# 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:** 263
**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 7, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5247 "2022-01-07T13:00:02Z")
The new Batman reboot has him giving up on the “anonymous superhero” shtick. “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can…” ---
**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:** [January 7, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5248 "2022-01-07T17:22:34Z")
“A man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a Heaven foooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. . .” ---
**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 7, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5249 "2022-01-07T17:26:22Z")
“Good job, Paul. The scaffolding is right underneath you.” ---
**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:** [January 7, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5250 "2022-01-07T21:45:18Z")
Just watch out for falling debris, windows closing on your fingers, kamikaze birds and an escaped gorilla. ---
**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 7, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5251 "2022-01-07T21:46:58Z")
When some brat pushes all of the buttons in the elevator… ---
**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 8, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5252 "2022-01-08T01:46:26Z")
Frank took being a Peeping Tom to a whole other level. ---
**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 8, 2022, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5253 "2022-01-08T02:57:02Z")
Jim’s been climbing his way to the top of the corporation. ---
**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 8, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5254 "2022-01-08T12:25:56Z")
Skyscraper Rappelling Rule #1: Check that the rope reaches the ground BEFORE starting down. ---
**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 8, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5255 "2022-01-08T13:10:30Z")
Runner Up: > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > When some brat pushes all of the buttons in the elevator… Laugh-out-loud Winner! > [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > A man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a Heaven foooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. . .” ---
**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:** [January 8, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5256 "2022-01-08T16:57:37Z")
What an unexpected honor! Now let’s take a walk in a winter wonderland. [![](https://www.offthegridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ice-storm-global-news.jpg) ](https://www.offthegridnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ice-storm-global-news.jpg) ---
**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 8, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5257 "2022-01-08T18:34:05Z")
Ashes! Ashes! All fall down! ---
**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 8, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5258 "2022-01-08T18:34:29Z")
Well, this explains the lack of bars… ---
**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 8, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5259 "2022-01-08T19:26:22Z")
Whose junk doesn’t get smaller in the cold? ---
**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 8, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5260 "2022-01-08T19:50:06Z")
And that was the very last time that Santa let the elves borrow the sleigh. Nikola Tesla’s experiments of transmitting “heavy electrons” came to an unfortunate end. ---
**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 8, 2022, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5261 "2022-01-08T21:05:16Z")
I’ve heard of killing the messenger, but this is ridiculous. ---
**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 9, 2022, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5262 "2022-01-09T03:10:26Z")
Who knew that power lines needed Viagra ---
**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 9, 2022, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5263 "2022-01-09T04:58:05Z")
The fall of the Martians in “The War of the Worlds” left a lot of dead Martians to be cleaned 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:** [January 9, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5264 "2022-01-09T22:53:37Z")
Second place > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Whose junk doesn’t get smaller in the cold? But this one has a more SDMB quality to it > [@Bonum\_Legatum](#): > > Nikola Tesla’s experiments of transmitting “heavy electrons” came to an unfortunate end. @Bonum_Legatum it’s all yours ---
**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 10, 2022, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5265 "2022-01-10T11:53:00Z")
Thank you. I enjoyed many of the captions for that picture. Here’s one that should be like “shooting fish in a barrel”. [![](https://i.imgur.com/IrDMisW.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/IrDMisW.jpeg) ---
**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 10, 2022, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5266 "2022-01-10T13:29:23Z")
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