# 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:** 257
**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:** [December 15, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5127 "2021-12-15T18:40:59Z")
“And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids!” ---
**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:** [December 15, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5128 "2021-12-15T19:34:18Z")
No doubt about it, juggling work/family responsibilities IS stressful. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2021, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5129 "2021-12-16T03:40:32Z")
As a former band geek, I gotta go with this one. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2021, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5130 "2021-12-16T03:54:53Z")
Thanks Winston. Continuing the weird statue thing… [![](https://dutchreview.com/wp-content/uploads/Rotterdam__Santa_Claus-696x943.jpg) ](https://dutchreview.com/wp-content/uploads/Rotterdam__Santa_Claus-696x943.jpg) ---
**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:** [December 16, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5131 "2021-12-16T12:54:48Z")
Willkommen! to the town square in Bendover, Germany. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5132 "2021-12-16T13:11:00Z")
Patron saint of the Church of the Chocolate Fountain. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5133 "2021-12-16T16:08:40Z")
The imagineers didn’t realize Walt was just joking when he requested a six foot butt plug for the Snow White ride. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5134 "2021-12-16T18:52:59Z")
(out of play) Is there _anything_ that could be other than what it looks like? ---
**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:** [December 16, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5135 "2021-12-16T21:05:44Z")
Dwarfmeister’s Bed Finials: the greatest for the last thousand years ---
**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:** [December 16, 2021, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5136 "2021-12-16T21:43:31Z")
Sleezy, the 8th Dwarf, was kicked out of the house when Snow White showed up. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5137 "2021-12-16T22:01:32Z")
“Teacher says every time a bell rings a gnome gets rammed.” ---
**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:** [December 17, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5138 "2021-12-17T01:58:55Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > Sleezy, the 8th Dwarf, was kicked out of the house when Snow White showed up. Back to you WInston! ---
**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:** [December 17, 2021, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5139 "2021-12-17T10:45:01Z")
(While we’re waiting.) “No Hans, we’re NOT going to put your proposal for a new line of Hummel figurines into production.” ---
**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:** [December 18, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5140 "2021-12-18T02:13:01Z")
Sorry, busy day. How’s about this [![](https://allthatsinteresting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/meatball-pan.jpg) ](https://allthatsinteresting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/meatball-pan.jpg) ---
**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:** [December 18, 2021, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5141 "2021-12-18T02:15:28Z")
Like _Die Hard_, I’m kinda on the fence about whether _Bird Flu vs Coronavirus_ is a Christmas movie. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2021, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5142 "2021-12-18T13:08:16Z")
“Not much in the mail today dear, just a Christmas card from Salvador Dali.” The figgy pudding had passed its sell-by date. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5143 "2021-12-18T13:19:37Z")
EXCLUSIVE: Recovered security camera footage from Wuhan labs! ---
**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:** [December 18, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5144 "2021-12-18T19:00:31Z")
The 19th century Christmas card business employed an astonishing number of illustrators suffering from absinthe addiction and/or tertiary syphilis. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5145 "2021-12-18T19:02:39Z")
Nothing like a litte peyote in your Christmas pudding ---
**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:** [December 19, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5146 "2021-12-19T23:42:24Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > The 19th century Christmas card business employed an astonishing number of illustrators suffering from absinthe addiction and/or tertiary syphilis. I can appreciate a mention of both absinthe and syphilis. Lumpy, you’re up! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=256) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=258)