# 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 14, 2021, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4466 "2021-09-14T22:45:06Z")

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In some poor countries Alpha-Bits only has one letter.

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**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 14, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4467 "2021-09-14T23:06:45Z")

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Acne flare-up? Hide it with this one simple trick!

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**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 15, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4468 "2021-09-15T00:10:29Z")

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Stay tuned for my next video: Advanced Color Techniques in Decorative Dermal Cereal Arts - with Froot Loops.

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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 15, 2021, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4469 "2021-09-15T00:49:20Z")

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This is how we embed jewelry in my country, Cheeriongolia.

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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 15, 2021, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4470 "2021-09-15T10:43:59Z")

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Cheerios make a great snack. Always keep some close to hand.

The young kindergarten teacher joined her class for naptime. Billy wasn’t sleepy, and found where the box of Cheerios and bottle of Gorilla Glue were stored…

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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 15, 2021, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4471 "2021-09-15T12:31:07Z")

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Lotsa fun, but a clear winner…

> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#):
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> In some poor countries Alpha-Bits only has one letter.

Good job, Elmer!

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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 15, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4472 "2021-09-15T14:28:13Z")

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[https://m.imgur.com/i43tPTr](https://m.imgur.com/i43tPTr)

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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 15, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4473 "2021-09-15T14:32:10Z")

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“Pictured: June and Ward Cleaver”

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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 15, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4474 "2021-09-15T14:39:42Z")

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More cleavage? I’ll show you more cleavage!

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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 15, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4475 "2021-09-15T16:29:37Z")

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“Unfriend this!”

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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 16, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4476 "2021-09-16T15:08:47Z")

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Well, that didn’t get much response but the three it did get were great, with the edge going to…

> [@Quondam\_Mechanic](#):
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> More cleavage? I’ll show you more cleavage!

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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 16, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4477 "2021-09-16T15:13:58Z")

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VINCENT VAN GOGH, HOLD STILL - there’s a fly on your ear.

Dr. Frederic Wertham - TAKE THIS!

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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 16, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4478 "2021-09-16T16:07:37Z")

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Thanks, **Elmer**. How’s this one, folks?

[![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c3/91/65/c391655c59dfbaf992fd2a559a5c556b.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c3/91/65/c391655c59dfbaf992fd2a559a5c556b.jpg)

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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 16, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4479 "2021-09-16T16:29:52Z")

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These rodents are the scourge of coffee bean growers.

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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 16, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4480 "2021-09-16T16:59:58Z")

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“I swear, if one more tourist asks if I like to ‘move it, move it’…”

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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 16, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4481 "2021-09-16T17:20:26Z")

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“Well I guess to sum it up, you could say there are three reasons why there’s so little crime in Mayberry. There’s Andy and there’s me and [patting gun] baby makes three.”

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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 16, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4482 "2021-09-16T17:23:28Z")

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There’s a reason Steve Buscemi’s baby pictures have never been released to the public.

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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 16, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4483 "2021-09-16T18:02:32Z")

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The Who Horton Didn’t Hear

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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 17, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4484 "2021-09-17T15:08:49Z")

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Well, I was hoping somebody would figure out what’s making this guy so nervous, and I think **Elmer\_J\_Fudd** has the most promising suggestion of the ones folks came up with:

> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#):
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> These rodents are the scourge of coffee bean growers.

Dunno, this is the second picture in a row with a small number of responses. Oh, well. **Elmer** , give us another one.

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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 18, 2021, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4485 "2021-09-18T03:32:00Z")

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Sorry for the delay. More comics…  
[https://m.imgur.com/QWQwXlc](https://m.imgur.com/QWQwXlc)

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