# 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:** 221
**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 4, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4406 "2021-09-04T13:57:39Z")
Okay, Bella, stay in focus. ---
**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 4, 2021, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4407 "2021-09-04T13:58:04Z")
Now, do that funny thing for the funny nature pic contest! ---
**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, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4408 "2021-09-04T15:47:22Z")
“I always thought you were crazy Chip, but looking through this camera, I can see your nuts.” ---
**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:** [September 4, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4409 "2021-09-04T22:56:09Z")
“Do my cheeks look too big?” ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4410 "2021-09-05T18:15:35Z")
“So, you’re 18? And you have a photo ID?” ---
**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 6, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4411 "2021-09-06T01:17:51Z")
Well, gotta say, some pretty good stuff here but the squirrels weren’t really posing to suggest all of them. Durn squirrels. Which leaves me picking this one from Prof. Pepperwinkle: > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Now, do that funny thing for the funny nature pic contest! ---
**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 6, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4412 "2021-09-06T12:26:20Z")
Thankee kindly. [![](https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.c80Zgd_-5RqKc1yV3gymAQHaEo?pid=ImgDet&rs=1) ](https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.c80Zgd_-5RqKc1yV3gymAQHaEo?pid=ImgDet&rs=1) ---
**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 6, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4413 "2021-09-06T14:23:58Z")
The Grateful Dead in concert… ---
**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:** [September 6, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4414 "2021-09-06T14:36:50Z")
“Oh the leg bone’s connected to the thigh bone…” “That’s not what they mean by ‘skeleton keys’.” ---
**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:** [September 6, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4415 "2021-09-06T14:39:39Z")
🎶 _“I ain’t got no body…”_ 🎶 ---
**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 6, 2021, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4416 "2021-09-06T18:09:51Z")
Billy Joel! It’s time to retire, already! ---
**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 6, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4417 "2021-09-06T19:53:16Z")
The musicians’ strike led to the venue hiring a skeleton crew. ---
**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 6, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4418 "2021-09-06T22:33:12Z")
Blue Oyster Cult - “Y’know, maybe we should have feared The Reaper.” ---
**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 7, 2021, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4419 "2021-09-07T12:56:50Z")
Very nice work! Runner up: > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Billy Joel! It’s time to retire, already! and the Winner! > [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > Blue Oyster Cult - “Y’know, maybe we should have feared The Reaper.” Take it away, KC! ---
**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 7, 2021, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4420 "2021-09-07T21:59:24Z")
Gosh! Let’s keep the music going [![](https://coolcleveland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/PolkaBan.jpg) ](https://coolcleveland.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/PolkaBan.jpg) ---
**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 7, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4421 "2021-09-07T23:52:19Z")
Yuletide Greetings From The MIT Nerd Quartet! ---
**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 8, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4422 "2021-09-08T00:14:26Z")
“Chuck! Chuck, it’s Marvin. Your cousin, Marvin Berry. You know that new sound you’re looking for? Well, **don’t** listen to this!” ---
**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:** [September 8, 2021, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4423 "2021-09-08T01:00:52Z")
Rejects from the Shmenge Brothers’ band auditions. They declined the offer of Mrs. Yatsckhe’s cabbage rolls and coffee as a consolation. ---
**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 8, 2021, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4424 "2021-09-08T01:29:15Z")
We’re ironic hipsters. We’re being festive even though we’re appalled by the crass commercialism of the holiday season. ---
**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 8, 2021, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4425 "2021-09-08T11:46:11Z")
The Swingle Singers “jumped the shark” with their album “A Cajun Christmas”. The concert for the Bavarian social club wasn’t a success. The audience spent half the time trying to read the band’s t-shirts instead of listening to the music. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=220) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=222)