# 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 28, 2021, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4566 "2021-09-28T05:30:07Z")

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Aquanet Ingredients:

SD Alcohol 40-B, Aminomethyl Propanol, Sodium Benzoate, Jet Fuel, Matchstick Heads, Spirytus Vodka, and Essence of Hindenburg.

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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 28, 2021, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4567 "2021-09-28T10:57:26Z")

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We now know what the “V” in Alberto V05 stands for.

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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 28, 2021, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4568 "2021-09-28T11:11:43Z")

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The “scorched earth” method of dealing with head lice.

I kept telling you that global warming would have unexpected side effects.

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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 28, 2021, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4569 "2021-09-28T20:37:37Z")

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Lotsa nice captions! I lava all the entries.

runner-up:

> [@Spoons](#):
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> At the Lucky Seven casino, we don’t just have cigarette girls–we have girls who can provide lights for cigarettes, too.

and the winner!

> [@Bonum\_Legatum](#):
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> The “scorched earth” method of dealing with head lice.

Go ahead, **Bonum!**

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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 28, 2021, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4570 "2021-09-28T20:44:56Z")

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I don’t know WHAT to say about this one…so help me with some great captions.

[![](https://i.imgur.com/3kd16Iu.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/3kd16Iu.jpeg)

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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 28, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4571 "2021-09-28T20:47:39Z")

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[You  
ain’t  
nothin but a hound dog.  
Been snoopin’ round the door.  
 ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoHDrzw-RPg)

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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 28, 2021, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4572 "2021-09-28T21:33:08Z")

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Ricky kept refusing to put Lucy in the show. Lucy kept trying.

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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 28, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4573 "2021-09-28T22:24:28Z")

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When Jolene wasn’t practicin’ her gee-tar, she’d still just sit and fret.

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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 29, 2021, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4574 "2021-09-29T02:00:31Z")

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The dark side of Norman Rockwell.

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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 29, 2021, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4575 "2021-09-29T02:42:39Z")

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Bobbie-Jo’s attempt at learning Metallica songs did not go well.

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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 29, 2021, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4576 "2021-09-29T03:10:12Z")

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Nobody remembers the Shelly Winters / Jimi Hendrix version of _Freaky Friday_.

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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 29, 2021, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4577 "2021-09-29T13:21:20Z")

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“Mah milkshake brangs all the boys to the yard! And they’re like, it’s better than y’alls!”

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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 29, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4578 "2021-09-29T13:24:31Z")

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Bobbie Jo makes her longjohns talk.

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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 29, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4579 "2021-09-29T13:42:44Z")

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The all female version of _Deliverance_ was not QUITE as creepy as the original.

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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 29, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4580 "2021-09-29T20:08:18Z")

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Thank you. I really enjoyed the pun in:

> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> When Jolene wasn’t practicin’ her gee-tar, she’d still just sit and fret.

But this one made me laugh out loud, so QM please continue.

> [@Quondam\_Mechanic](#):
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> The dark side of Norman Rockwell.

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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 29, 2021, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4581 "2021-09-29T21:21:55Z")

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Thanks! This one, I found cute – and no doubt it will be fodder for your twisted minds:  
[![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3d/33/ae/3d33ae0d5b4c9c36625ead6f18a1e232.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3d/33/ae/3d33ae0d5b4c9c36625ead6f18a1e232.jpg)

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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 29, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4582 "2021-09-29T21:28:28Z")

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Medusa: the Early Years

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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 29, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4583 "2021-09-29T22:21:10Z")

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Ben Grimm with his first girlfriend.

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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 29, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4584 "2021-09-29T22:25:50Z")

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She was into Heavy Metal early on in life.

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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 30, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4585 "2021-09-30T00:46:58Z")

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Everyone said Pygmalion’s daughter was a chip of the ol’ block.

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