# 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:** 297
**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:** [May 16, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5927 "2022-05-16T20:05:34Z")
“I could swear Cinnabon had a drive-thru!” ---
**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:** [May 17, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5928 "2022-05-17T16:23:41Z")
“This don’t look like no expressway to me!” ---
**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:** [May 18, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5929 "2022-05-18T17:37:31Z")
I knew I should have taken a right turn at Albuquerque. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5930 "2022-05-18T18:23:24Z")
Okay; my own caption would have been “The movies make it look so easy”. Lots of good entries but I’ll give it to: > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > “It’s the GPS’s fault! Computers are always trying to kill 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:** [May 19, 2022, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5931 "2022-05-19T10:54:40Z")
Thanks, Lumpy. Who let these dogs out? [![](https://preview.redd.it/7u5k5w23a8121.jpg?auto=webp&s=dd08d38536b691d526989e1f8a59a1316b4ccbed) ](https://preview.redd.it/7u5k5w23a8121.jpg?auto=webp&s=dd08d38536b691d526989e1f8a59a1316b4ccbed) ---
**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:** [May 19, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5932 "2022-05-19T13:10:16Z")
Sorry guys, we’re out of Alpo. How about some fries? ---
**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:** [May 19, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5933 "2022-05-19T14:09:59Z")
You’re one fry short of a happy meal. Oh yeah? You’re one dog short of a Cerberus. Better not order mush. We’re getting too husky We’re perfect for GrubHub. We’re at the _golden_ arches to _retrieve_ an order. We always get take-out, but our friend Marmaduke always does Dane-in. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5934 "2022-05-19T18:02:08Z")
The “dining out” scene in the live-action remake of _Lady and the Tramp_ had to drop the Italian caricatures. “Anyone see a dogsled go by here?” ---
**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:** [May 19, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5935 "2022-05-19T23:49:38Z")
You know, having comfort dogs at McDonalds might be a good idea. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5936 "2022-05-20T13:16:27Z")
How much are those doggies in the window? Meat inspectors reporting for duty. We heard you had hush puppies. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5937 "2022-05-20T15:02:32Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > You’re one fry short of a happy meal. > > Oh yeah? You’re one dog short of a Cerberus. Probably the only occasion this comeback can be used. Take it away Slithy! ---
**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:** [May 20, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5938 "2022-05-20T15:09:16Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > (You can right-click the image, then select “copy image” and paste in the post.) [![](https://i.imgur.com/pw5VbPM.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/pw5VbPM.jpg) Thanks! ---
**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:** [May 20, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5939 "2022-05-20T16:31:31Z")
Starsky and Hutch were early casualties of the defund the police movement ---
**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:** [May 20, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5940 "2022-05-20T18:54:50Z")
Marvel Universe Budget Cuts ---
**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:** [May 20, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5941 "2022-05-20T23:41:46Z")
Sergio Leone was stingy when it came to transportation allowances for his actors. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2022, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5942 "2022-05-21T01:18:32Z")
Tony Stark: Scooters are faster than skateboards. Logan: I look taller. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2022, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5943 "2022-05-21T01:39:17Z")
European chic could only go so far in making up for limited petrol supplies. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5944 "2022-05-21T15:18:30Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > Starsky and Hutch were early casualties of the defund the police movement Take it away! ---
**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:** [May 21, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5945 "2022-05-21T17:07:47Z")
One more for law enforcement [![](https://www.mytractorforum.com/attachments/05741u-jpg.26011/) ](https://www.mytractorforum.com/attachments/05741u-jpg.26011/) ---
**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:** [May 21, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/5946 "2022-05-21T17:21:38Z")
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