# 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:** 235
**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:** [October 9, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4687 "2021-10-09T14:37:28Z")
We don’t normally shave dogs, but the Purina spokesman thought Rex was showing too much whisker. ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4688 "2021-10-09T18:26:05Z")
Fido may have expected something else when we took him to get mutton chops. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4689 "2021-10-09T18:34:42Z")
The barber college had an incredibly tough exam required for PHD degrees. NICE DOGGY, NICE DOGGY, NICE DOGGY, NICE DOGGY… I’m telling you Rex, we can shave you, we can paint you pink, we can curl your tail - but you still don’t have a chance for the role of Arnold Ziffel. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4690 "2021-10-09T22:21:48Z")
Honorable mention goes to: > [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > And would you like me to take a little off the tail? But I couldn’t resist awarding the prize to: > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > We were so poor, we had to rent our dog to the local barber college. Mind you, he had it better than Mittens who spent her nights working at the local cat house. Take it away, Mr 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:** [October 9, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4691 "2021-10-09T22:49:57Z")
Thanks! What’s going on here?.. [![](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/30018_rosyfolger1_123_512lo.jpg) ](https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/30018_rosyfolger1_123_512lo.jpg) ---
**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:** [October 9, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4692 "2021-10-09T23:37:31Z")
Jim was secretly dismayed that nobody seemed to notice his brand new sweater. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4693 "2021-10-09T23:57:15Z")
They tried a number of “treats” when Bobo was potty training. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2021, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4694 "2021-10-10T01:09:31Z")
“How’s this, Senor Dali?” ---
**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:** [October 10, 2021, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4695 "2021-10-10T01:24:26Z")
It started with a grown-up black model for the Coppertone ad, but things quickly spiraled out of control. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2021, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4696 "2021-10-10T11:19:30Z")
“It may be unconventional, but it beats Sharon Tate’s gig.” ---
**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:** [October 10, 2021, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4697 "2021-10-10T12:41:33Z")
College housing in 1970’s California was an eclectic mix… ---
**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:** [October 10, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4698 "2021-10-10T13:54:05Z")
Settin’ up for another NatLamp Foto Funnies shoot. ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4699 "2021-10-10T18:39:57Z")
Sometimes monkeys fly out your butt; sometimes they clog up the toilet. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2021, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4700 "2021-10-11T00:08:06Z")
Since that sweater is clearly the most obscene thing about this scene, the win goes to… > [@needscoffee](#): > > Jim was secretly dismayed that nobody seemed to notice his brand new sweater. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2021, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4701 "2021-10-11T00:15:39Z")
Thanks! New pic: [![](https://i.imgur.com/BkuIT2A.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/BkuIT2A.jpeg) ---
**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:** [October 11, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4702 "2021-10-11T00:23:12Z")
Jim regretted saying to his fiance “Let me sleep on it” when she asked his opinion on the wedding cake. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4703 "2021-10-11T00:25:32Z")
Marie Antoinette had a solution for the high price of goose down, too. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4704 "2021-10-11T01:02:13Z")
Bob always had sweet dreams. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4705 "2021-10-11T01:02:27Z")
Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me… ---
**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:** [October 11, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4706 "2021-10-11T01:13:19Z")
If you thought the MyPillow guy was crazy, wait tell you meet the MyCake guy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=234) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=236)