# 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:** 201
**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 10, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4006 "2021-07-10T11:27:21Z")
EET MOAR GREENFLYS (Ignore this part. Discourse doesn’t like garbage text.) ---
**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 10, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4007 "2021-07-10T20:25:37Z")
A tough one for you guys, but you rose to the challenge. Somehow this one appealed to me. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home…and if you can’t fly, ram the hell out of them… So, **Stainless** , go git us a cartoon. ---
**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 11, 2021, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4008 "2021-07-11T02:27:24Z")
Much thanks Quondam Mechanic, with the competition here it’s always a surprise when I win (and watching _Infinity Wars_ from the start delayed me). So in keeping with the animal trend lately, here is… [https://dt.azadicdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/lion\_silly.jpg?200](https://dt.azadicdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/lion_silly.jpg?200) And the picture won’t come up…I’ll try to solve it, but clicking on the link with bring it up. My bad. NOTE: See below. ---
**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 11, 2021, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4009 "2021-07-11T02:37:05Z")
Ah, here we go: [![](https://dt.azadicdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/lion_silly.jpg?200) ](https://dt.azadicdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/lion_silly.jpg?200) ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4010 "2021-07-11T02:54:35Z")
This little piggy went to market… ---
**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:** [July 11, 2021, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4011 "2021-07-11T03:33:43Z")
_George Lindsay stars as Goober Pyle in “Lion King Goes to Mayberry”, coming this Christmas to a theater near you!_ ---
**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 11, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4012 "2021-07-11T04:04:50Z")
The next thing he knew, Simba was jumping through hoops for gaudily costumed gay men. ---
**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 11, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4013 "2021-07-11T13:50:53Z")
How Clarence became cross-eyed. ---
**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 11, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4014 "2021-07-11T14:08:56Z")
Nobody gives Aesop credit for his field work. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4015 "2021-07-11T21:14:45Z")
Weemoweh! Weemoweh! Wheemoweh! Weemoweh! ---
**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 12, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4016 "2021-07-12T19:01:58Z")
Milton discovered the “Ahhhhh” spot for lions was between their foot pads. 30 seconds after this picture was taken, he discovered how much they hated it when you stopped. ---
**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 13, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4017 "2021-07-13T15:33:30Z")
Humble apologies to all, I simply forgot (old dude disease…). So let me see…Dr.Winston almost got it at the end, but Professor Pepperwinkle wins it since I am old enough to remember Clarence the cross-eyed lion (and name that TV show!). > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > How Clarence became cross-eyed. You’re up, Prof ---
**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 13, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4018 "2021-07-13T15:35:33Z")
Thanks! [![](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/RubeGoldberg.jpg?quality=85&w=1200&h=628&crop=1) ](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/RubeGoldberg.jpg?quality=85&w=1200&h=628&crop=1) ---
**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 13, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4019 "2021-07-13T15:40:41Z")
Second place in the 2020 Rube Goldberg competition - How to Get an Idea. First place was 10 Dopers sitting in a circle telling each other to get off of the message board and think of an idea. ---
**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 13, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4020 "2021-07-13T15:48:48Z")
I didn’t really understand how Bitcoin works until I saw this simple visual. ---
**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 13, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4021 "2021-07-13T17:30:07Z")
Venue officials resolved never to use Goldberg Lighting for Madison Square Garden events again. ---
**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 13, 2021, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4022 "2021-07-13T17:58:25Z")
Mr. Goldberg insists on hiding the naughty bits below the frame. ---
**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 13, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4023 "2021-07-13T20:01:56Z")
This quickly veered off into a Straight Dope heated discussion of whether a mallet would actually hang straight up and down when the rope is tied to one side of the handle. This quickly veered off into a Straight Dope heated discussion of whether LED light bulbs are superior. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4024 "2021-07-13T22:29:44Z")
“Oh, changing the light bulb is the easy part. The hard part is recapturing that red bird.” ---
**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:** [July 14, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4025 "2021-07-14T00:37:07Z")
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