# 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:** 206
**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:** [July 25, 2021, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4106 "2021-07-25T04:42:33Z")
I told my Spanish cook to put the _ **gâteau** _ in the fridge!!! ---
**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 25, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4107 "2021-07-25T12:00:58Z")
How _dare_ you disturb my comfort! (Don’t ask how I got in here) ---
**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 25, 2021, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4108 "2021-07-25T12:07:00Z")
Now, that’s one cool cat, Daddy-O! ---
**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 25, 2021, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4109 "2021-07-25T12:07:30Z")
What leftover fish? ---
**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 25, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4110 "2021-07-25T12:36:17Z")
(With apologies to The Far Side.) Felix was none too smart. First he fell for the sign “CAT FUD” on the dryer, then he fell for the sign “LITTER BOCKS” on the refrigerator. The new diet plan includes a specially trained food monitor, to cut down on those late night snacks. ---
**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 26, 2021, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4111 "2021-07-26T02:29:53Z")
Hey, dude, we’re runnin’ low on milk in here. ---
**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 26, 2021, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4112 "2021-07-26T03:34:17Z")
This one has to go to @needscoffee for this multilingual pun: > [@needscoffee](#): > > I told my Spanish cook to put the _ **gâteau** _ in the fridge!!! Nicely done, **needscoffee** , and it’s your turn. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2021, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4113 "2021-07-26T03:38:12Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > This one has to go to @needscoffee for this multilingual pun: Thanks, it’s actually a very old joke I knew from at least 50 years ago (but it involved an oven)! ---
**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:** [July 26, 2021, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4114 "2021-07-26T03:40:28Z")
[[Album] McCartney ![](https://i.imgur.com/p76S8hh.png?fb "McCartney") ](https://imgur.com/a/sEQxDRa) I guess you have to click on it to get the full image. ---
**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 26, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4115 "2021-07-26T20:19:30Z")
_I’d like to be_ _Under the sea_ _In an octopus’ garden_ _In the shade…_ That’s fine Paul, but we didn’t need to see the stripper dance. ---
**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 26, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4116 "2021-07-26T22:30:02Z")
“As the manager of Hyatt House, I’ve instituted a new policy when it comes to these rockers throwing their TVs in the pool: If you want to watch cartoons the next morning, you have to jump in and retrieve them yourself.” ---
**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 27, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4117 "2021-07-27T02:25:41Z")
The attempt by 1970s drug lords to take over the fashion modeling industry was a complete failure. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2021, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4118 "2021-07-27T04:10:19Z")
I pick @Knowed_Out as the winner. Good job! All yours, @Knowed_Out. ---
**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 27, 2021, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4119 "2021-07-27T11:00:55Z")
Ahsome! [https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/1240151\_622406494471273\_1134941087\_n.jpg?\_nc\_cat=107&ccb=1-3&\_nc\_sid=09cbfe&\_nc\_ohc=HuVxW9B9ZrMAX9uICHb&\_nc\_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=568fe7af0f302ab341b280930cfe8916&oe=612710ED](https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/1240151_622406494471273_1134941087_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=HuVxW9B9ZrMAX9uICHb&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=568fe7af0f302ab341b280930cfe8916&oe=612710ED) ---
**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 27, 2021, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4120 "2021-07-27T11:36:02Z")
Nobody pays attention to poor Brittany any more. ---
**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 27, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4121 "2021-07-27T12:49:00Z")
I’m a married man. I’m a married man. I’m a married man. ---
**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 28, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4122 "2021-07-28T00:31:01Z")
Due to an unfortunate mixup in tickets, Lorne Michaels and Jimmy Fallon discovered their LA talent search led not to a production of The Groundlings comedy troop, but The Grindlings, an entirely different entertainment venue. ---
**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 28, 2021, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4123 "2021-07-28T00:53:20Z")
“C’mon, Lorne, do we really have to recast Mango?” ---
**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 28, 2021, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4124 "2021-07-28T01:20:53Z")
That’s Eddie Murphy again, isn’t it? ---
**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 28, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4125 "2021-07-28T15:52:42Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Nobody pays attention to poor Brittany any more. Winnah! Take it away Perfesser. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=205) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=207)