# 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:** 287
**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:** [April 9, 2022, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5727 "2022-04-09T14:08:13Z")
I feel like a nap now. Think I’ll sleep precariously balanced on top of this angled roof. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2022, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5728 "2022-04-09T21:42:43Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > “Damn you Christo!” Short, sweet and to the point. Go for it, @Slithy_Tove ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5729 "2022-04-09T21:55:51Z")
Thanks! Can someone please load [this gif](https://gifer.com/en/6gU8) for me? ---
**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:** [April 10, 2022, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5730 "2022-04-10T02:47:07Z")
Used “Copy GIF link” [![](https://i.gifer.com/6gU8.gif) ](https://i.gifer.com/6gU8.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5731 "2022-04-10T02:47:37Z")
Thanks! ---
**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:** [April 10, 2022, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5732 "2022-04-10T03:06:08Z")
DC Comics openly-lesbian Batwoman actually goes further back than most people are aware of. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2022, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5733 "2022-04-10T12:19:26Z")
Everything was beautiful at the ballet… ---
**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:** [April 10, 2022, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5734 "2022-04-10T12:19:40Z")
Batman meets The Dreamer! ---
**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:** [April 10, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5735 "2022-04-10T13:17:33Z")
“Which smells better? The Secret or the Arrid Extra Dry?” ---
**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:** [April 10, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5736 "2022-04-10T13:18:39Z")
Once again Humperdinck puts the audience to sleep. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5737 "2022-04-10T14:34:35Z")
“Just buy a ceiling fan, already!” ---
**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:** [April 10, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5738 "2022-04-10T21:10:02Z")
Nosferatu the MUSICAL! Choreography by Twyla Tharp ---
**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:** [April 10, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5739 "2022-04-10T22:37:16Z")
(Sorry. Humperdinck didn’t compose _Die Fliedermaus_, that was Johann Strauss. Ah, well.) ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5740 "2022-04-10T23:01:22Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > “Which smells better? The Secret or the Arrid Extra Dry?” Lace up and hit the ice @Knowed_Out To be fair here, the silly bat woman was capable of a [much better photo](https://en.unifrance.org/directories/person/392675/musidora#&gid=1&pid=1) ---
**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:** [April 11, 2022, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5741 "2022-04-11T10:43:36Z")
Thanks, Slithy\_Tove. 'Twas brillig. [![](https://allthatsinteresting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/john-dillinger-body.jpeg) ](https://allthatsinteresting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/john-dillinger-body.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5742 "2022-04-11T13:14:59Z")
The citizens of Chicago attempting to de-tumesce John Dillinger in a manner recalling [this scene from “Airplane!”](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i0GW0Vnr9Yc) ---
**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:** [April 11, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5743 "2022-04-11T14:01:14Z")
Yeah, Johnny, when they tell you it’s five bucks for room and board? This is whatcha get. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5744 "2022-04-11T14:42:03Z")
Yes, rigor mortis _is_ real and, yes Dillinger _was_ hung like a horse. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5745 "2022-04-11T15:39:11Z")
“If your erection lasts more than four hours, or continues after your death, seek medical attention.” ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5746 "2022-04-12T06:08:25Z")
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