# 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:** 239
**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 19, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4767 "2021-10-19T02:14:29Z")
Excellent entries, everybody, and I enjoyed them all. But this one is going to go to @Elmer_J.Fudd for making me laugh out loud (and yes, I did get the reference): > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > “France. We come from France.” Nicely done, **Elmer** , and it’s your turn. ---
**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 19, 2021, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4768 "2021-10-19T03:01:00Z")
Thanks! [https://i1.wp.com/aquietweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/countessa.jpg](https://i1.wp.com/aquietweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/countessa.jpg) ---
**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 19, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4769 "2021-10-19T03:13:27Z")
The publisher of Ian Fleming’s _Octopussy_ rejected the first cover design, and demanded something else. ---
**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 19, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4770 "2021-10-19T03:13:48Z")
OK, look, I see you’re trying to depict visually what’s going on in her mind. But I don’t think she actually said that she was obsessed with _tentacles_. ---
**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 19, 2021, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4771 "2021-10-19T03:16:28Z")
Today, people like Heracles and Sophocles are still remembered as Greek mythological and historical figures. But some have been forgotten, such as the goddess Tentacles. ---
**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4772 "2021-10-19T04:43:58Z")
Sharing her momma’s taste in men, Ellie had an out of wedlock child but would not reveal the father. ---
**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 19, 2021, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4773 "2021-10-19T10:25:50Z")
Sue Storm finally quit the Fantastic Four and married Sub-Mariner. Leonardo was a genius. No matter where you stand in relation to the painting, the tentacles follow you around the room. (With apologies to Terry Pratchett and “Lady of Quirm”.) ---
**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 19, 2021, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4774 "2021-10-19T11:07:22Z")
“Releasing Your Inner Kraken, by Sidney Powell” ---
**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 19, 2021, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4775 "2021-10-19T11:20:32Z")
The real Squid Games winner. ---
**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 19, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4776 "2021-10-19T14:35:33Z")
Cthulhu: The Early Years ---
**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 19, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4777 "2021-10-19T15:21:20Z")
No one becomes more irritated by the use of “octopi” than this lady. ---
**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 19, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4778 "2021-10-19T18:17:45Z")
Congratulations, Reggie! It’s a … squid. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4779 "2021-10-19T18:23:26Z")
Taking “Bad hair day” to new heights. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4780 "2021-10-19T20:43:54Z")
Awwwww, she looks just like her mommy! ---
**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 20, 2021, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4781 "2021-10-20T01:33:32Z")
The winner: > [@Bonum\_Legatum](#): > > Leonardo was a genius. No matter where you stand in relation to the painting, the tentacles follow you around the room. ---
**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 20, 2021, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4782 "2021-10-20T10:22:11Z")
Thank you. I have to say I really enjoyed “Awwwww, she looks just like here mommy.” For the upcoming holiday, let’s have a costume picture: [![](https://i.imgur.com/J3t2X4U.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/J3t2X4U.jpeg) ---
**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 20, 2021, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4783 "2021-10-20T14:30:42Z")
Mommy, can I say “hi” to Billy? I think he’s dressed up as Soy Sauce. ---
**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 20, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4784 "2021-10-20T14:35:05Z")
Mommy, I gotta pee! ---
**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 20, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4785 "2021-10-20T15:13:12Z")
Stand still honey, I’m about to dump this wasabi on you. ---
**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 20, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4786 "2021-10-20T19:33:40Z")
Cute little SuShe Doll! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=238) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=240)