# 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:** 265
**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 13, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5287 "2022-01-13T22:50:43Z")
Poor quality control doomed the mass produced statuary industry. ---
**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 14, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5288 "2022-01-14T02:34:42Z")
It’s a shame the scientist never had a head for figures. ---
**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 14, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5289 "2022-01-14T15:41:44Z")
And this one goes to… > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > The Ionian News Channel: Not Just A Bunch Of Talking Heads ---
**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 14, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5290 "2022-01-14T16:20:30Z")
Oh, thank you! (I liked KO’s better, myself.) [![](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.e56896a17fedda2f48ac0ce5f920f80d?rik=BP5nnSnZFVI0ow&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) ](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.e56896a17fedda2f48ac0ce5f920f80d?rik=BP5nnSnZFVI0ow&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) ---
**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 14, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5291 "2022-01-14T16:46:03Z")
The moment you are done painting, we’re going to rip your face off. ---
**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 14, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5292 "2022-01-14T17:12:03Z")
“No, it’s St. CATrick’s day.” ---
**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 14, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5293 "2022-01-14T18:45:33Z")
During the Potato Famine, household pets resorted to subterfuge to avoid being eaten. ---
**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 15, 2022, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5294 "2022-01-15T04:08:23Z")
“If this had been the 21st century, we’d have been drawn as anthrocritters instead of actual cats”. ---
**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 15, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5295 "2022-01-15T14:19:58Z")
And the Winner is… > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > “No, it’s St. CATrick’s day.” Good job, KO! ---
**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 15, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5296 "2022-01-15T15:04:01Z")
Than you Prof. Let’s try something from early America. [![](https://imgix.ranker.com/user_node_img/50060/1001190636/original/the-hallucinations-weren-and-_39_t-faked-photo-u1?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&dpr=2&w=650) ](https://imgix.ranker.com/user_node_img/50060/1001190636/original/the-hallucinations-weren-and-_39_t-faked-photo-u1?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&dpr=2&w=650) ---
**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 15, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5297 "2022-01-15T15:35:59Z")
Dr. Pepper! So misunderstood… ---
**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 15, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5298 "2022-01-15T16:52:19Z")
Ben Franklin’s mistress learned the hard way not to testify against him. ---
**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 16, 2022, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5299 "2022-01-16T02:52:55Z")
We made a podium out of her. Does that prove she’s a witch? ---
**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 16, 2022, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5300 "2022-01-16T03:12:45Z")
Next time, Salem will rethink the ramifications of putting a suspected witch on trial if she really _is_ a witch. ---
**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 16, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5301 "2022-01-16T11:50:49Z")
(Right side of the picture.) Larry, Moe, and Curley THOUGHT it was a good idea to being the lightning rods inside so they wouldn’t get wet. The Puritans found out that even “safe distancing pattycake” would bring retaliation from the heavens. ---
**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 16, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5302 "2022-01-16T16:53:54Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > Ben Franklin’s mistress learned the hard way not to testify against him. Super caption! You’re next @Kent_Clark. ---
**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 16, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5303 "2022-01-16T21:36:29Z")
Aaaaand let’s go from the past to the future! [![](https://internationalbanker.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Autonomous-Finance.png) ](https://internationalbanker.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Autonomous-Finance.png) ---
**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 16, 2022, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5304 "2022-01-16T22:01:24Z")
Hello. Yes. This is Peggy. How may I be of service to you to-day? ---
**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 16, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5305 "2022-01-16T22:02:06Z")
The… Wi… Fi… seems… …awful…ly… slow… to…daaaay… ---
**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 16, 2022, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5306 "2022-01-16T22:17:40Z")
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