# 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:** 138
**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:** [February 18, 2021, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2744 "2021-02-18T03:20:45Z")
_Is that really you, Auntie Em? After all these years?_ ---
**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:** [February 18, 2021, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2745 "2021-02-18T04:08:32Z")
When Mrs. Doubtfire showed up ten years later, his daughters began to wonder if his cross-dressing was more than just an endearing way to spend more time with them. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2021, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2746 "2021-02-18T05:54:18Z")
One of the girls from _The Trouble with Angels_ was held back a grade _55 years in a row!_ ---
**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:** [February 18, 2021, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2747 "2021-02-18T12:06:54Z")
What is so _wrong_ with showing my ankles? I fail to see how they arouse the passions of men! ---
**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:** [February 18, 2021, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2748 "2021-02-18T12:09:37Z")
Clever juxtaposition of Hopey there. ---
**Author:** ![Bonum\_Legatum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bonum_legatum/32/6183_2.png) [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2749 "2021-02-18T19:00:54Z")
Suddenly it all became clear to Cindy. It was Colonel Mustard. In the library. With a lead pipe. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2750 "2021-02-18T23:12:39Z")
Okay, it’s about time to select a winner, but first, I have to ask: > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Nobody draws bannisters like Will Davies. **Elmer** , were you able too read the artist’s signature, or did you recognize the artist from the illustration’s style? It was a tough choice–I especially liked “Uncle Dennis” and “Mrs. Doubtfire,”–but I didn’t think they could top this one: > [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Post-transition Hopey Taylor was taken aback when Aunt Bee showed up at her dorm unannounced. Well done, **Mean Mr. Mustard**. You’re up! ---
**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:** [February 19, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2751 "2021-02-19T00:05:07Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > **Elmer** , were you able too read the artist’s signature, or did you recognize the artist from the illustration’s style? Mid-Century illustrators are kinda my thing…But I recognized the signature before the style. ---
**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:** [February 19, 2021, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2753 "2021-02-19T03:14:07Z")
Image isn’t showing. You might have linked to a thumbnail of an image that was taken down. ---
**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:** [February 19, 2021, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2754 "2021-02-19T03:25:34Z")
Whoops, sorry, let me try again: [https://imgur.com/MMTa52K](https://imgur.com/MMTa52K) ---
**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:** [February 19, 2021, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2755 "2021-02-19T03:29:58Z")
Donald Trump tweeting before smartphones. [Aside to **Elmer J. Fudd** : I seem to recall that you knew about illustrators, so I’m glad to see that you know the work of Will Davies. I’ve seen a lot of his stuff in the past, and rather like it.] ---
**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:** [February 19, 2021, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2756 "2021-02-19T04:08:09Z")
Cover photo for _The Idiots’ Guide to Zoom_ ---
**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:** [February 19, 2021, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2757 "2021-02-19T04:57:54Z")
Multitasking is overrated. ---
**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:** [February 19, 2021, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2758 "2021-02-19T12:31:29Z")
“They want me to turn around and pull the flush handle _like a sucker!_” ---
**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:** [February 19, 2021, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2759 "2021-02-19T13:55:50Z")
Yeah, I know my camera is on. So? ---
**Author:** ![Bonum\_Legatum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bonum_legatum/32/6183_2.png) [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2760 "2021-02-19T14:09:13Z")
This gives an entirely new meaning to the term “core dump”. The guidebook SAID that these Japanese toilets have strange controls. ---
**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:** [February 19, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2761 "2021-02-19T14:31:23Z")
Smokin’ in the boy’s room! Yes, indeed, I was smokin’ in the… What do you mean I’m in the wrong place? ---
**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:** [February 19, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2762 "2021-02-19T16:00:02Z")
_Little-known fun fact: E.L. James wrote most of “Fifty Shades of Gray” while sitting on the john,_ ---
**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:** [February 19, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2763 "2021-02-19T16:38:46Z")
“At least my office door has a lock on it.” ---
**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:** [February 19, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2764 "2021-02-19T16:39:56Z")
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