# 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:** 181
**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 14, 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3606 "2021-05-14T17:50:17Z")
“You have to imagine yourself flea-sized and standing inside the exact center of the globe, then turn the globe until the clicky thing matches today’s date. Remember, the Bear is the Ursa Constellation, and the giant lobster is Cancer, and …” “Actually, I was looking for the privvy…” ---
**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 14, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3607 "2021-05-14T19:21:12Z")
Young Gerardus Mercator vowed that the next person to say Greenland is too big was going to get stabbed in the eye with his calipers. ---
**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 15, 2021, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3608 "2021-05-15T03:06:36Z")
“And this is northern Canada. See, here’s the Great Bear Lake…” ---
**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 15, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3609 "2021-05-15T14:38:18Z")
I smiled a lot, but the one that made me laugh out loud was… > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Young Gerardus Mercator vowed that the next person to say Greenland is too big was going to get stabbed in the eye with his calipers. Rock on, Mr. Fudd! ---
**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 15, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3610 "2021-05-15T14:55:53Z")
Thanks! [![](https://i.redd.it/c1y80jc40h031.jpg) ](https://i.redd.it/c1y80jc40h031.jpg) ---
**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 15, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3611 "2021-05-15T14:58:05Z")
No, no, no! Picnics are supposed to draw ants! ---
**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 15, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3612 "2021-05-15T15:48:18Z")
_The “polar bears drinking Coca-Cola at Christmas” marketing campaigns were so successful that the company decided to come out with a similarly-themed one for the Fourth of July._ ---
**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 15, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3613 "2021-05-15T19:11:13Z")
Have you ever been in a restaurant where you can choose your lobster from a big tank? Florida Man was, and it gave him an idea… I’ve GOT to get a better agent. ---
**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 16, 2021, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3614 "2021-05-16T00:52:25Z")
At University of Florida, Platinum level Alumni get to dine with the mascots. ---
**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 16, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3615 "2021-05-16T13:31:32Z")
The Alligator Buffet was featuring brunettes this week… ---
**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 16, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3616 "2021-05-16T14:42:22Z")
The winner > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > The Alligator Buffet was featuring brunettes this week…. ---
**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 16, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3617 "2021-05-16T16:01:29Z")
Thanks. Doc! Hope I remember how to post pictures… [![](https://allthatsinteresting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/odd-photos-dog-head.jpg) ](https://allthatsinteresting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/odd-photos-dog-head.jpg) ---
**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 16, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3618 "2021-05-16T16:30:16Z")
Gardened all weekend. Now I’m dog-tired. ---
**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 16, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3619 "2021-05-16T16:57:02Z")
George Harrison’s dog. ---
**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 16, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3620 "2021-05-16T18:02:57Z")
Dylan Thomas in his later years. ---
**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 16, 2021, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3621 "2021-05-16T18:03:28Z")
_Right. Jeff should be along any time now, and we can start this week’s strips._ ---
**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 16, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3622 "2021-05-16T22:01:29Z")
_In my back yard, no one knows if you’re a dog._ (P.S. I thought the birthday cake was for your Doper-versary! This makes me feel special.) ---
**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 17, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3623 "2021-05-17T00:04:31Z")
Not in play, since I don’t know how to post pix: “Waiting for Godog.” ---
**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 17, 2021, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3624 "2021-05-17T00:19:21Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Not in play, since I don’t know how to post pix: One of us could post it for you. Not a problem. ---
**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 17, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3625 "2021-05-17T01:03:36Z")
Ol’ Luke decided if he was gonna sit, he was going to do it in style. His style may have 70 years out of date, but that’s only 10 dog years. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=180) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=182)