# 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:** 377
**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:** [March 10, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7527 "2023-03-10T18:02:13Z")
Music, shmoosic. That’s the best damn 3-D tattoo I’ve ever seen! ---
**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:** [March 10, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7528 "2023-03-10T19:45:58Z")
Johnny Redpants had to finally admit his bass player, Hoot Dufferson, was more serious about body modification than he was. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7529 "2023-03-10T20:27:16Z")
Very close second, Elmer. > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Johnny Redpants had to finally admit his bass player, Hoot Dufferson, was more serious about body modification than he was. But I decided to go with this one because it had a little bit of sass and sounds like a comeback to some rude person asking “What’s with the owl?” > [@Oly](#): > > The owl may look extraneous, but it earns its pay when the band covers _Who Are You_. ---
**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:** [March 12, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7530 "2023-03-12T17:28:19Z")
_Who who Who who_ I knew all the hours I spent memorizing that song lyric would someday pay off. And speaking of pay offs… [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/a38tzHDU0A4/maxresdefault.jpg) ](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/a38tzHDU0A4/maxresdefault.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7531 "2023-03-12T17:52:26Z")
At last we know what really happened with Schrödinger’s cat. ---
**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:** [March 12, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7532 "2023-03-12T21:08:53Z")
Rejected ideas for the Mandalorian ---
**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:** [March 13, 2023, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7533 "2023-03-13T00:02:46Z")
_Why is there water here?_ ---
**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:** [March 13, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7534 "2023-03-13T00:05:16Z")
Waiting For Goldfish, Act 1. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7535 "2023-03-13T15:52:41Z")
Ding, dong, dapper, Pussy’s in the crapper ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7536 "2023-03-14T07:39:34Z")
_A little privacy, please!_ ---
**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:** [March 14, 2023, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7537 "2023-03-14T08:06:40Z")
“Holy shit! It’s the dog, looking for a drink!” ---
**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:** [March 14, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7538 "2023-03-14T16:50:08Z")
Winner > [@Spoons](#): > > “Holy shit! It’s the dog, looking for a drink!” ---
**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:** [March 14, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7539 "2023-03-14T21:49:30Z")
Thanks! Okay, what’s going on here? [![](https://historydaily.org/content/53683/822b18ee8e0cd96bae4f02bca76a05d1.jpg) ](https://historydaily.org/content/53683/822b18ee8e0cd96bae4f02bca76a05d1.jpg) ---
**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:** [March 14, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7540 "2023-03-14T22:04:57Z")
The Fab Four had to find a new location (and new album name!) when the photoshoot at Stockholm Street proved too disruptive. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7541 "2023-03-14T23:06:14Z")
The same day this photo appeared in the newspaper, the guy who paints the lines on the street wrote a brief note reading, “Life has no purpose” and disappeared without a trace. ---
**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:** [March 15, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7542 "2023-03-15T00:15:41Z")
“My GPS is trying to kill me!!” ---
**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:** [March 15, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7543 "2023-03-15T00:25:43Z")
[Not really in play, **Spoons** – was this the day the Swedes switched to driving on the right?] ---
**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:** [March 15, 2023, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7544 "2023-03-15T00:53:09Z")
“Let Your Child Drive Day” is a blast! ---
**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:** [March 15, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7545 "2023-03-15T00:55:31Z")
While John thought the original cover design for _Abbey Road_ was a brilliant comment on contemporary society, Paul though it was “too busy.” ---
**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:** [March 15, 2023, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7546 "2023-03-15T01:15:33Z")
> [@Quondam\_Mechanic](#): > > [Not really in play, **Spoons** – was this the day the Swedes switched to driving on the right?] Yes, it’s a photo of what happened that day. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=376) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=378)