# 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:** 267
**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 20, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5327 "2022-01-20T21:21:19Z")
“I was getting around to driving it. I didn’t realize 50 years had gone by.” ---
**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 20, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5328 "2022-01-20T22:12:59Z")
For years afterward the Whomping Willow continued its vengeance on the Ford Anglia. ---
**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 20, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5329 "2022-01-20T22:35:23Z")
Chia Car! Easy to do and fun to grow. Just add water. ---
**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 21, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5330 "2022-01-21T20:17:02Z")
Bob is hesitant to give up his parking space. ---
**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 21, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5331 "2022-01-21T21:27:30Z")
Darn it. Another group of excellent captions where it is SO hard to choose. I did a web search for “Chia Car” - who would have thought… > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > The prototype for the Nissan Leaf needed a little tinkering. Caught my fancy because it is the sort of thing that SHOULD be true. Please take it away Elmer J. Fudd. ---
**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 21, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5332 "2022-01-21T21:43:44Z")
Thanks! [![](https://marktavares.com/wp-content/gallery/current-work/Kong1976_002.jpg) ](https://marktavares.com/wp-content/gallery/current-work/Kong1976_002.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 21, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5333 "2022-01-21T23:22:05Z")
Ook! … ---
**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 22, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5334 "2022-01-22T00:36:57Z")
Mecha-Kong always loses. ---
**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 22, 2022, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5335 "2022-01-22T00:43:45Z")
(out of play) This picture was so weird I had to research it. It’s by an artist named Mark Tavares and the link I followed to its source labeled it Kong1976\_002.jpg. So evidently it’s a commentary about the DeLaurentiis movie. The pose is based on the famous Muhammad Ali/Sony Liston knock-out. ---
**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 22, 2022, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5336 "2022-01-22T03:41:29Z")
In retrospect, the humans’ big mistake was in letting the sentient apes sharpen their fighting skills. ---
**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 22, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5337 "2022-01-22T12:25:55Z")
None of the sequels can stand up to the 1933 _King Kong_. ---
**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 22, 2022, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5338 "2022-01-22T21:05:13Z")
“Think a roomful of us can’t write Shakespeare _now_, punk?” ---
**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 23, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5339 "2022-01-23T00:22:09Z")
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots meets Barrel of Monkeys. ---
**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 23, 2022, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5340 "2022-01-23T00:30:02Z")
The Winner: > [@Lumpy](#): > > Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots meets Barrel of Monkeys. > [@Lumpy](#): > > So evidently it’s a commentary about the DeLaurentiis movie. Yes. That’s Jeff Bridges “comforting” Jessica Lange. Mark Tavares nails that 1970s MAD Magazine house style. ---
**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 23, 2022, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5341 "2022-01-23T01:01:56Z")
I dunno’ if we’ve done this already, but: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KIxegyF-5Do/maxresdefault_live.jpg) ](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KIxegyF-5Do/maxresdefault_live.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 23, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5342 "2022-01-23T14:18:00Z")
Why is that evil girl scaring the poor clown? ---
**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 23, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5343 "2022-01-23T20:21:05Z")
After hearing Judy Collins’s “Send in the Clowns” for the millionth time, Bozo snapped. Terry Pratchett SAID that Clown Guild at Ankh-Morpork was no laughing matter. Click here for the REAL secret of Oak Island. ---
**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 23, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5344 "2022-01-23T21:47:16Z")
Ridi, Pagliaccio! So, you didn’t want to supersize your fries, eh? ---
**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 23, 2022, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5345 "2022-01-23T21:49:08Z")
“I’ve already told you; there’s no way I’m going to fit twenty of you in the car if you bring that shovel!” ---
**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 24, 2022, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5346 "2022-01-24T02:45:14Z")
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