# 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:** 185
**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 23, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3686 "2021-05-23T01:39:23Z")
“I’m Rula Lenska.” ---
**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 23, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3687 "2021-05-23T03:47:05Z")
“What do you think? Will I blend in at Comic-Con?” ---
**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 23, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3688 "2021-05-23T20:26:50Z")
Many nice ones, but I like **Prof. Pepperwinkle** ’s. ---
**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 23, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3689 "2021-05-23T22:03:46Z")
Thank you very much. Next. Proceed at your own risk, [https://www-jefferspet-weblinc.netdna-ssl.com/product\_images/silly-rope-monsters-dog-toys/5d9ca0d1ec8d831d0900007c/zoom.jpg?c=1570545874](https://www-jefferspet-weblinc.netdna-ssl.com/product_images/silly-rope-monsters-dog-toys/5d9ca0d1ec8d831d0900007c/zoom.jpg?c=1570545874) ---
**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 23, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3690 "2021-05-23T22:38:07Z")
Somebody thought _Muppets on Meth_ would be an edgy parody, but frankly, nobody could tell the difference. ---
**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 24, 2021, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3691 "2021-05-24T00:50:36Z")
Why won’t Rover play with his chew toy? ---
**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 24, 2021, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3692 "2021-05-24T11:48:34Z")
Hobbes went downhill after Calvin started getting interested in girls. Preview of the 2024 Olympic mascot. From the same fine people who created IZZY for Atlanta-1996. ---
**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 24, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3693 "2021-05-24T16:08:20Z")
Detachable Muppet Heads now come with esophagi! Dismember your playmates today! ---
**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 24, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3694 "2021-05-24T17:02:10Z")
And this round goes to: > [@Bonum\_Legatum](#): > > Preview of the 2024 Olympic mascot. From the same fine people who created IZZY for Atlanta-1996. Go for it, BL! [My own thought for that was “We told you not to feed Elmo after midnight…”] ---
**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 24, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3695 "2021-05-24T17:37:12Z")
Thank you. The Gremlins reference is perfect. To continue the soft art category: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/fW8Pqmd.png "hehe...stupid bird.....wait..") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/fW8Pqmd) ---
**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 24, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3696 "2021-05-24T18:18:01Z")
I’d tell you the story behind this image if it wasn’t such a long yarn. ---
**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 24, 2021, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3697 "2021-05-24T18:22:43Z")
Crap, I got to beat _that_ from Elmer? OK, let’s go for it… Polyester wanna cracker? ---
**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 24, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3698 "2021-05-24T18:34:42Z")
This reality sucks! My potato chips are never crisp! ---
**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 24, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3699 "2021-05-24T18:46:20Z")
The early bird gets the lint. ---
**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 24, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3700 "2021-05-24T18:52:27Z")
Claes Oldenburg: “This is just a sketch. The real work will be 80’ in length, and there will be pigeon poop.” ---
**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 25, 2021, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3701 "2021-05-25T01:19:24Z")
At least the pigeon droppings aren’t quite as disgusting. ---
**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 25, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3702 "2021-05-25T19:50:39Z")
> [@FastDan1](#): > > This reality sucks! My potato chips are never crisp! The idea of an alternate reality, where things are yarn, got to me. OK FastDan1, you’re up. ---
**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 26, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3703 "2021-05-26T01:13:12Z")
Thanks. Next up: [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/hQ9UVkY.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/hDWdGWu) ---
**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 26, 2021, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3704 "2021-05-26T01:49:49Z")
“Mona needs to lay off the caterpillars. Girlfriend’s getting some love handles on her!” ---
**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 26, 2021, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3705 "2021-05-26T02:23:26Z")
Watch your step! I just saw Attenborough getting out of that jeep. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=184) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=186)