# 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:** 289
**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:** [April 15, 2022, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5767 "2022-04-15T03:20:52Z")
YouTube’s Dr. Pimple Popper has _really_ outdone herself this time! ---
**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 15, 2022, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5768 "2022-04-15T11:15:18Z")
New Cure for Painful Rectal Itch ---
**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 15, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5769 "2022-04-15T13:25:19Z")
The remains of Sonic the Hedgehog have been almost carefully preserved. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5770 "2022-04-15T15:03:44Z")
The Good Humor jackfruit-flavored ice cream bar was a short-lived experiment. ---
**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 15, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5771 "2022-04-15T15:21:17Z")
The loofah for men who type “tactical” in every product search on Amazon. ---
**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 16, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5772 "2022-04-16T22:34:16Z")
My own entry would have been “the rare Spiked Tribble was much less popular than the furry ones”. Gonna give this to: > [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > The loofah for men who type “tactical” in every product search on Amazon. Although I wanted to ask- > New Cure for Painful Rectal Itch -_cure?_ ---
**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 17, 2022, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5773 "2022-04-17T01:19:05Z")
[Can anyone translate Russian?](https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2022/jan/13/back-in-the-ussr-1920s-soviet-film-posters-in-pictures#img-2) ---
**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 17, 2022, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5774 "2022-04-17T01:41:44Z")
You mean this one? “From Sergei Eisenstein! Village of the Damned meets Vertigo meets Triumph of the Will” [![](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1d075a6c5232d32f2b7ab8e3dc7c62cf539ca11e/12_76_2711_3719/master/2711.png?width=1920&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f52ae70627846d956bdfff053bac0586) ](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1d075a6c5232d32f2b7ab8e3dc7c62cf539ca11e/12_76_2711_3719/master/2711.png?width=1920&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f52ae70627846d956bdfff053bac0586) ---
**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 17, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5775 "2022-04-17T01:49:37Z")
(If anybody’s interested, my translation would be “Private Life,” and the actress is Petra Vinogradova.) In play: "Petra, I love your sky-blue eyyyyyys … ---
**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 17, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5776 "2022-04-17T13:57:29Z")
In Soviet Russia movies watch you! ---
**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 17, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5777 "2022-04-17T16:28:32Z")
Hairdressers had to use Olympic High Dives to reach the 50-foot Woman’s hair. They had to be careful with the hair gel however, as they were vulnerable to slipping to their deaths,. ---
**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 18, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5778 "2022-04-18T00:53:01Z")
@Prof.Pepperwinkle Sometimes the basic ones are the most satisfying ---
**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 18, 2022, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5779 "2022-04-18T12:41:19Z")
Thanks! [![](https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.klBh76Za7LyxXnr1gvOyUQHaFa?pid=ImgDet&rs=1) ](https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.klBh76Za7LyxXnr1gvOyUQHaFa?pid=ImgDet&rs=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 18, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5780 "2022-04-18T14:07:05Z")
They see me rollin’ They hatin’ Patrollin’ and tryna catch me ridin’ dirty Tryna catch me ridin’ dirty ---
**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 18, 2022, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5781 "2022-04-18T23:21:56Z")
Not shown in photo: how the _Pimp My Ride_ guys rigged a spark plug in the bung with a switch on the saddle for flaming exhaust. ---
**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 19, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5782 "2022-04-19T15:49:20Z")
And our winner is Slithy Tove! > [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > Not shown in photo: how the _Pimp My Ride_ guys rigged a spark plug in the bung with a switch on the saddle for flaming exhaust. ---
**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 19, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5783 "2022-04-19T16:57:41Z")
[Bertram de Born regrets asking for the ability to see into those hard to reach cupboards](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertran_de_Born#/media/File:Dantes_Inferno_Canto_28.jpg) ---
**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 19, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5784 "2022-04-19T18:08:17Z")
[![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Dantes_Inferno_Canto_28.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Dantes_Inferno_Canto_28.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:** [April 20, 2022, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5785 "2022-04-20T11:55:23Z")
The Final Fate of Max Headroom ---
**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 20, 2022, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5786 "2022-04-20T12:17:07Z")
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