# 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:** 262
**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:** [January 3, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5227 "2022-01-03T22:41:44Z")
The heir to the Hershey fortune began at the bottom level by working on the Kisses line, and took his work home with him at night. ---
**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:** [January 4, 2022, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5228 "2022-01-04T01:48:39Z")
America’s Tomorrow: an Intel Product ---
**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:** [January 4, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5229 "2022-01-04T18:19:06Z")
Jeez, another game of catch. You pick mine, I pick yours… > [@Bonum\_Legatum](#): > > The heir to the Hershey fortune began at the bottom level by working on the Kisses line, and took his work home with him at night. I won’t enter this’n just to make sure we break up the monopoly. ---
**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:** [January 4, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5230 "2022-01-04T19:29:57Z")
Feel free to add a caption. I’ll just pick someone else. Is it January already? I know just how this child feels. [![](https://i.imgur.com/LkvSqhm.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/LkvSqhm.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:** [January 4, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5231 "2022-01-04T19:32:44Z")
Back in Norman’s days, if you “Don’t like Mondays” you could just write it on your little chalkboard. ---
**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:** [January 4, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5232 "2022-01-04T22:36:11Z")
In the bleak Midwinter frosty air did blow ---
**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:** [January 4, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5233 "2022-01-04T22:36:44Z")
And the School Bully, who got nuttin’ for Christmas, laid in wait ahead. ---
**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:** [January 5, 2022, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5234 "2022-01-05T00:19:36Z")
The rest of the Peanuts gang were so upset at Shermie for taking the decorations from the tree that he was banned from the strip. ---
**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:** [January 5, 2022, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5235 "2022-01-05T01:47:44Z")
Little Stevie Jobs dreamed of someday inventing a better slate pad. ---
**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:** [January 5, 2022, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5236 "2022-01-05T02:08:23Z")
Sorry Charlie Brown, your tree really did look like a crappy tinseled-up twig. ---
**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:** [January 5, 2022, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5237 "2022-01-05T06:03:08Z")
“I broke my jack-in-the-box, so as punishment, I have to go to school after New Years. Not fair!” ---
**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:** [January 5, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5238 "2022-01-05T16:13:50Z")
Many good responses. But I can almost hear the high-pitched voice saying… > [@Spoons](#): > > “I broke my jack-in-the-box, so as punishment, I have to go to school after New Years. Not fair!” Spoons, take it away. ---
**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:** [January 5, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5239 "2022-01-05T19:18:10Z")
Thanks! It’s winter here, cold and snowy, so let’s see what you folks can do with this one: [https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51802211624\_0d103bde33\_o.jpg](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51802211624_0d103bde33_o.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:** [January 5, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5240 "2022-01-05T20:11:30Z")
Next stop, Land of the Lost! How you doin’ Holly? ---
**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:** [January 5, 2022, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5241 "2022-01-05T20:54:50Z")
Yukon King and Rex ---
**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:** [January 6, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5242 "2022-01-06T01:12:59Z")
All dinosaurs feared the T-Rex. Chuck did not. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5243 "2022-01-06T15:59:05Z")
Tired of smacking into trees? Get the new _airbag_ suit for skiers. Available in your choice of FUN characters. Protects those sensitive areas. This is the same guy who owns every inflatable Christmas decoration ever made - and leaves them up until March. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5244 "2022-01-06T16:12:09Z")
“Finally! Something that will distract people from my douchey hat.” ---
**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:** [January 7, 2022, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5245 "2022-01-07T06:24:01Z")
I rather like this one, so @Prof.Pepperwinkle takes it: > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Yukon King and Rex All yours, Professor! ---
**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:** [January 7, 2022, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5246 "2022-01-07T12:53:27Z")
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