# 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:** 397
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7927 "2023-05-17T17:16:04Z")
It’s that time of year! [![](https://shirleytwofeathers.com/The_Blog/morecoolpictures/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2020/07/hqdefault-1-475x267.jpg) ](https://shirleytwofeathers.com/The_Blog/morecoolpictures/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2020/07/hqdefault-1-475x267.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:** [May 17, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7928 "2023-05-17T19:06:22Z")
Was Daryll ever surprised when he discovered that pranksters had connected a gasoline tank to the garden hose. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7929 "2023-05-17T19:09:56Z")
Now, to get a REALLY crispy char… ---
**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:** [May 18, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7930 "2023-05-18T00:25:49Z")
and his last words were, “Hey y’all, watch this!” ---
**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:** [May 18, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7931 "2023-05-18T02:34:35Z")
“I sell propane, and propane accessories.” ---
**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:** [May 18, 2023, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7932 "2023-05-18T03:25:29Z")
We call him the “Jackson Pollock of Grill Masters”. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2023, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7933 "2023-05-18T11:45:49Z")
The ifrit was pleased by the burnt offering, and granted Daryl his wish. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > and his last words were, “Hey y’all, watch this!” I think it was, “_Hold my beer_ and watch this!” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7934 "2023-05-18T15:16:22Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > We call him the “Jackson Pollock of Grill Masters”. This one hit me hardest! 😆 Take it away, 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:** [May 18, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7935 "2023-05-18T20:03:08Z")
Thanks! [![](https://averagebeing.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/4-The-Phone-Ranger.jpg) ](https://averagebeing.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/4-The-Phone-Ranger.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7936 "2023-05-18T20:39:19Z")
Go ahead, push my buttons. Make my day. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7937 "2023-05-18T21:51:14Z")
Back in the day there was only ONE phone company, and they had their own police force. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7938 "2023-05-18T22:00:11Z")
The Walking Payphone could have been successful, if only he didn’t have a—shall we say, _awkwardly placed_—coin slot. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2023, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7939 "2023-05-19T01:40:40Z")
Butt dial THIS! ---
**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:** [May 19, 2023, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7940 "2023-05-19T08:28:55Z")
Maybe dose udder fones’r smart, but I STRONG! ---
**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:** [May 19, 2023, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7941 "2023-05-19T09:12:49Z")
Nighttime criminals don’t tend to worry much about Telephone Man, as he only shows up between 9:00 and 4:30. (Alternate caption) _I’m only the worst-smelling superhero because every time I try to get in the shower, I start to ring!_ ---
**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:** [May 19, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7942 "2023-05-19T15:49:52Z")
When there’s something strange in the neighborhood, who you gonna call? ---
**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:** [May 20, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7943 "2023-05-20T13:46:51Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > The Walking Payphone could have been successful, if only he didn’t have a—shall we say, _awkwardly placed_—coin slot. Go @Spoons ---
**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:** [May 20, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7944 "2023-05-20T17:08:30Z")
Thanks, **Elmer**! Let’s see what you folks can do with this: [![](https://images.thestarimages.com/UJoelE4_0pxPfCOLCZbdM6qeiW8=/1086x724/smart/filters:cb(2700061000):format(webp)/https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/canada/2016/10/03/why-canadas-love-for-exotic-pets-is-a-growing-problem/exotic-petsjpg.jpg) ](https://images.thestarimages.com/UJoelE4_0pxPfCOLCZbdM6qeiW8=/1086x724/smart/filters:cb(2700061000):format(webp)/https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/canada/2016/10/03/why-canadas-love-for-exotic-pets-is-a-growing-problem/exotic-petsjpg.jpg) ---
**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:** [May 20, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7945 "2023-05-20T17:16:40Z")
Polly wanna crack habit. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/7946 "2023-05-20T17:30:35Z")
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