# 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:** 176
**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:** [May 5, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3506 "2021-05-05T22:00:31Z")
This one was close. I liked "Muskrat Divorce,? and “I’m Alright,” but this one’s got to go to the **Professor** for this: > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > The reincarnation of Joliet Jake Blues! Take it away, **Prof**! ---
**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:** [May 5, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3507 "2021-05-05T22:31:13Z")
Thanks! Here we are. [![](https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/15/bd/9d/2b/craftsmanship-is-eye.jpg) ](https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/15/bd/9d/2b/craftsmanship-is-eye.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:** [May 5, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3508 "2021-05-05T22:34:35Z")
_And target practice begins in 3…2…1…_ ---
**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:** [May 5, 2021, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3509 "2021-05-05T23:44:59Z")
Jeopardy category - Things that get old after 1 hour ---
**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:** [May 5, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3510 "2021-05-05T23:54:26Z")
And target practice for the blind begins in 3…2…1… ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3511 "2021-05-06T00:05:29Z")
For whom the bell tolls It tolls for thee, and thee, and thee, and thee… ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3512 "2021-05-06T00:52:00Z")
The Swiss version of the “Dart Toss” carnival game was slightly different from the version played in other countries. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3513 "2021-05-06T01:04:06Z")
Here at the Senior Craft School for the Deaf… ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3514 "2021-05-06T01:23:19Z")
Harry Lime’s nightmare. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3515 "2021-05-06T01:38:35Z")
The tragic backstory behind the ad campaign for Cocoa Puffs cereal. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3516 "2021-05-06T04:03:38Z")
“The store proprietor said I could go out with her if I could guess the one that she was thinking of. But I declined; I really don’t want to go out with such a clock-teaser.” ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3517 "2021-05-06T05:49:50Z")
Worst-ever example of clock-blocking. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3518 "2021-05-06T06:22:00Z")
The reception area at Time magazine’s headquarters. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3519 "2021-05-06T10:30:53Z")
And you think that YOU have problems when daylight saving time ends. Hi, my name is Bob and I’m a clock addict. I started out small, with an alarm clock here and there. But before I knew it, I was hooked on the hard stuff: Mantel clocks, Grandfather clocks, Anniversary clocks…and then I hit rock bottom with Cuckoo clocks. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3520 "2021-05-06T11:06:25Z")
And yet somehow, none of these clocks are in sync with each other. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3521 "2021-05-06T15:51:02Z")
Great entries! And the winner is… > [@needscoffee](#): > > And target practice for the blind begins in 3…2…1… Go, **Coffee**! ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3522 "2021-05-06T16:11:42Z")
Thanks! New creepiness: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/PckW8go.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/PckW8go) ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3523 "2021-05-06T16:13:54Z")
Thank you, Bozo. These children will add greatly to my minion army as I take over Collinwood once again. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3524 "2021-05-06T16:26:53Z")
Just as an aside, and not in play, Bozo looks way creepier and scarier than Barnabas. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3525 "2021-05-06T16:58:24Z")
“Hey fella, what do you like to do for fun?” “Haunt your nightmares and slowly devour your soul.” “Sounds great! Ready to kick the barrel into the balloon?” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=175) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=177)