# 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:** 367
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7327 "2023-01-31T03:31:05Z")
Watch out, Mr Frodo! He’s spotted us! ---
**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:** [January 31, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7328 "2023-01-31T13:06:47Z")
The sequel to _Hawmps_ ---
**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:** [February 1, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7329 "2023-02-01T02:48:51Z")
My own entry would have been “Russian forces in Ukraine adapt after heavy armor losses”. The winna’: > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Note that neither the rider nor his mount are wearing pajamas. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7330 "2023-02-01T18:19:23Z")
[![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ec56d6e4b07c3f656a7f2e/1554309806335-30Z8U3POTX44GP6O1TA9/Screenshot+2019-04-03+at+17.43.07.png) ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ec56d6e4b07c3f656a7f2e/1554309806335-30Z8U3POTX44GP6O1TA9/Screenshot+2019-04-03+at+17.43.07.png) ---
**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:** [February 1, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7331 "2023-02-01T18:33:07Z")
What the well-dressed bather will wear. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7332 "2023-02-01T18:33:25Z")
I’m… Bathman. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7333 "2023-02-01T18:49:12Z")
My brain hurts! ---
**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:** [February 1, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7334 "2023-02-01T20:08:18Z")
Why Humphrey Bogart never did any shirtless scenes. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7335 "2023-02-02T05:07:06Z")
_There he was, just a’standin’ on the beach Singin’ ‘Doo wah diddy diddy dum diddy doo’_ ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7336 "2023-02-02T07:17:33Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > My brain hurts! So does mine, which is why I don’t have a suitable caption! ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7337 "2023-02-02T07:21:28Z")
“You said the beach would be fun. Okay, we’re at the beach. Are we having fun yet?” ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7338 "2023-02-02T16:22:29Z")
Sgt. Mike Hudbucker, undercover cop, reporting for duty. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7339 "2023-02-02T18:48:05Z")
_We had joy, we had fun We had seasons in the sun But the sand in our shoes Always giving us the blues_ ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7340 "2023-02-02T18:50:06Z")
The winner: > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Sgt. Mike Hudbucker, undercover cop, reporting for duty. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7341 "2023-02-02T20:23:53Z")
Yay! And next we have… [![](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.39585f45677629c2c641c57ee51c01ea?rik=b63b0m0mMtdHBA&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) ](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.39585f45677629c2c641c57ee51c01ea?rik=b63b0m0mMtdHBA&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7342 "2023-02-02T20:38:18Z")
Well, THAT explains why they’re an endangered species. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7343 "2023-02-02T20:48:45Z")
“O Bongo boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling” ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7344 "2023-02-02T21:02:59Z")
Koko misunderstood when the TV crew asked if he wanted to be in Amazing Race. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7345 "2023-02-02T22:40:08Z")
The Highland branch of the Lowland Gorilla subspecies. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7346 "2023-02-03T03:18:27Z")
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