# 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:** 179
**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 10, 2021, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3566 "2021-05-10T12:27:37Z")
Police are going to have to handle this situation with kid gloves. ---
**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 10, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3567 "2021-05-10T14:27:30Z")
I kid you not, that’s a nice assortment of captions! The winner is: > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Pamplona’s Running of the Goats never draws much of a crowd. (After the previous picture I thought someone might’ve gone with a Planet of the Goats theme.) ---
**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 10, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3568 "2021-05-10T14:42:35Z")
Yay! [![](https://www.webdesignerdepot.com/cdn-origin/uploads/humor_ads/Kayaking.jpg) ](https://www.webdesignerdepot.com/cdn-origin/uploads/humor_ads/Kayaking.jpg) ---
**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 10, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3569 "2021-05-10T16:09:00Z")
“No Ellie! We’re contracted to Mr. Peanut!” ---
**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:** [May 10, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3570 "2021-05-10T16:36:28Z")
🎵 _Baby mine, don’t you cry Baby mine, dry your eyes Rest your head close to my heart Never to part, baby of mine_ 🎵 ---
**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 10, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3571 "2021-05-10T16:47:58Z")
Until Henry Heimlich came along, the emergency anti-choking method was known as the Pachyderm Procedure. _ **-“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:** [May 10, 2021, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3572 "2021-05-10T17:25:23Z")
**Now in the new Jumbo size!** ---
**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 10, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3573 "2021-05-10T17:55:10Z")
No more rhymes now, I mean it. Anybody want a peanut? ---
**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 10, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3574 "2021-05-10T18:07:21Z")
KayaKing: the most fun you can have without a canoe. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3575 "2021-05-10T21:58:05Z")
The new breeding program for long-limbed elephants began to bear fruit. ---
**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 11, 2021, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3576 "2021-05-11T01:32:10Z")
KayaKing makes each peanut one at a time, the old-fashioned way. ---
**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 11, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3577 "2021-05-11T17:02:31Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > “No Ellie! We’re contracted to Mr. Peanut!” You’re up, @Knowed_Out ---
**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 11, 2021, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3578 "2021-05-11T17:26:59Z")
Explain this. [![](https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/0P6md8zyAOuXxIvVfAx6JdYOSMU=/1200x827/media/img/photo/2018/01/weird-wonderful-photos-from-the-arc/a02_515288762/original.jpg) ](https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/0P6md8zyAOuXxIvVfAx6JdYOSMU=/1200x827/media/img/photo/2018/01/weird-wonderful-photos-from-the-arc/a02_515288762/original.jpg) ---
**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 11, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3579 "2021-05-11T17:29:01Z")
Michelin Man and his Brass Band ---
**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 11, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3580 "2021-05-11T17:30:15Z")
Devo - The early years ---
**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 11, 2021, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3581 "2021-05-11T17:34:17Z")
The French give me tired head. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3582 "2021-05-11T17:49:57Z")
Some of the bars that the boys played didn’t have a protective chicken-wire fence in front of the stage, and it got dangerous. So they changed their name to the Pneumatics, and the rest is history. ---
**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 11, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3583 "2021-05-11T19:05:56Z")
They have the coveted A3 rating, though. ---
**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 11, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3584 "2021-05-11T20:47:29Z")
The band compared notes and there •was• that one groupie in Cairo… ---
**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 11, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3585 "2021-05-11T21:20:25Z")
And, now, ladies and gentlemen, the original Rubber Band! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=178) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=180)