# 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:** 220
**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:** [September 2, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4386 "2021-09-02T13:24:34Z")
George of the Jungle’s pet eagle only lasted a couple of episodes. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4387 "2021-09-02T15:05:49Z")
Yoicks and awaaay! ---
**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:** [September 2, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4388 "2021-09-02T15:23:37Z")
Walt Disney himself nixed the proposed “Chip & Dale Meet Mr. Eagle” cartoon. Crossing a Venus Fly Trap with an oak tree to try and control mosquitoes - went horribly wrong. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4389 "2021-09-02T15:33:38Z")
I shwear offisher, I’ve only had a couple of beers… And that tree came out of nowhere! ---
**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:** [September 2, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4390 "2021-09-02T15:46:18Z")
The sound of the aborted screech was followed by the sound of field mice laughing. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4391 "2021-09-02T17:44:09Z")
Soar like an eagle; land like a blue-footed booby. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4392 "2021-09-03T00:14:31Z")
The Road Runner adds foliage to his realistic cliff-side paintings of tunnels. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2021, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4393 "2021-09-03T11:55:07Z")
Lotsa great responses! Runner up goes to: > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > George of the Jungle’s pet eagle only lasted a couple of episodes. And the winner is: > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > An eagle flies into a bar… Well done, **KO!** ---
**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:** [September 3, 2021, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4394 "2021-09-03T12:32:35Z")
More funny animals… [![](https://hips.hearstapps.com/rbk.h-cdn.co/assets/17/35/lions.jpg) ](https://hips.hearstapps.com/rbk.h-cdn.co/assets/17/35/lions.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:** [September 3, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4395 "2021-09-03T13:48:55Z")
There was a mixed reaction to that last posting in the Caption Contest. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4396 "2021-09-03T14:43:18Z")
Faster than a cheetah? Some times you just break me up! ---
**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:** [September 3, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4397 "2021-09-03T14:44:42Z")
So, he told me he was just out with the boys, but, honey, I know he’s lion! ---
**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:** [September 3, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4398 "2021-09-03T14:45:27Z")
Way to go, Zelda. Your laughing just chased away the gazelles. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4399 "2021-09-03T14:46:57Z")
And then he said, “Look, it’s Santa! And he’s got a dead snake!” ---
**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:** [September 3, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4400 "2021-09-03T14:48:59Z")
I can’t believe you ate that thing! It’s been dead for a week! ---
**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:** [September 3, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4401 "2021-09-03T15:58:13Z")
Five! One to hold the lightbulb, and four to turn the giraffe! ---
**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:** [September 3, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4402 "2021-09-03T21:15:05Z")
And then he says to the bartender, “And at these prices you won’t see many more.” ---
**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:** [September 4, 2021, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4403 "2021-09-04T09:32:06Z")
Still lion around … honestly! ---
**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:** [September 4, 2021, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4404 "2021-09-04T11:52:46Z")
> [@Quondam\_Mechanic](#): > > Five! One to hold the lightbulb, and four to turn the giraffe! You win the lion’s share @Quondam_Mechanic! ---
**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:** [September 4, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4405 "2021-09-04T13:52:52Z")
Another incident in the infamous **Knowed\_Out/Quondam\_Mechanic** conspiracy, eh? Thanks, **K\_O** … Another from that funny-nature-pic contest for y’all to chew on: [![](https://im.rediff.com/news/2019/may/10funny3.jpg) ](https://im.rediff.com/news/2019/may/10funny3.jpg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=219) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=221)