# 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:** 200
**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:** [July 6, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3986 "2021-07-06T17:44:32Z")
@LegendHasit , You’re up! ---
**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:** [July 7, 2021, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3987 "2021-07-07T23:47:48Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Beware of falling prices! Do you have one for us, @Prof.Pepperwinkle ? ---
**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:** [July 8, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3988 "2021-07-08T00:24:11Z")
All righty, then. [![](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c0/b5/10/c0b51044c6b87f8f6642911edd6bdcc9.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c0/b5/10/c0b51044c6b87f8f6642911edd6bdcc9.jpg) ---
**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:** [July 8, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3989 "2021-07-08T00:27:18Z")
Stephen King’s mashup of _Kujo_ and _It_ wasn’t really very scary. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2021, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3990 "2021-07-08T01:22:52Z")
That wasn’t a squirting flower… ---
**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:** [July 8, 2021, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3991 "2021-07-08T11:04:52Z")
Adoption rates at the shelter are down, so the staff got creative. Hollywood can be cruel: Asta from _The Thin Man_ series wound up hosting kid’s parties. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2021, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3992 "2021-07-08T13:58:59Z")
TAKE THE #&@$ing PICTURE BEFORE I RIP YOUR FACE OFF! ---
**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:** [July 8, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3993 "2021-07-08T16:09:29Z")
I’m _funny_ how, I mean _funny_ like I’m a clown? ---
**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:** [July 8, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3994 "2021-07-08T17:18:14Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > That wasn’t a squirting flower… Our winnah! ---
**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:** [July 8, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3995 "2021-07-08T18:46:20Z")
More dogs. [![](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/cd/b0/69/cdb069c17cbb9d19db1fbfcbfd27b78c.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/cd/b0/69/cdb069c17cbb9d19db1fbfcbfd27b78c.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:** [July 8, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3996 "2021-07-08T20:00:03Z")
Now she wants to know if this makes her look fat. (help!) ---
**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:** [July 8, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3997 "2021-07-08T20:03:43Z")
Just another minute. She’s got William Wegman on the line. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3998 "2021-07-08T23:10:39Z")
Yeah, she’s a bitch. But what am I supposed to do? ---
**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:** [July 9, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3999 "2021-07-09T19:10:46Z")
> [@Quondam\_Mechanic](#): > > Just another minute. She’s got William Wegman on the line. This one required research, but it was a good payoff. You win **QM**! ---
**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:** [July 9, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4000 "2021-07-09T19:42:10Z")
Wow – amusing **Knowed\_Out** and fighting ignorance at the same time! OK, this one puts the “dumb” in “random.” [![](http://www.dumpaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/the-random-pics-495.jpg) ](http://www.dumpaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/the-random-pics-495.jpg) ---
**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:** [July 9, 2021, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4001 "2021-07-09T23:35:09Z")
For when you have a SERIOUS aphid problem. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4002 "2021-07-09T23:57:23Z")
And so the bull slew the lousy toreador, but kept his cape! ---
**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:** [July 10, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4003 "2021-07-10T00:04:12Z")
Holey Cow! ---
**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:** [July 10, 2021, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4004 "2021-07-10T03:39:52Z")
Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home…and if you can’t fly, ram the hell out of them… ---
**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:** [July 10, 2021, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4005 "2021-07-10T11:14:24Z")
PRESS RELEASE: Red Bull energy drinks is expanding their advertising to rural areas with innovative “cow wraps”. “After the red paint dries, we’ll paint COW on each side. (I hate hunting season.)” “Shouldn’t we paint BULL on each side?” “There’s no use confusing those city slickers with details.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=199) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=201)