# A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731>\
**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\
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**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 8, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4426 "2021-09-08T14:09:26Z")

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It was just beginning to dawn on Santa that Polka might have been a bad influence on the elves,

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**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 8, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4427 "2021-09-08T18:24:09Z")

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We are Sex Bah-Bomb. We’re here to play and depress you for Christmas and stuff.

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**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 9, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4428 "2021-09-09T00:09:00Z")

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“Have a Millennial Polka Christmas” was the worst selling album of 2019.

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**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 9, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4429 "2021-09-09T00:16:04Z")

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@FastDan1 had the most interesting take on the theme.

Take it away Danny boy!

> [@FastDan1](#):
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> “Chuck! Chuck, it’s Marvin. Your cousin, Marvin Berry. You know that new sound you’re looking for? Well, **don’t** listen to this!”

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**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 9, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4430 "2021-09-09T00:48:43Z")

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Since it’s Star Trek Day, next up is…

[[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/DqfK51t.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/5l2WzRO)

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**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 9, 2021, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4431 "2021-09-09T01:21:43Z")

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IT’S NOT A TOUPEE!  
(Authors note - yes, it was.)

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**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 9, 2021, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4432 "2021-09-09T01:34:51Z")

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Shatner’s recitation of “Seasons in the Sun” is _intense_.

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**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 9, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4433 "2021-09-09T03:17:34Z")

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Nimoy! You and your “Vulcan hot sauce!”

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**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 9, 2021, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4434 "2021-09-09T03:50:24Z")

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Hang on … one of the Godfather actors is watching us film?

_CAANNN!_

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**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 9, 2021, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4435 "2021-09-09T10:39:45Z")

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“You say sa-bo-toj. I SAY SA-BO-TADGE!”

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**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 9, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4436 "2021-09-09T13:38:09Z")

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Now, open wide and this won’t hurt a bit…

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**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 9, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4437 "2021-09-09T13:41:23Z")

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Of all the challenges Kirk had faced in his career, none was more dangerous than stepping barefoot onto Klingon Lego.

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**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 9, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4438 "2021-09-09T13:43:09Z")

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Takei said WHAT?

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**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 9, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4439 "2021-09-09T13:43:30Z")

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What do you mean, “You like Galaxy Quest better?!!”

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**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 9, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4440 "2021-09-09T15:06:08Z")

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“Get a life! It’s just a TV show!”

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**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 9, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4441 "2021-09-09T19:31:48Z")

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Scotty, you say you caught Sulu and Yeoman Rand in the Jeffries Tubes doing WHAT?

OK - Which one of you wise guys put the dilithium crystals in my coffee? Now I’m “going” (to the head) at Warp Speed.

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**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 9, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4442 "2021-09-09T23:57:45Z")

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Holy heck, how do I choose among those great entries?

OK, since I have to, I’ll go with:

> [@Gyrate](#):
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> Of all the challenges Kirk had faced in his career, none was more dangerous than stepping barefoot onto Klingon Lego.

@Gyrate report to the bridge.

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**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 10, 2021, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4443 "2021-09-10T08:00:03Z")

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Hooray! This calls for cake…

[![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/09/24/fashion/23WEIRDCAKES-Gr8Kakes-2/23WEIRDCAKES-Gr8Kakes-2-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&auto=webp) ](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/09/24/fashion/23WEIRDCAKES-Gr8Kakes-2/23WEIRDCAKES-Gr8Kakes-2-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&auto=webp)

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**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 10, 2021, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4444 "2021-09-10T09:59:10Z")

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Quick, put another head on the other side. The ultrasound showed TWINS!

I don’t get the significance of the cherr — Oops, never mind. This IS your first isn’t it.

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**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 10, 2021, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4445 "2021-09-10T11:55:12Z")

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For Marge Simpson, live is just a tray of cherries.

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