# 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:** 205
**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:** [July 21, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4086 "2021-07-21T18:43:35Z")
The Polar Bear Club are a bunch of wimps! ---
**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 21, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4087 "2021-07-21T19:01:46Z")
(illustration, pg 53, The Kanamit Cookbook - Serving Japanese) ---
**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 21, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4088 "2021-07-21T19:12:55Z")
Step 12. Cloning the specimen from freeze-dried semen. ---
**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 21, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4089 "2021-07-21T19:27:25Z")
Is it _really_ that important to find out which of you is the coolest? ---
**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 22, 2021, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4090 "2021-07-22T04:18:06Z")
The game show, “Yaourting for Yen,” sounded great at the pitch meeting, but proved to be a ratings disaster. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4091 "2021-07-22T12:50:12Z")
(Just out of curiosity - is that ice they’re sitting in? I can’t tell for sure.) ETA: Zooming in, there appears to be frost on the frame of each box, so I guess so. ---
**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 22, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4092 "2021-07-22T14:57:15Z")
Gyrate: I found the pic from NYT’s “What’s going on in the picture?” I don’t think they knew the context either. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Step 12. Cloning the specimen from freeze-dried semen. This sounds so wrong, so it wins. ---
**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 22, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4093 "2021-07-22T16:54:38Z")
Thank you! [![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/56/9c/00/569c00283534efb992a72ce63f65d295.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/56/9c/00/569c00283534efb992a72ce63f65d295.jpg) ---
**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 22, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4094 "2021-07-22T18:40:08Z")
Now, what does Jack do now that he can get out of the box… ---
**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 22, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4095 "2021-07-22T18:48:13Z")
No matter where you place him, his eyes are still locked on you. Gepetto makes deals with the devil sometimes. ---
**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 22, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4096 "2021-07-22T23:39:55Z")
Early promotional giveaways for a certain fast-food chain were somewhat creepy. ---
**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 23, 2021, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4097 "2021-07-23T11:25:02Z")
The Marty Feldman action-figure toys never took off. There’s a warehouse full of them in Soho. ---
**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 23, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4098 "2021-07-23T13:48:30Z")
Being a long time Feldman fan: > [@Bonum\_Legatum](#): > > The Marty Feldman action-figure toys never took off. There’s a warehouse full of them in Soho. is our winner! ---
**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 23, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4099 "2021-07-23T13:53:20Z")
Thank you. Have fun with this one! [[Album] Tokyo 2020 Olympic mascot ![](https://i.imgur.com/wjFP5pD.png?fb "Tokyo 2020 Olympic mascot") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/LIwRx) ---
**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 23, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4100 "2021-07-23T14:01:50Z")
Announcing the new Tokyo Olympic event: Giant Head Balancing ---
**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 23, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4101 "2021-07-23T14:25:58Z")
Goodbye Kitty! ---
**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 23, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4102 "2021-07-23T23:28:29Z")
The Tokyo Olympics mascots celebrate the Olympics’ newest sport: playing checkers. ---
**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 24, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4103 "2021-07-24T21:58:47Z")
Good joke about the graphics. Spoons, take it away. ---
**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 25, 2021, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4104 "2021-07-25T02:48:09Z")
Thanks! Let’s see what you folks can do with this: [![](https://live.staticflickr.com/3295/3112786698_c8fddc2292_b.jpg) ](https://live.staticflickr.com/3295/3112786698_c8fddc2292_b.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![LegendHasit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/legendhasit/32/8246_2.png) [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4105 "2021-07-25T04:29:20Z")
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