# 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:** 184
**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 21, 2021, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3666 "2021-05-21T02:39:45Z")
“Oh, come on! Where _else_ am I supposed to go to find somebody who’ll trim these face feathers if not a barber shop?” ---
**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 21, 2021, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3667 "2021-05-21T11:11:30Z")
“We are _not_ amused.” ---
**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 21, 2021, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3668 "2021-05-21T12:58:06Z")
“Hey, Tweety! You need a Snickers bar!” (Never refuse to reuse) ---
**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 21, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3669 "2021-05-21T18:50:08Z")
Here’s our winner! > [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > RBF - Resting Bird Face ---
**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:** [May 21, 2021, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3670 "2021-05-21T20:13:40Z")
We have to stop meeting like this, Prof. And now for something completely different [https://scontent-ort2-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/185201095\_4049344075112455\_1300851436200271730\_n.jpg?\_nc\_cat=108&ccb=1-3&\_nc\_sid=730e14&\_nc\_ohc=7fZCXA-5SI0AX8b49vR&\_nc\_oc=AQlnGNgSlYpMV9XmvRvZW4gu\_KtCRSEm1aSTy\_vp-ipkDbMgTFxWo7C3wfIpiPeI068&\_nc\_ht=scontent-ort2-2.xx&oh=b132bb6a9a47efa08b92732ff16750a1&oe=60CEC103](https://scontent-ort2-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/185201095_4049344075112455_1300851436200271730_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=7fZCXA-5SI0AX8b49vR&_nc_oc=AQlnGNgSlYpMV9XmvRvZW4gu_KtCRSEm1aSTy_vp-ipkDbMgTFxWo7C3wfIpiPeI068&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-2.xx&oh=b132bb6a9a47efa08b92732ff16750a1&oe=60CEC103) ---
**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 21, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3671 "2021-05-21T20:16:27Z")
“I never knew these were detachable.” ---
**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 21, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3672 "2021-05-21T20:17:07Z")
Skinny Fred Flintstone discovers beer. ---
**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 21, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3673 "2021-05-21T20:22:07Z")
The first live-action Flintstones movie did so poorly at the box office and was so critically panned, that it has not been released in any form since. ---
**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 21, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3674 "2021-05-21T20:22:58Z")
“Honey, I get cocktails being served in coconut shells, but shouldn’t they have some fruit and a little umbrella?” ---
**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 21, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3675 "2021-05-21T21:00:53Z")
Disney’s Neanderthal-themed honeymoon suites had the bad luck to show up long before the paleo diet and coconut milk fads. and never got traction. A pity, too – people reported that the cave bedrooms were very romantic. ---
**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 21, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3676 "2021-05-21T22:24:48Z")
“Why Mrs. Flintstone, are you trying to seduce me?” ---
**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 21, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3677 "2021-05-21T23:32:47Z")
The move from using monkey skulls to Neanderthal skulls for bowls is the first known instance of supersizing a meal. ---
**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 22, 2021, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3678 "2021-05-22T11:43:55Z")
Civilizing Tarzan proved easier than Jane thought, thanks to Farberware! ---
**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:** [May 22, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3679 "2021-05-22T19:44:27Z")
A lot of good contenders here, but @Quondam_Mechanic wins for the best narrative. > [@Quondam\_Mechanic](#): > > Disney’s Neanderthal-themed honeymoon suites had the bad luck to show up long before the paleo diet and coconut milk fads. and never got traction. A pity, too – people reported that the cave bedrooms were very romantic. Get me a Brontoburger while you’re up, will you? ---
**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 22, 2021, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3680 "2021-05-22T20:12:23Z")
Thanks, **Kent**! BTW, I may be a little late picking the winner tomorrow. Not to worry – there are probably lots of ideas that will be generated by this one. [![](https://cdn.ebaumsworld.com/mediaFiles/picture/604025/86642348.jpg) ](https://cdn.ebaumsworld.com/mediaFiles/picture/604025/86642348.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 22, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3681 "2021-05-22T20:19:50Z")
I don’t know what it’s all about, but it’s DEFINITELY a candidate for the Mystery Science Theater 3000 treatment. ---
**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 22, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3682 "2021-05-22T20:41:05Z")
Over the Mountain of Sorrow I have long traveled, hewing my way through the Gray Goblin Horde, daring the Curse of the Seer of the Stone, dragging from him the secret of the Turquoise Citadel. Through the Land of the Ninth Moon I sought the entrance to this vile chamber, only now to charge you to single combat of honor… uh, line? ---
**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 22, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3683 "2021-05-22T21:08:27Z")
“I’d stand up for the sword wielding pose, but this hair is so _heavy_!” ---
**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:** [May 22, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3684 "2021-05-22T21:34:14Z")
Cyndi Lauper, Warrior Princess ---
**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 22, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3685 "2021-05-22T23:09:09Z")
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