# 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:** 36

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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 3, 2020, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/702 "2020-09-03T02:16:56Z")

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I seen a peanut stand, heard a rubber band  
I seen a needle that winked its eye  
But I be done seen about everything  
When I see a…whatever that thing is… fly

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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 3, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/703 "2020-09-03T02:33:17Z")

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Grandma, what big ears you have!

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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 3, 2020, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/704 "2020-09-03T12:44:52Z")

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I hear Jif’s the peanut butter for fennecy moms.

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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 3, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/705 "2020-09-03T13:34:55Z")

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Big ears have little pictures.

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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/706 "2020-09-03T19:55:42Z")

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_“A gust of wind, a flicker of light–one look and I knew she was the girl for me.”_

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**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:** [September 3, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/707 "2020-09-03T21:47:56Z")

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I’m all ears! (someone had to put the obvious one up)

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**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:** [September 3, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/708 "2020-09-03T21:50:15Z")

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9 months after Zootopia…

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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 4, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/709 "2020-09-04T00:57:40Z")

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And the winner is… @Elmer_J.Fudd with

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> I seen a peanut stand, heard a rubber band  
> I seen a needle that winked its eye  
> But I be done seen about everything  
> When I see a…whatever that thing is… fly

Runner-up is a tie between @Prof.Pepperwinkle with “Big ears have little pictures”, and @Running_Coach with “There’s life on Mars! I can _hear_ it.”

Congratulations!

You’re up, **@Elmer_J.Fudd**.

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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 4, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/710 "2020-09-04T03:02:15Z")

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WooHoo!

[![](https://myq105.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/79/2019/10/2628447-1.jpg) ](https://myq105.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/79/2019/10/2628447-1.jpg)

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/711 "2020-09-04T03:05:14Z")

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Gotham Elementary went a little batshit with the new crossing guard uniforms.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/712 "2020-09-04T03:06:43Z")

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Under the influence of The Joker’s Youth Ray, Batman embarrassed himself on the first day of school.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/713 "2020-09-04T03:13:19Z")

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Batman was absent the day they taught underwear in kindergarten.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/714 "2020-09-04T03:29:03Z")

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While chasing The Chicken, Batman lost the Batrope and required the assistance of small children to cross the road.

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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 4, 2020, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/715 "2020-09-04T04:07:34Z")

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“Just be patient, kids! I told Alfred to be here at 7:30 sharp!”

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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 4, 2020, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/716 "2020-09-04T04:16:52Z")

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“Good citizens don’t fidget, and they wait patiently for the school bus.”

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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 4, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/717 "2020-09-04T04:18:26Z")

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“I did promise you all rides in the Batmobile, but it will have to be one at a time. It doesn’t have room for everybody at once.”

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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/718 "2020-09-04T04:21:43Z")

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_“Can we go home now, Mr. Batman? I don’t think Superman is coming anymore.”_

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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 4, 2020, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/719 "2020-09-04T04:27:25Z")

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“Okay, the boy to my right can be Riddler, and the boy in the coat can be Penguin, but what about the three girls? Oh, I know: you can all be Catwoman! After all, we did have Lee Meriwether, Eartha Kitt, and Julie Newmar…”

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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/720 "2020-09-04T04:50:43Z")

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_“No, you’re just a guy in a costume and we’ll get grounded for talking to a stranger.”_

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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 4, 2020, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/721 "2020-09-04T05:16:01Z")

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“Okay, kids, we’re going to wait on the Bat-Kerb, for the Bat-Schoolbus, and we’re going to greet the Bat-Driver politely, and then we’ll take our Bat-Seats. Don’t make me use my Bat-Misbehaving-Children spray!”

( **Aside** –did anybody else notice that this photo is from the UK? Look at the license plates on the cars in the background. Hence my spelling of “kerb” for what is spelled “curb” in North America.")

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