# 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:** 4
**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:** [July 24, 2020, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/61 "2020-07-24T06:22:22Z")
**@running_coach** , don’t you have a caption for your picture? ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/62 "2020-07-24T06:29:01Z")
_Less is more._ ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/63 "2020-07-24T06:47:26Z")
_Greetings from the Uncanny Valley!_ ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/64 "2020-07-24T16:11:54Z")
If one more person calls me a Karen… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/65 "2020-07-24T18:49:53Z")
You people don’t make it easy. I could have covered the field with a blanket. @needscoffee takes it with a pair of puns. > [@needscoffee](#): > > “I don’t know whether I need an Octopedist or an Octometrist!” ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/66 "2020-07-24T18:57:44Z")
Congratulations @needscoffee ! We can’t wait to see the next picture to caption. 🙂 ---
**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:** [July 24, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/67 "2020-07-24T19:21:06Z")
Good job, **coffee**! ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/68 "2020-07-25T02:44:12Z")
@needscoffee, on the house. 🙂 [![](https://media.posterlounge.com/img/products/670000/663640/663640_poster_l.jpg) ](https://media.posterlounge.com/img/products/670000/663640/663640_poster_l.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:** [July 25, 2020, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/69 "2020-07-25T02:46:10Z")
That one was fun! I’ll attempt to correctly link a picture. It might take a couple tries. ---
**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:** [July 25, 2020, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/70 "2020-07-25T02:47:20Z")
[![](https://hardtickettohomevideo.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/gojira-production-photo_10-1954.jpg) ](https://hardtickettohomevideo.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/gojira-production-photo_10-1954.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/71 "2020-07-25T03:01:02Z")
Mom…Dad…we have some news. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/72 "2020-07-25T03:07:17Z")
_“Now keep smiling and hand me the basket… and no sudden moves.”_ ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/73 "2020-07-25T03:18:28Z")
_Despite the political climate, mixed couples are on the rise._ ---
**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:** [July 25, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/74 "2020-07-25T03:21:17Z")
These are already some great answers! ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/75 "2020-07-25T03:24:40Z")
Personally, it took me some time to recover from the shock. And this is a compliment, of course. 🙂 ---
**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:** [July 25, 2020, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/76 "2020-07-25T03:26:51Z")
Hiroshima, Mon Amour! ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/77 "2020-07-25T03:27:14Z")
_Gojira. The Real Story behind Godzilla and Biollante._ ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/78 "2020-07-25T03:29:12Z")
What if Godzilla was one of us? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/79 "2020-07-25T03:30:32Z")
Beauty and The Beast: A Study of Cross-Cultural Standards of Attractiveness. ---
**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:** [July 25, 2020, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/80 "2020-07-25T03:32:54Z")
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