# 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:** 23
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/442 "2020-08-14T12:52:37Z")
Gladly. [![](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/animal-hybrids-314.jpg) ](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/animal-hybrids-314.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/443 "2020-08-14T13:16:19Z")
_Boy, you’ve been a naughty girl._ ---
**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:** [August 14, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/444 "2020-08-14T13:19:27Z")
Angry Birds was a huge hit. Ugly Birds, not so much. ---
**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:** [August 14, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/445 "2020-08-14T13:49:13Z")
Horton hatched the egg. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/446 "2020-08-14T14:14:21Z")
_“Guess who else can fly now? Pigs.”_ ---
**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:** [August 14, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/447 "2020-08-14T14:50:40Z")
Billy’s science experiments were starting to make people nervous. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/448 "2020-08-14T14:58:19Z")
_“What happened when the walrus took a dive?”_ _“It dove.”_ ---
**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:** [August 14, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/449 "2020-08-14T15:00:56Z")
"_Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful._ ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/450 "2020-08-15T01:15:23Z")
_Coco had a rare case of the sniffles._ ---
**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:** [August 15, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/451 "2020-08-15T01:35:43Z")
_Family adopts what they think is a rescue cat, but then they find out…_ ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/452 "2020-08-15T01:41:20Z")
_“And folks, don’t forget. You keep what you kill.”_ ---
**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:** [August 15, 2020, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/453 "2020-08-15T03:58:06Z")
🎶 “My father was the keeper of the Eddystone Light…” 🎶 ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/454 "2020-08-15T10:39:24Z")
_“You should see what humans look like where I come from.”_ ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/455 "2020-08-15T13:03:55Z")
Winner by a whisker. > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Angry Birds was a huge hit. Ugly Birds, not so much. In a photo finish (snerk). > [@PlaceboTarget](#): > > _“What happened when the walrus took a dive?”_ > > _“It dove.”_ You’re up @Elmer_J.Fudd. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/456 "2020-08-15T13:55:43Z")
Thanks! [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/RVYAi-p9H42mX1dffoU6ODp_5ycAw7nIhVelS9nNNk-6cZm_vqiue5yRQbbuvgKyykNWxqAeZt8hHiphJtH3YwDoyev54Cld-I5BL3xrv3z5WIGKD3Sm4UXZ5qhpd70MoLmhVBx-gYM=w600-h315-p-k "New item by Tim O") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/t7G2YzoBPmRNN6cD8) ETA - You may have to click on this image to see it in full. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/457 "2020-08-15T14:20:55Z")
The sudden onset of puberty was very embarrassing to the young Robby. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/458 "2020-08-15T14:36:59Z")
_“Men! Always looking for a newer model! Hummph!”_ ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/459 "2020-08-15T15:03:17Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > In a photo finish (snerk). Thank you. 🙂 Congratulations @Elmer_J.Fudd! Let the fun continue. (not an entry, of course) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/460 "2020-08-15T15:39:48Z")
Way to go , HAL. That will _really_ impress the Earthers with our innate superiority. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/461 "2020-08-15T15:41:14Z")
Fails to pick _all_ the cars in the CAPTCHA. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=24)