# 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:** 160
**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:** [April 1, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3186 "2021-04-01T18:11:10Z")
20 minutes later, Ingrid’s mother was making the largest batch of hassenpfeffer ever. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3187 "2021-04-01T18:20:40Z")
Master Ventriloquist Reynaldo Rabbit and his new dummy Susie would like you to step in a little closer. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3188 "2021-04-01T18:49:25Z")
“So hard to decide if I should start with the arms and legs, or just bite her head off first.” ---
**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:** [April 1, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3189 "2021-04-01T19:29:48Z")
_If this one turns out to be hollow, I’m gonna be PISSED._ ---
**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:** [April 1, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3190 "2021-04-01T19:53:37Z")
Elwood P. Dowd‘s delusions weren’t as innocent as many thought. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3191 "2021-04-02T15:42:58Z")
**Elmer** , it’s clear that you and I are on the same wavelength at the moment – a terrifying thought. I hereby dub you the winner. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3192 "2021-04-02T19:05:12Z")
More comics: [![](https://www.media4.hw-static.com/wp-content/uploads/57218427.jpg) ](https://www.media4.hw-static.com/wp-content/uploads/57218427.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:** [April 2, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3193 "2021-04-02T19:07:22Z")
“Need a hand?” ---
**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:** [April 2, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3194 "2021-04-02T19:27:37Z")
And starring Nathan Fillian in the upcoming _Suicide Squad_ movie as Arms-Fall-Off Boy! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3195 "2021-04-02T20:50:54Z")
No, dammit, you’re doing it wrong, it should be a “plafp” sound. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3196 "2021-04-02T21:45:46Z")
He’s really gonna feel that tomorrow. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jAdG-iTilWU/maxresdefault.jpg "Weekend Update: Kevin Nealon on the All-Drug Olympics - SNL") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAdG-iTilWU) ---
**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:** [April 2, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3197 "2021-04-02T21:50:06Z")
“My new headpiece cost me an arm and a leg!” ---
**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:** [April 3, 2021, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3198 "2021-04-03T10:46:13Z")
Tragically, superhero Wartyarms misunderstood “unilateral disarmament”. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2021, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3199 "2021-04-03T13:02:14Z")
His people are completely literal. When you say it will cost him an arm and a leg… ---
**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:** [April 3, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3200 "2021-04-03T17:28:42Z")
“I’m gonna bury this, and make sure that it gets plenty of water and sunshine. That’s what it takes to raise an army.” ---
**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:** [April 3, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3201 "2021-04-03T22:12:32Z")
Lots of good ones, but I really enjoyed the wordplay here: > [@Bonum\_Legatum](#): > > Tragically, superhero Wartyarms misunderstood “unilateral disarmament”. ---
**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:** [April 4, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3202 "2021-04-04T14:08:06Z")
Kudos to Spoons for the classical reference. OK - Lets try this one [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/gDLojiO.jpeg "Every Easter since 1957, Ron and Betty Manolio decorated their lawn with...") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/gDLojiO) ---
**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:** [April 4, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3203 "2021-04-04T14:09:25Z")
“Eggshell and what?” _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [April 4, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3204 "2021-04-04T20:45:45Z")
_If you have to ask, the yolks on you._ ---
**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:** [April 4, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3205 "2021-04-04T20:46:43Z")
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