# 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:** 156
**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 24, 2021, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3106 "2021-03-24T08:46:46Z")
“It’s a couples’ Halloween costume. We’re going as the Doppler effect.” (Apologies to the Big Bang Theory, but I couldn’t resist.) ---
**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 24, 2021, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3107 "2021-03-24T08:50:59Z")
"Yes, hello, we’re here to audition for a part in ‘_Stripes_.’ Looking forward to working with Bill Murray and John Candy. What? It’s an _Army_ movie?" ---
**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:** [March 25, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3108 "2021-03-25T00:41:25Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > “It’s a couples’ Halloween costume. We’re going as the Doppler effect.” > > (Apologies to the Big Bang Theory, but I couldn’t resist.) Who am I to criticize a plagiarized line? I once won by quoting Robert Frost. You’re up, **Spoons**. ---
**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 25, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3109 "2021-03-25T01:53:26Z")
Thanks, **kaylasdad99**! _Robert Frost_? Nicely done! Okay, folks, give this one a try: [https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51069877301\_2cc82fcddc\_z.jpg](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51069877301_2cc82fcddc_z.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:** [March 25, 2021, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3110 "2021-03-25T01:57:43Z")
“Sparky says he wants to go out for one last night on the town before his vet visit tomorrow morning.” ---
**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 25, 2021, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3111 "2021-03-25T02:36:13Z")
Fido wants to play Monopoly again and promises not to chew on the hotels this time. ---
**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 25, 2021, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3112 "2021-03-25T02:50:26Z")
“He’s here to pick up Fifi, John. They have tickets for the opera tonight.” ---
**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 25, 2021, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3113 "2021-03-25T04:35:22Z")
He’s a pretty decent magician, but he totally goes bananas whenever he pulls that rabbit out of his hat. ---
**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 25, 2021, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3114 "2021-03-25T10:03:54Z")
Bad luck junior, the prom night committee picked the night of a full moon. I took Fido to the seance and he channeled Fred Astaire. ---
**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 25, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3115 "2021-03-25T13:32:52Z")
“Apparently we’re supposed to be his escorts to the Westminister Kennel Club Dog Show. Were you cruising Craig’s List while drinking your Bourbon sample of the Month again?” ---
**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:** [March 25, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3116 "2021-03-25T14:11:55Z")
“He’s heard us talk about ‘putting on the dog’, so he’s ‘putting on the person’.” _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 25, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3117 "2021-03-25T14:36:40Z")
“Fido is very upset dear. He lost his job at Brooks Brothers to a horse.” ---
**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 25, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3118 "2021-03-25T17:30:16Z")
Well, you said that our dog should be “fetching”… ---
**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 26, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3119 "2021-03-26T18:14:06Z")
These were all great, and it was hard to select a winner. First, a few favourites: > [@Quondam\_Mechanic](#): > > “He’s here to pick up Fifi, John. They have tickets for the opera tonight.” > [@Bonum\_Legatum](#): > > I took Fido to the seance and he channeled Fred Astaire. > [@Bicycle\_Bill](#): > > “He’s heard us talk about ‘putting on the dog’, so he’s ‘putting on the person’.” And the winner is… > [@needscoffee](#): > > “Sparky says he wants to go out for one last night on the town before his vet visit tomorrow morning.” Well done, **needscoffee**! Your turn to post a picture. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3120 "2021-03-26T20:45:13Z")
Thanks! After I posted, I looked up the original caption for the comic, and was embarrassed by how simply perfect it was: “Howard, I think the dog wants to go out.” New pic: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/77QECYc.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/77QECYc) ---
**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 26, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3121 "2021-03-26T20:59:04Z")
Zeppelin Ice Dancing was a hit in the Olympics before Ellen Dallerup was killed in a fiery disaster. Oh, the humanity! ---
**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 26, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3122 "2021-03-26T21:06:59Z")
_Springtime for Hitler_. . . ON ICE! ---
**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 26, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3123 "2021-03-26T21:17:47Z")
There were no simple solutions to Sonja Henie’s weight problem. ---
**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 26, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3124 "2021-03-26T22:02:22Z")
Look at the balloons on that girl! ---
**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:** [March 27, 2021, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3125 "2021-03-27T02:04:33Z")
Once she learns how to keep her balance on the skates, they will remove the Zeppelin. (and for the record — the text in the original reads _From the ice-ballet ‘Black-White-Red’_, and the second line identifies the skater as _Ellen Dallerup as ‘Zeppelin’_) _ **-“BB”-** _ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=155) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=157)