# 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:** 243
**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 31, 2021, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4847 "2021-10-31T12:24:53Z")
“ToDay we’re going to have a dinner in the Japanese style. Guests sit on the floor…” ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4848 "2021-10-31T13:56:18Z")
“Honey! You’re home early!” ---
**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 31, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4849 "2021-10-31T14:39:46Z")
The winner: > [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > The greatest Muppet act of all time ---
**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 31, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4850 "2021-10-31T21:31:10Z")
I’m honored. Keeping up with stuff you find in the kitchen… [![](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/willmarradio.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/28/9284fcc6-beb6-11e5-aef0-f7b546b4146c/569e44350aaa2.image.jpg?resize=500%2C333) ](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/willmarradio.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/28/9284fcc6-beb6-11e5-aef0-f7b546b4146c/569e44350aaa2.image.jpg?resize=500%2C333) ---
**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 31, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4851 "2021-10-31T21:52:45Z")
Not an entry, but I just want to pat myself on the back for resisting a Sylvia Plath joke. ---
**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 31, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4852 "2021-10-31T21:54:10Z")
Nvm. (joke!) ---
**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 31, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4853 "2021-10-31T22:53:26Z")
Take That, You Fiend! ---
**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 31, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4854 "2021-10-31T22:54:12Z")
Now our life extinguishers come in mint, cinnamon and new spicy tabasco! ---
**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 31, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4855 "2021-10-31T22:55:28Z")
The portal to Hell and the means to thwart Satan were both a little underwhelming. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4856 "2021-11-01T00:55:51Z")
New Easy-Off Extreme Industrial Oven Cleaning System, now available for home use. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4857 "2021-11-01T01:44:45Z")
_I want my Flambé frozen now!_ ---
**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:** [November 1, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4858 "2021-11-01T13:38:08Z")
Firechief’s report: “It all started when their clothes dryer broke down. Then Bob got a “brilliant” idea.” ---
**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:** [November 1, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4859 "2021-11-01T14:53:26Z")
No handshake from Paul Hollywood for you… ---
**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:** [November 1, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4860 "2021-11-01T22:20:41Z")
I hoped we might get more entries, but @Elmer_J.Fudd would score high in any group, and had a nice Halloween-ish feel to it. > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > The portal to Hell and the means to thwart Satan were both a little underwhelming. Take it, EJF. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2021, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4861 "2021-11-01T23:53:12Z")
Thanks! I hope we haven’t done this one yet. [![](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5210003278_3673be1bb0_o.jpg) ](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5210003278_3673be1bb0_o.jpg) ---
**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:** [November 2, 2021, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4862 "2021-11-02T02:08:37Z")
Before the Inquisition broke them up, the coven just liked to spend Samhain sitting around in the forest and watching old _I Love Lucy_ reruns. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2021, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4863 "2021-11-02T11:09:50Z")
With the advent of flat screen technology, we now mourn the death of the cathode ray tube. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2021, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4864 "2021-11-02T11:40:38Z")
After the series was cancelled, Max Headroom retired to a rural area where his neighbors made repeated attempts to proselytize him. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4865 "2021-11-02T14:25:37Z")
The Tele-shepherd and Her Sheep ---
**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:** [November 2, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/4866 "2021-11-02T17:39:35Z")
A scriptural literalist proselytizing over television. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=242) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=244)