# 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:** 391
**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:** [April 27, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7807 "2023-04-27T01:59:33Z")
Revised “Awake!” the Raven spake To the babe who lay sleeping with ne’er a snore The babe who has stayed in my heart and is it’s sore The babe whom sleep is keeping and is keeping evermore The baby named Lenore ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7808 "2023-04-27T02:10:32Z")
No need to fear. There’s only one of me! (I’m calling it a crow, not a raven!) ---
**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:** [April 27, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7809 "2023-04-27T14:11:22Z")
The winner > [@Gary\_Robson](#): > > No need to fear. There’s only one of me! ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7810 "2023-04-27T14:59:38Z")
What? No prize? No medal? 🕶 How about this one? [![](https://garyrobson.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/baloo.jpg) ](https://garyrobson.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/baloo.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:** [April 27, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7811 "2023-04-27T16:58:23Z")
(Not in play) What am I looking at? A dog with a braided something around one ear? I’m whooshed. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7812 "2023-04-27T18:43:18Z")
I think it’s a hemp chew-toy. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2023, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7813 "2023-04-27T23:33:59Z")
They just put the Spot in Spotify. ---
**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:** [April 28, 2023, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7814 "2023-04-28T00:39:01Z")
No. You still can’t sell your dog on Etsy! ---
**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:** [April 28, 2023, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7815 "2023-04-28T00:56:35Z")
The captive Princess Leia hairdo is now available for canines. ---
**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:** [April 28, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7816 "2023-04-28T01:01:58Z")
Earbuds for dogs were distinctly different from earbuds for humans. ---
**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:** [April 28, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7817 "2023-04-28T01:41:42Z")
Another poor pooch afflicted with ear worm ring disease. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7818 "2023-04-28T05:10:16Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > (Not in play) What am I looking at? A dog with a braided something around one ear? I’m whooshed. It’s his favorite chew toy, and I have no idea why he was laying on his couch holding the toy like that. Good looking captions so far. About 10 hours to go… ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7819 "2023-04-28T15:06:31Z")
And the winner is… > [@Spoons](#): > > Earbuds for dogs were distinctly different from earbuds for humans. ---
**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:** [April 28, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7820 "2023-04-28T18:41:11Z")
Thanks! Let’s stick with animals, and see what you can do with this one: [![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52854356520_d57c5a8c17_o.jpg) ](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52854356520_d57c5a8c17_o.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7821 "2023-04-28T18:48:34Z")
The Barkers knew they’d get flack when they adopted a kitten. Let the haters hate! ---
**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:** [April 28, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7822 "2023-04-28T19:16:53Z")
“Honey, what do you mean, you don’t think he’s yours?” ---
**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:** [April 28, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7823 "2023-04-28T20:46:01Z")
The dogs are blinking SOS in Morse Code. ---
**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:** [April 28, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7824 "2023-04-28T23:47:03Z")
Hand over the cream or I’ll have to sic the boys on ya. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2023, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7825 "2023-04-29T11:18:09Z")
_”I don’t **LOVE** the idea of working closely with dogs, but as a pragmatic approach to political power, if it was good enough for Napoleon, it’s good enough for me.”_ ---
**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:** [April 29, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7826 "2023-04-29T18:21:31Z")
This one goes to @Prof.Pepperwinkle for this gem: > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Hand over the cream or I’ll have to sic the boys on ya. All yours, **Prof**! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=390) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=392)