# 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:** 378
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7547 "2023-03-15T03:26:47Z")
Nobody move! I’ve lost a contact! ---
**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, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7548 "2023-03-15T23:14:16Z")
I think this one has to go to @Elmer_J.Fudd for this observation: > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > “Let Your Child Drive Day” is a blast! All yours, **Elmer**! ---
**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, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7549 "2023-03-15T23:28:21Z")
[![](https://i0.wp.com/boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Snapshots-22-1280x1030-1.jpg) ](https://i0.wp.com/boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Snapshots-22-1280x1030-1.jpg) ---
**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 16, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7550 "2023-03-16T01:22:23Z")
You’re sure this is a good way to trim my hair, right, Mom? ---
**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 16, 2023, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7551 "2023-03-16T01:32:15Z")
Madame Defarge, art teacher. ---
**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 16, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7552 "2023-03-16T01:42:37Z")
The reason Little Jackie Paper never got back to see Puff. ---
**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 16, 2023, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7553 "2023-03-16T03:01:27Z")
In a previous era, editing the office Letterhead was a literal activity. ---
**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 16, 2023, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7554 "2023-03-16T11:44:05Z")
Vic Morrow trains for his Twilight Zone: The Movie role. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7555 "2023-03-16T13:55:51Z")
Jane took her role as the Red Queen very seriously. ---
**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 17, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7556 "2023-03-17T14:26:24Z")
The winner: > [@Oly](#): > > In a previous era, editing the office Letterhead was a literal activity. ---
**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 18, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7557 "2023-03-18T16:26:01Z")
Tanks! [![](https://memolition.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/01-y7T1wey.jpg) ](https://memolition.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/01-y7T1wey.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:** [March 18, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7558 "2023-03-18T16:31:58Z")
Rail-splitting technology has come a long way. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7559 "2023-03-18T16:39:12Z")
Abe Lincoln, Ghost Buster ---
**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 18, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7560 "2023-03-18T16:44:39Z")
Of all the terrible inventions that came out of the Civil War, little is said of the X-ray specs / jet pack combo that allowed the President to detect and evade Mary Todd before she entered the room. ---
**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 18, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7561 "2023-03-18T19:11:29Z")
Be excellent to each other and party on, dudes. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7562 "2023-03-18T19:45:51Z")
The warriors of the revived Lincoln Battalion in the 22nd century took pride in honoring their namesake by adopting his physical appearance. ---
**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 19, 2023, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7563 "2023-03-19T08:22:50Z")
“Well? Whaddya think? Is it _me_?” ---
**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 19, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7564 "2023-03-19T15:58:44Z")
_That’s a big Twinkie._ Winner > [@knoodler](#): > > Abe Lincoln, Ghost Buster ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7565 "2023-03-19T17:10:29Z")
Thanks @Oly! [![](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/05/04/bearfalls_custom-9fd44376ecf94120c690db0b0bb2882ad68c2d11-s1100-c50.jpg) ](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/05/04/bearfalls_custom-9fd44376ecf94120c690db0b0bb2882ad68c2d11-s1100-c50.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:** [March 19, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7566 "2023-03-19T18:46:14Z")
The end of _Cocaine Bear_ is kinda anticlimactic. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=377) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=379)