# A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731>\
**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\
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**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 19, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3866 "2021-06-19T04:07:41Z")

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Thanks! I really thought @Elmer_J.Fudd had mine beat.

New pic:  
[![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/516xDJa.png "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/516xDJa)

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**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 19, 2021, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3867 "2021-06-19T04:20:08Z")

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The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters

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**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 19, 2021, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3868 "2021-06-19T10:55:58Z")

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“Eleven o’clock and owl’s well”

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**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 19, 2021, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3869 "2021-06-19T12:14:57Z")

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Lay down with pussycats, wake up with owls…

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**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, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3870 "2021-06-19T12:54:22Z")

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Hoo are you? Hoo, hoo,… hoo, hoo

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**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 19, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3871 "2021-06-19T13:23:12Z")

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“Once again. _We_ get the field mice. _You_ get the indoor mice!”

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**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:** [June 19, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3872 "2021-06-19T21:15:29Z")

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Production of _The Birds_ was so tough on the cast, even Tippi Hedren’s cats had nightmares.

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**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 19, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3873 "2021-06-19T22:19:19Z")

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Caught catnapping at the Parliament

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**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 20, 2021, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3874 "2021-06-20T01:42:30Z")

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We, the members of the jury, find the defendants…

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**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 20, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3875 "2021-06-20T01:54:06Z")

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All night long, nothin’ but hooters and pussies…

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**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 20, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3876 "2021-06-20T14:06:30Z")

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Tough call! I’m going to go with @Knowed_Out with:

> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> “Once again. _We_ get the field mice. _You_ get the indoor mice!”

Congrats! You’re up, @Knowed_Out.

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**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 20, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3877 "2021-06-20T16:23:39Z")

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Thanks!  
What is going on in this picture?  
[![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/05/21/learning/VTS05-24-21LN/VTS05-24-21LN-jumbo.png) ](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/05/21/learning/VTS05-24-21LN/VTS05-24-21LN-jumbo.png)

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**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 20, 2021, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3878 "2021-06-20T17:26:44Z")

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The Elite Safety Patrol of Beijing PS 77.

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**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 20, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3879 "2021-06-20T17:28:30Z")

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_Kindergarten Cop 2_

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**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 21, 2021, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3880 "2021-06-21T09:59:45Z")

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_Mall Cop 3 - Paul Blart Goes to China_. Studio’s tryouts for the kid sidekick.

“Children, this is how WE handle crowd control for Black Friday.”

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**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 22, 2021, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3881 "2021-06-22T00:53:29Z")

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You win **Bonum**!

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**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 22, 2021, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3882 "2021-06-22T11:13:20Z")

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Thank you. I expected “Kintergarden Cop 2” to make a clean sweep.

Since the high summer months are coming, here’s something to cool you down. Snow in Texas.

[![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/Wr9pMKJ.jpeg ""Christmas lights still glowing beneath the snow in Midland TX" by txweathergirl...") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/Wr9pMKJ)

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**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 22, 2021, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3883 "2021-06-22T11:19:53Z")

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“Dad, your ride to Cancun is here.”

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**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 22, 2021, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3884 "2021-06-22T12:53:58Z")

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Son: Dad, it snowed last night!

Dad: Get my gun.

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**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 22, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3885 "2021-06-22T16:09:39Z")

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Damnit, Buford! I told you you were drunk when you were trying to put them lights up!

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