# 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:** 241
**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 25, 2021, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4807 "2021-10-25T01:29:40Z")
I have to agree with **Kent** about it being an excellent caption. As it was @Tibby who posted the photo, I think **Tibby** should judge the entries. ---
**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 25, 2021, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4808 "2021-10-25T01:41:14Z")
😀 😀 😀 😀 😆 ---
**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 25, 2021, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4809 "2021-10-25T08:50:45Z")
“Jesus, Dug, cool your jets. Yes, I’m a squirrel. Get over it.” ---
**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 25, 2021, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4810 "2021-10-25T09:53:31Z")
> [@PlaceboTarget](#): > > The rules should be simple: > > - Somebody posts a picture. > - Players submit their caption proposals over the next 24 hours. > - At the end of the 24 hour period, the person who posted the picture declares the winner. > - The winner posts the new picture, and so on. > - If a winner is not declared after the 24 hour period, or if the winner fails to show up, anyone can post a new picture for the game to continue. I’ll post one, but if you think this is unfair feel free to ignore it. [![](https://i.imgur.com/Z59hxNt.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/Z59hxNt.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4811 "2021-10-25T10:31:52Z")
_Inga Wienerschnitzel, this year’s 3rd place winner of the annual Drunk Beer Barrel Polka contest._ - Sorry about not judging the last pic caption. I figured as the stand-in poster, it wasn’t mine to judge. However, I agree with Spoons and Kent, though all the captions were good. ---
**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 25, 2021, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4812 "2021-10-25T11:12:08Z")
Why not pick a winner now that you’re back? (Not an entry) ---
**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 25, 2021, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4813 "2021-10-25T11:28:22Z")
By all means, please pick a winner for the squirrel picture. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4814 "2021-10-25T11:31:23Z")
Ok. It was close, but gotta go with: > [@Bonum\_Legatum](#): > > And THIS Is the signal for you to pitch a curve ball. ---
**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 25, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4815 "2021-10-25T12:08:59Z")
Thank you. Then let us continue with the “Octoberfest” picture: [![](https://i.imgur.com/Z59hxNt.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/Z59hxNt.jpeg) ---
**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 25, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4816 "2021-10-25T12:50:47Z")
_Mit a bang Mit a boom Mit a bing-bang bing-bang boom_ ---
**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 25, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4817 "2021-10-25T15:04:34Z")
Poor girl was confused. She couldn’t remember if she was drinking Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier or Captain Morgan. ---
**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 25, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4818 "2021-10-25T15:14:26Z")
The latest Oktoberfest fad is to pick up this lifelike statue with one hand behind her back, the other under her thigh, tilting it up to your mouth, and sucking down the entire contents of the mug. It’s known as “Frenching the Fräulein.” ---
**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 25, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4819 "2021-10-25T16:19:56Z")
The Back Porch Putsch was less scary than its predecessor. ---
**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 26, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4820 "2021-10-26T12:29:26Z")
Kids grow up so fast. It seems that only yesterday she was modelling for Hummel figurines. When Gertrude asked for a partner for the “slap-dance”, three people were trampled in the stampede. (And was her selected partner sorry to learn that raising all those steins gave Gertrude arm muscles like a gorilla!) Now that I’ve gotten those out of my system. I have to go with: > [@Gyrate](#): > > Mit a bang > Mit a boom > Mit a bing-bang bing-bang boom Please take it away Gyrate! ---
**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 26, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4821 "2021-10-26T12:46:46Z")
Alrighty then. Anyone hungry? [![](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/6149cfdd5a667_e2xfrkc6dr331__700.jpg) ](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/6149cfdd5a667_e2xfrkc6dr331__700.jpg) ---
**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 26, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4822 "2021-10-26T12:54:11Z")
Campbell’s Chunky Soup. So thick, you could serve it like a popsicle. ---
**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 26, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4823 "2021-10-26T13:17:30Z")
Not all of Ben and Jerry’s experiments were successful. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4824 "2021-10-26T14:32:57Z")
Clamsicles—_For Soup Lovers on the GO_ ---
**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 26, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4825 "2021-10-26T14:39:06Z")
From bivalve to aortic valve in one tasty step. ---
**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 26, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4826 "2021-10-26T14:56:53Z")
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