# 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:** 193
**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:** [June 16, 2021, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3846 "2021-06-16T11:58:35Z")
Right. Thank you! However, I’m having connectivity problems at the moment, so someone else needs to post a pic. Sorry 'bout that. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3847 "2021-06-16T14:08:01Z")
Here’s one: [![](https://wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li/resize/728x/jpg/ab1/e22/cb87f45d389893bb7b0c6d85e9.jpg) ](https://wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li/resize/728x/jpg/ab1/e22/cb87f45d389893bb7b0c6d85e9.jpg) ---
**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:** [June 16, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3848 "2021-06-16T14:39:59Z")
“It sounds a little weird – they said that the Archdeacon is going to talk about the Sith today.” ---
**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:** [June 16, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3849 "2021-06-16T17:47:29Z")
_The Force_ had yet to be recognized as an authentic religion, but that didn’t prevent Darth from tagging along in the annual Eastern Orthodox Paraklesis Procession. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3850 "2021-06-16T17:48:54Z")
Our Vader who art on screen… ---
**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:** [June 16, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3851 "2021-06-16T17:55:30Z")
There’s a new look at the Southern Baptist Convention this year. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3852 "2021-06-16T23:23:24Z")
During the Lenten Season, Darth Vader abstained from force-choking cameramen… ---
**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:** [June 16, 2021, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3853 "2021-06-16T23:38:18Z")
No, I am YOUR father. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3854 "2021-06-17T01:04:42Z")
_No, not I am YOUR father; I said “Call me Father Vader!”_ ---
**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:** [June 17, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3855 "2021-06-17T14:58:11Z")
The winner > [@FastDan1](#): > > No, I am YOUR father. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3856 "2021-06-17T17:17:04Z")
Many thanks. Next: [[Album] Vape ![](https://i.imgur.com/zGCEuKG.jpeg?fb "Vape") ](https://imgur.com/a/iNPR6kd) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3857 "2021-06-17T17:45:21Z")
Smokin’! ---
**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:** [June 17, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3858 "2021-06-17T18:08:45Z")
A new blend came in. It’s called _Dumpster Fire._ ---
**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:** [June 17, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3859 "2021-06-17T19:31:46Z")
Never a dull moment in Alanis Morissette’s home town. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3860 "2021-06-17T19:52:39Z")
The press conference of ex-President Trump and counsel Rudy Giuliani will begin in a just a few moments. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2021, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3861 "2021-06-18T05:24:55Z")
I guess I need a new prescription for my glasses. I wanted to get some music on an older medium, and I thought it said, “House of Tapes.” ---
**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:** [June 18, 2021, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3862 "2021-06-18T05:27:31Z")
The neighbors complained, so the House of Vapes had to declare a limit of no more than six people in its back-room vaping lounge. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3863 "2021-06-18T12:26:38Z")
Breaking news: Secondhand vaping smoke may also be hazardous to your health. This would be a much funnier cartoon if it were a marijuana dispensary. Imagine the captions! ---
**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:** [June 18, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3864 "2021-06-18T12:38:38Z")
Where there’s smoke, there’s smoke. ---
**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:** [June 19, 2021, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3865 "2021-06-19T04:00:50Z")
I have to go with: > [@needscoffee](#): > > The press conference of ex-President Trump and counsel Rudy Giuliani will begin in a just a few moments. @needscoffee, pour us another. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=192) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=194)