# 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:** 146
**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:** [March 5, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2905 "2021-03-05T01:58:57Z")
He’s flashing that old Dignity and Sobriety sign at us again. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2021, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2907 "2021-03-05T02:15:53Z")
Sister Mary Malicious displayed the severed hand in her classroom as a warning to potential cheaters. ---
**Author:** ![blabbermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9a140/32.png) [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2908 "2021-03-05T02:20:08Z")
Handbook of astronomy - 1st edition ---
**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:** [March 5, 2021, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2909 "2021-03-05T03:53:19Z")
Palm reading is easy. Palm _writing_, on the other…hand. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2021, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2910 "2021-03-05T11:55:01Z")
Students have been known to write answers to key exam questions on their hands for centuries, but Astrology 101 students have to compensate for planetary drift. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2911 "2021-03-05T15:20:19Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > OK, caption whatever this is. Don’t mean to hijack this, but for those who want to know: > **[Aircraft detection before radar, 1917-1940 - Rare Historical Photos](https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/aircraft-detection-radar-1917-1940/)** > > Acoustic location was used from mid-WW1 to the early years of WW2 for the passive detection of aircraft by picking up the noise of the engines. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2912 "2021-03-05T15:26:24Z")
The secret handshake of the Masons has been revealed! ---
**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:** [March 5, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2913 "2021-03-05T16:01:18Z")
Thanks for posting that explanation, Bonum! I was wondering about it. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2914 "2021-03-05T18:15:27Z")
A lot of good ones, but the one I liked best was: > [@Spoons](#): > > Early maps of the lower portion of Michigan displayed roads that no longer exist, and show names of places that are no longer in use. You’re up, **Spoons**! ---
**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:** [March 5, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2915 "2021-03-05T18:39:44Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > “Give it a rest, Lydia!” Oh, Lydia, oh Lydia. Say, have you seen Lydia? Lydia the tattooed lady! Obviously a Marx Brothers fan! Personally, I liked your other one with Sister Mary Malicious better. You could have made a George Carlin reference had you used Sister Mary Discipline (some of his earlier stuff, he talks about growing up Irish Catholic). ---
**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:** [March 5, 2021, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2916 "2021-03-05T22:48:43Z")
Thanks, **Professor**! Okay, folks, give this one a try: [![](https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2018/01/25/17/48/fantasy-3106688_960_720.jpg) ](https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2018/01/25/17/48/fantasy-3106688_960_720.jpg) ---
**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:** [March 5, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2917 "2021-03-05T23:00:37Z")
Proof the Titanic’s orchestra really did play until the very end. Who plays in an orchestra under the sea? CELLO SQUAREPANTS! ---
**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:** [March 6, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2918 "2021-03-06T00:27:39Z")
Last chair in the [Nauru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru?wprov=sfti1) Symphony Orchestra sucks. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2919 "2021-03-06T01:36:08Z")
Many brave hearts are asleep in the deep, so beware, Beware. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2021, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2920 "2021-03-06T12:09:26Z")
The wait for roadside assistance can be lengthy; it is a good idea to always keep something in your vehicle to keep yourself occupied until help arrives. ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2921 "2021-03-06T13:10:57Z")
Jaws - The Musical ---
**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:** [March 6, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2922 "2021-03-06T14:15:38Z")
Cellist Pablo Casals performs Handel’s _Water Music Suite_ a little too literally ---
**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:** [March 6, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2923 "2021-03-06T17:03:54Z")
_Can’t you feel them circling, honey? Can’t you feel them swimming around? You got fins to the left, fins to the right And you’re the only bait in town_ ---
**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:** [March 7, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2924 "2021-03-07T23:00:11Z")
**Kent Clark** is going to win it for this one: > [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > Proof the Titanic’s orchestra really did play until the very end. Take it away, **Kent**! ---
**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:** [March 8, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/2925 "2021-03-08T01:17:38Z")
Thanks @Spoons. Who’s up for a little cosplay? [![](https://www.historyonthenet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/whendidyoulastsee_0.jpg) ](https://www.historyonthenet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/whendidyoulastsee_0.jpg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=145) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=147)