste is funny. If not, there’s always next picture. (Not an entry) See, I don’t KNOW if Ted looks like his dad, but that DOES look like Ted. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2369 "2021-01-06T23:03:00Z")
White Slavery in the Fifties ---
**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:** [January 7, 2021, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2370 "2021-01-07T03:38:46Z")
Pssssst. Hey, Donald. Still looking for a few voters? ---
**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:** [January 7, 2021, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2371 "2021-01-07T04:27:58Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Rafael Cruz, following up his Kennedy assassination hijinks with a few Mann Act violations. @kaylasdad99 is the winner, especially after pointing out the resemblance. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2372 "2021-01-08T00:49:31Z")
Thanks. Sorry to be so late. [![](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/best-case-scenario-realistic-family-chaotic-photography-fb2__700.jpg) ](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/best-case-scenario-realistic-family-chaotic-photography-fb2__700.jpg) ---
**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:** [January 8, 2021, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2373 "2021-01-08T01:15:30Z")
Two weeks after a prankster snuck into the Kellogg’s factory with 20 kilos of methamphetamine… ---
**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:** [January 8, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2374 "2021-01-08T01:39:11Z")
Come on, Kids. After we’re done here we’re going to march to the Capitol Building! ---
**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:** [January 8, 2021, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2375 "2021-01-08T02:10:40Z")
Mom makes a mental note to avoid Aisle 3 when she’s got the kids. ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2376 "2021-01-08T04:07:13Z")
“Amazing to see them in the wild like this.” _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2377 "2021-01-08T10:42:33Z")
Acting presidential. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2378 "2021-01-08T12:20:03Z")
“These are not my kids.” ---
**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:** [January 8, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2379 "2021-01-08T13:14:56Z")
We put the “Battle” in “Battle Creek”. ---
**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:** [January 8, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2380 "2021-01-08T19:23:49Z")
There’s wine at home. A lot of wine. We get home, I lock them in the basement, and Hello Mamma! ---
**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:** [January 8, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2381 "2021-01-08T20:16:20Z")
I’m cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs! Coocoo for CocoaPuffs!! Coo-Coo for Cocoa Puffs!!! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2021, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2382 "2021-01-09T02:48:26Z")
We have a winner! > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > We put the “Battle” in “Battle Creek”. Several worthy contenders, though, especially the one from **Elmer\_J.Fudd**. You’re up, Professor. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=118) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=120)