# 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
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### 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: [September 24, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6627 "2022-09-24T18:57:53Z")

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Animal control had to call in help when faced with an extreme case of dog breath.

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### 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: [September 24, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6628 "2022-09-24T19:02:39Z")

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Militarizing the postal service did nothing to neutralize the mailman’s natural enemy.

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### Author: ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2022, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6629 "2022-09-25T06:28:38Z")

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OK, time to decide on a winner! And the winner is…

> [@Spoons](#):
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> “C’mon, you dogfaces! You wanna live forever?”

Take it away, **Spoons!**

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### 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: [September 25, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6630 "2022-09-25T17:55:37Z")

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Thanks!

Okay, I have no idea what is going on here. But I’m sure that you folks can tell me:

[![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TFibH12iqzI/AAAAAAABUmU/xKeuxV9yroc/s800/029.jpg) ](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TFibH12iqzI/AAAAAAABUmU/xKeuxV9yroc/s800/029.jpg)

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### 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: [September 25, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6631 "2022-09-25T18:00:14Z")

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Der Upzenfallensmascheninderface. By Revlon.

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### Author: ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6632 "2022-09-25T20:26:01Z")

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Again?! Who switched off gravity this time??

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### 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: [September 25, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6633 "2022-09-25T21:51:18Z")

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Trying to mimic Fred Astaire’s dance on the ceiling routine while drunk is never a good idea.

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### 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: [September 26, 2022, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6634 "2022-09-26T02:05:57Z")

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That Belle always has her face stuck in a book!

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### 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: [September 26, 2022, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6635 "2022-09-26T04:37:40Z")

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Detective Wiltz, the first on the scene, carefully scanned the crime scene and submitted his resignation.

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### 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: [September 26, 2022, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6636 "2022-09-26T04:39:28Z")

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You don’t want to be indoors when the Rapture happens.

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### 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: [September 26, 2022, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6637 "2022-09-26T10:43:28Z")

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_Oh what a feeling_  
_Stapled to the ceiling_

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### 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: [September 26, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6638 "2022-09-26T13:24:54Z")

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Never practice your high jumps indoors. Just a tip.

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### 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: [September 26, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6639 "2022-09-26T13:34:10Z")

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“I see you’re still attracted to the guy living on the floor above.”

What was I reading? Levitation for Dummies.

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### 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: [September 26, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6640 "2022-09-26T13:38:34Z")

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This is Lewis Carol. _This_ is Lewis Carol on drugs.

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### 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: [September 26, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6641 "2022-09-26T13:50:44Z")

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“Regan, are you out of bed yet?”

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### Author: ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6642 "2022-09-26T14:35:18Z")

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She always had her nose in books with the most uplifting stories.

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### 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: [September 26, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6643 "2022-09-26T23:47:59Z")

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This one’s going to @Bonum_Legatum for this outrageous visual pun:

> [@Bonum\_Legatum](#):
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> “I see you’re still attracted to the guy living on the floor above.”

All yours, **Bonum**!

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### 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: [September 27, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6644 "2022-09-27T12:47:05Z")

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Thank you. I confess - it was a caption from a similar cartoon I saw years ago.

Let us try this:

[![](https://i.imgur.com/NfjsK7t.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/NfjsK7t.jpeg)

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### 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: [September 27, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6645 "2022-09-27T12:58:51Z")

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Posing for Michelangelo was a bitch.

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### 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: [September 27, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/6646 "2022-09-27T14:05:44Z")

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So it’s gonna be sort of a mash-up of _Tornado!_ and _Close Encounters_. Whaddaya think?

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