# 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:** 168
**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 19, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3346 "2021-04-19T19:09:13Z")
Well, I stole this one from a caption contest on another website, where the winner there was "Anthropologists decided that this tribe would remain ‘undiscovered’ ". While needscoffee’s reference to cargo cults came closest to it, I still got the most giggles over Bonum\_Legatum’s response to “NEVER buzz the Boy Scout camp.” You’re up, sir. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 19, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3347 "2021-04-19T19:48:15Z")
Thank you. Is there anyone out there with a great picture that you’d like to share, but who never gets picked? I’d like to give you a chance. Continuing the airplane theme… [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/GO5PUpg.jpeg "PsBattle: Vintage Photo of man on a horse being surpassed by an airplane.") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/GO5PUpg) ---
**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 19, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3348 "2021-04-19T19:56:50Z")
Tonto upgraded his ride. ---
**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 19, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3349 "2021-04-19T20:04:25Z")
_Hi-Ho, Silver!!!_ ---
**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 19, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3350 "2021-04-19T20:42:07Z")
“Wait! Don’t! There’s a camp of savage Boy Scouts up ahead!” ---
**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 19, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3351 "2021-04-19T21:10:28Z")
Unlike his brother, Casey, Clint Jones lost his race with technology. ---
**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 19, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3352 "2021-04-19T21:11:01Z")
“I can give you 7 to 1 on the horse, but the best I can give you on the plane is even money.” ---
**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 19, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3353 "2021-04-19T21:15:37Z")
It’s the Sky King/Roy Rogers mashup you’ve dreamed about your entire life! ---
**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 19, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3354 "2021-04-19T21:17:27Z")
With his contract signed and his agent airborne, Tom Mix headed home to another fine campfire dinner. ---
**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 19, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3355 "2021-04-19T21:44:53Z")
Except for some test footage, the Howard Hughes remake of John Ford’s _Stagecoach_ (wait for it) never got off the ground. ---
**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 19, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3356 "2021-04-19T22:54:58Z")
He flies a plane. I ride a horse. Together we solve crimes. ---
**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 20, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3357 "2021-04-20T18:50:05Z")
Thanks to all. The new captions were all so good that I was ready to run a random number generator in order to decide the winner. But I believe we haven’t seen a picture from **needscoffee** lately. So take it away: > [@needscoffee](#): > > Hi-Ho, Silver!!! ---
**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 20, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3358 "2021-04-20T19:04:56Z")
Thanks! Here’s a new one: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/Hrib7XL.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/Hrib7XL) ---
**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 20, 2021, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3359 "2021-04-20T19:13:39Z")
_Off to the Sharper Image store to get a pram that DOESN’T clash so horribly with my outfit! As long as I’m there, I might as well see if I can exchange the baby, too. This one has poop all over 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:** [April 20, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3360 "2021-04-20T19:14:57Z")
Another original Peter Max bastard! ---
**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 20, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3361 "2021-04-20T19:15:30Z")
Roll up for the Magical Mystery Tour! ---
**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 20, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3362 "2021-04-20T20:17:44Z")
You’re never too young for your first acid trip. ---
**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 20, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3363 "2021-04-20T20:27:27Z")
Roman Polanski’s girlfriend out for a stroll…with her nanny. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3364 "2021-04-20T22:55:24Z")
Lucy with her child named Diamond. ---
**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 21, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3365 "2021-04-21T01:40:38Z")
Sunny day Sweepin’ the clouds away On my way to where the air is sweet Can you tell me how to get, How to get to Carnaby Street? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=167) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=169)