# 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:** 373
**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 25, 2023, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7447 "2023-02-25T05:20:56Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > Somebody wanted a Mardi Gras Gato? I’m curious if anyone caught my pun - Gato/Gâteau? (I had in mind those gaudy King Cakes, but I think it fell flat in the execution. Also, I think I’ve used that pun here before!) ---
**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 25, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7448 "2023-02-25T13:50:17Z")
No, **coffee** , I’m sad to say I didn’t catch it. It makes for a much better caption, explained. ---
**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 25, 2023, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7449 "2023-02-25T16:20:57Z")
Thx! I had a feeling it wasn’t going to work as written! ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7450 "2023-02-25T16:24:30Z")
I will humbly accept the torch. Thanks, @Prof.Pepperwinkle! In keeping with the current events theme: [![](https://media.worldnomads.com/Explore/europe/belgium-carnaval-festival.jpg) ](https://media.worldnomads.com/Explore/europe/belgium-carnaval-festival.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:** [February 25, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7451 "2023-02-25T16:46:36Z")
For three tense days, renegade units of the Swiss Guard terrorized Rome. ---
**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 25, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7452 "2023-02-25T18:29:19Z")
We’re men! 🎶 We’re men in tights! ---
**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 25, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7453 "2023-02-25T21:13:18Z")
“Do guy foxes really have mustaches like that?” ---
**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 26, 2023, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7454 "2023-02-26T03:36:05Z")
The original costume designer for _Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band_ was quietly dismissed. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7455 "2023-02-26T20:32:02Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > For three tense days, renegade units of the Swiss Guard terrorized Rome. The idea of the Swiss Guard terrorizing anyone is laughable. You’re up, @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:** [February 26, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7456 "2023-02-26T20:55:26Z")
Thanks @knoodler! [![](https://d2zw9f2dp6ompi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/19222838/Untitled-design-310.png) ](https://d2zw9f2dp6ompi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/19222838/Untitled-design-310.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 26, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7457 "2023-02-26T21:38:46Z")
We are the boys in the chorus, we hope you like our show We know you’re rooting for us, but now we have to go! ---
**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 26, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7458 "2023-02-26T21:39:13Z")
If you want to know who we are, we are gentlemen of Japan 🎶 ---
**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 27, 2023, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7459 "2023-02-27T01:20:18Z")
Ya know, you don’t have to get _all_ the badges before you can quit Boy Scouts. ---
**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 27, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7460 "2023-02-27T01:59:54Z")
Gotta say, Kim, that hat looks really good on you. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7461 "2023-02-27T02:24:23Z")
The plan to unveil the giant magnet weapon at the parade was about to go terribly wrong. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7462 "2023-02-27T06:36:28Z")
🎶 _How I want to be in that number When the Kims go marching in_ 🎶 ---
**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 27, 2023, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7463 "2023-02-27T11:36:55Z")
“This is my medal for having the most medals.” ---
**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 28, 2023, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7464 "2023-02-28T03:48:58Z")
Okay everyone, these are ALL great responses; I LOL. So anyone could have been the winner but since there can be only one, I’ll spin the wheel and get: > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Ya know, you don’t have to get _all_ the badges before you can quit Boy Scouts. P.S. My own entry would have been “Gold medals? Oh no, these are foil-wrapped chocolates! Much greater honor in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea!” ---
**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 28, 2023, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7465 "2023-02-28T05:10:58Z")
Let’s try this… [![](https://culturacolectiva-cultura-colectiva-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/4mJiMOaH2YhQ7Tqlcy4MRzabNZ0=/1024x768/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/culturacolectiva/2VDMGLFOS5ANZOE356O4TFZFQI.jpg) ](https://culturacolectiva-cultura-colectiva-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/4mJiMOaH2YhQ7Tqlcy4MRzabNZ0=/1024x768/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/culturacolectiva/2VDMGLFOS5ANZOE356O4TFZFQI.jpg) ---
**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 28, 2023, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7466 "2023-02-28T11:56:21Z")
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