# 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:** 280
**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:** [March 17, 2022, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5587 "2022-03-17T11:21:06Z")
“OK, here we are. So what will you be doing in the Big Apple?” “Oh, just helping to update a statue.” ---
**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:** [March 17, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5588 "2022-03-17T19:46:26Z")
“Now that we’re done filming (POTA) for today, hop on the back and I’ll give you a ride home again.” (I just LOVE seeing the reactions from the other drivers.) ---
**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:** [March 17, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5589 "2022-03-17T19:48:16Z")
“I’d love to give you a lift, Cornelius, but I don’t have a helmet that would fit your head.” ---
**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:** [March 18, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5590 "2022-03-18T15:18:24Z")
Incredible Journey, Part 7 - An ape and a hog discover America. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5591 "2022-03-18T17:14:36Z")
“You know Billy; we blew it. We blew it up. God damn you all to Hell.” ---
**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:** [March 18, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5592 "2022-03-18T20:07:53Z")
This one was worth waiting for: > [@Lumpy](#): > > “You know Billy; we blew it. We blew it up. God damn you all to Hell.” Yer up, @Lumpy ---
**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:** [March 18, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5593 "2022-03-18T22:15:04Z")
[![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4d/97/8e/4d978e6b7f101775019bb62f9faa03a5.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4d/97/8e/4d978e6b7f101775019bb62f9faa03a5.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:** [March 18, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5594 "2022-03-18T22:28:28Z")
Where’s the kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5595 "2022-03-18T22:32:11Z")
This why Whosville has never won a war. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2022, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5596 "2022-03-19T03:20:07Z")
This time, enemy soldiers made sure to evacuate the tank when Superman bent the cannon back over. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5597 "2022-03-19T13:15:45Z")
War of the Masochists ---
**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:** [March 19, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5598 "2022-03-19T13:34:06Z")
“Sir, I think I’ve found the problem.” ---
**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:** [March 20, 2022, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5599 "2022-03-20T02:06:06Z")
Okay, I got the biggest laugh from > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > This time enemy soldiers made sure to evacuate the tank when Superman bent the cannon back over. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2022, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5600 "2022-03-20T03:11:45Z")
Thanks Lumpy. What’s happening here? [![](https://external-preview.redd.it/hg-XgfHnPHWgivVMj2LVdmdAb82WTfgv1ATDaRdIKlY.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=a8ee275e1ccaa50cb1216de3d71c6dec886d227a) ](https://external-preview.redd.it/hg-XgfHnPHWgivVMj2LVdmdAb82WTfgv1ATDaRdIKlY.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=a8ee275e1ccaa50cb1216de3d71c6dec886d227a) ---
**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:** [March 20, 2022, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5601 "2022-03-20T03:50:04Z")
Modern PC refresher course for people who still use Windows 95. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2022, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5602 "2022-03-20T13:52:14Z")
…There’s no way I’m coming up with something funnier than Lumpy’s. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5603 "2022-03-20T23:50:25Z")
[You’re right, Prof. P…] Using T. Rexes on the helpdesk didn’t work out – it was just too hard to make headsets to fit them. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5604 "2022-03-21T00:00:51Z")
C’mon, y’all didn’t think Barney the purple dinosaur made it big on his talent, did you? ---
**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:** [March 21, 2022, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5605 "2022-03-21T01:22:30Z")
If they had used Macs, they wouldn’t be extinct. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2022, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5606 "2022-03-21T11:05:50Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > Modern PC refresher course for people who still use Windows 95. I’ll give it to Lumpy because of popular demand, but > [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > If they had used Macs, they wouldn’t be extinct. this one gets honorable mention because I encounter this stonewall with my diehard Mac coworkers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=279) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=281)