# A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 1) **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731 **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:** 310
### 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: [July 1, 2022, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6187 "2022-07-01T19:20:36Z")
The New Zealand version of _The Thing_ wasn’t really _that_ scary. ---
### Author: ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman) #### Post date: [July 1, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6188 "2022-07-01T19:25:26Z")
“Help!” ---
### 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: [July 1, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6189 "2022-07-01T20:09:23Z")
NOW’S a fine time to find out that I’m allergic to wool. If I dig deep enough I’ll find a pony, if I dig deep enough I’ll find a pony, if I dig — dammit, its just sheep all the way down. ---
### 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: [July 1, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6190 "2022-07-01T21:15:36Z")
“Wait, I’m supposed to herd you! Can you hear me? **I** herd **YOU!** ” ---
### Author: ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson) #### Post date: [July 2, 2022, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6191 "2022-07-02T04:51:27Z")
I’m passing! They don’t notice me! ---
### Author: ![LegendHasit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/legendhasit/32/8246_2.png) [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit) #### Post date: [July 2, 2022, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6192 "2022-07-02T12:36:39Z")
ahead of the flock ---
### 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: [July 2, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6193 "2022-07-02T16:07:23Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > “Wait, I’m supposed to herd you! Can you hear me? **I** herd **YOU!** ”  I liked every response equally, so picked at random. You’re up, @Kent_Clark! ---
### 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: [July 2, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6194 "2022-07-02T17:02:23Z")
What the heck, random’s good enough for me. Let’s do something wiith a holiday theme. [![](https://img.apmcdn.org/14c3d2f33b50f7b7037e5c55287fc8c25ad7cfc4/uncropped/de360a-20180704-dnt-fireworks-explosion-duluth2.jpg) ](https://img.apmcdn.org/14c3d2f33b50f7b7037e5c55287fc8c25ad7cfc4/uncropped/de360a-20180704-dnt-fireworks-explosion-duluth2.jpg) ---
### 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: [July 2, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6195 "2022-07-02T17:27:19Z")
“Oh the humanity!” ---
### 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: [July 3, 2022, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6196 "2022-07-03T11:17:41Z")
(Checks for low-flying planes) Happy 4th! ---
### 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: [July 3, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6197 "2022-07-03T13:35:20Z")
But the world is full of zanies and fools Who don’t believe in sensible rules And won’t believe what sensible people say And because these daft and dewey eyed dopes keep building up impossible hopes Impossible things are happening every day! ---
### 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: [July 4, 2022, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6198 "2022-07-04T01:03:37Z")
As fireworks photos go, I guess this was a dud. It’s supposed to be an explosion at a fireworks display, but only @Lumpy went that way. So go for it **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: [July 4, 2022, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6199 "2022-07-04T03:53:37Z")
[![](https://www.top5.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ridiculous-cars-4.jpg) ](https://www.top5.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ridiculous-cars-4.jpg) ---
### 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: [July 4, 2022, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6200 "2022-07-04T03:57:57Z")
After Orangeman’s secret identity was discovered, the Orangemobile was moved from the Orangecave to a car museum. ---
### 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: [July 4, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6201 "2022-07-04T04:02:40Z")
It _peels_ out after every _pit_ stop, as long as you don’t g_rind_ the gears during the d_rag_ race _segment_. (The white fluffy waste is called the “rag”) ---
### 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: [July 4, 2022, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6202 "2022-07-04T06:50:41Z")
At least it’s not a lemon. ---
### 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: [July 4, 2022, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6203 "2022-07-04T11:02:42Z")
Andre the Giant: “5 ball, corner pocket.” ---
### 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: [July 4, 2022, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6204 "2022-07-04T12:57:52Z")
So we’re at the local having a few and my mate says, “So what if life gives you oranges instead of lemons?” Anyway, one thing led to another… Y’think maybe we could unload these buggers at a Florida retirement community? ---
### 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: [July 4, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6205 "2022-07-04T22:05:45Z")
At last, a golf cart you won’t lose while playing a round in the snow. ---
### 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: [July 5, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6206 "2022-07-05T13:31:15Z")
“So I jammed on the brakes, but the darn thing just tipped over forward and rolled down the road.” NEWS ITEM: Oscar Mayer purchases Minutemaid. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=309) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=311)