# 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:** 354
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7067 "2022-12-15T23:00:51Z")
Thanks Prof! [![](https://i2-prod.birminghammail.co.uk/incoming/article22057695.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/0_Christmas-light-chaos.jpg) ](https://i2-prod.birminghammail.co.uk/incoming/article22057695.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/0_Christmas-light-chaos.jpg) ---
**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:** [December 16, 2022, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7068 "2022-12-16T00:19:51Z")
Don’t let your daughters become Ambulance groupies; they might grow up to be lawyers. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2022, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7069 "2022-12-16T10:50:46Z")
Recreating the final scene of _Crocodile Dundee_ doesn’t always work well. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7070 "2022-12-16T13:26:14Z")
From Pennsylvania folks are headed south to Dixie’s sunny shore: From Atlantic to Pacific, gee, the traffic is terrific. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7071 "2022-12-17T23:02:14Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Recreating the final scene of _Crocodile Dundee_ doesn’t always work well. I think we have a winner! @Knowed_Out, you’re up. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2022, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7072 "2022-12-18T04:31:04Z")
Birds of a feather… [![](https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/32fa59803b23b8c27f2993d913ceb44ef350e0ee/hub/2018/04/04/5bc9b2a3-c7f9-4eb1-b25d-3cce85867a0f/pigeonpeople.jpg?auto=webp&width=1200) ](https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/32fa59803b23b8c27f2993d913ceb44ef350e0ee/hub/2018/04/04/5bc9b2a3-c7f9-4eb1-b25d-3cce85867a0f/pigeonpeople.jpg?auto=webp&width=1200) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2022, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7073 "2022-12-18T04:35:12Z")
These people used to be pigeon-toed. Now they’re able to lead normal lives without tripping over their own feet. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2022, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7074 "2022-12-18T12:08:58Z")
Of all of Batman’s many foes, the Pigeon Gang struck fear the least. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7075 "2022-12-18T15:28:43Z")
Do they bob their heads when they walk? ---
**Author:** ![rippingtons\_fan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rippingtons_fan/32/11767_2.png) [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7076 "2022-12-18T17:36:36Z")
Where’s the nearest Confederate monument? ---
**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:** [December 18, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7077 "2022-12-18T20:15:06Z")
Memento from the first - and last - FBI Informant and Witness Protection Program reunion. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2022, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7078 "2022-12-19T01:48:05Z")
OK. this was the weirdest, so it wins. You’re up @Oly! ---
**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:** [December 19, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7079 "2022-12-19T13:26:11Z")
Back to the season at hand. [![](https://sadanduseless.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/awkward-xmas-families1.jpg) ](https://sadanduseless.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/awkward-xmas-families1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7080 "2022-12-19T14:18:59Z")
It’s the Ghost of Christmas Dad. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7081 "2022-12-19T15:22:08Z")
Album cover for “The Pajamas’ Favorite Christmas Carols” ---
**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:** [December 19, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7082 "2022-12-19T15:29:39Z")
Blatant hint of what dad wants for Christmas ---
**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:** [December 19, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7083 "2022-12-19T15:36:59Z")
I dunno – would this picture really be _that_ much weirder if I had pj’s like the girls and mom? ---
**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:** [December 19, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7084 "2022-12-19T15:37:58Z")
Every year they dig up Dad out of the deep freeze for the picture. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7085 "2022-12-19T15:52:03Z")
Let’s just hope his lump of coal is big enough for modesty’s sake. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7086 "2022-12-19T16:44:16Z")
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