# 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:** 404
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8067 "2023-06-25T18:57:21Z")
All are terrific, but this one nailed it: > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Alas, children aren’t goldfish. And I’m a bit disappointed no one used a _Star Trek_ reference: “Energize!” @Elmer_J.Fudd, you’re up! ---
**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:** [June 25, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8068 "2023-06-25T20:22:23Z")
Thanks! [![](https://weirdomatic.com/wp-content/pictures/2010/03/crazy_beetle_car_34.jpg) ](https://weirdomatic.com/wp-content/pictures/2010/03/crazy_beetle_car_34.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:** [June 25, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8069 "2023-06-25T21:20:08Z")
Volkswagen presents: The Tumblebug! ---
**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:** [June 25, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8070 "2023-06-25T21:24:49Z")
The Beetle with two backs ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2023, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8071 "2023-06-26T00:12:55Z")
The New Beetle, designed by MC Escher. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8072 "2023-06-26T00:15:07Z")
(oop) There’s a Spy Vs Spy joke waiting in the wings. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2023, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8073 "2023-06-26T01:14:27Z")
Although the Avengers put everything to rights, there were a few artifacts left over from our intersection with the Negiverse. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2023, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8074 "2023-06-26T01:36:36Z")
How zebra bugs are made. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2023, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8075 "2023-06-27T04:42:12Z")
VW Buggary. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2023, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8076 "2023-06-27T05:04:34Z")
Volkswagen’s experiment with Siamese twins didn’t work out well. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2023, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8077 "2023-06-27T05:12:02Z")
The winner (but you still owe me that Spy vs Spy joke) > [@knoodler](#): > > The New Beetle, designed by MC Escher. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8078 "2023-06-27T15:44:29Z")
Thanks **Elmer**! (I’ll get back to you with that joke as soon as I figure it out.) [![](https://img.bleacherreport.net/img/slides/photos/004/122/540/32f5fb1a0b141767973576045b09a381_crop_exact.jpg?w=2975&h=2048&q=85) ](https://img.bleacherreport.net/img/slides/photos/004/122/540/32f5fb1a0b141767973576045b09a381_crop_exact.jpg?w=2975&h=2048&q=85) ---
**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:** [June 27, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8079 "2023-06-27T18:36:41Z")
Love Island - Cheerleaders and Horny Mascots ---
**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:** [June 27, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8080 "2023-06-27T18:45:21Z")
The red M&M could resist her no longer. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8081 "2023-06-28T15:36:17Z")
It seemed there was no stopping the vampire blood tick. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8082 "2023-06-28T15:38:21Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > The red M&M could resist her no longer. This did it! Take it away, @Prof.Pepperwinkle! ---
**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:** [June 28, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8083 "2023-06-28T16:21:36Z")
Thank you! [![](https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.UJBmW6I61f3eYbGxU7CDGAHaFZ?pid=ImgDet&rs=1) ](https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.UJBmW6I61f3eYbGxU7CDGAHaFZ?pid=ImgDet&rs=1) ---
**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:** [June 28, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8084 "2023-06-28T16:31:20Z")
Often confused with the notorious _Bonnie & Clyde_, the _Clod Barrow Gang_ never quite managed to establish the right image for criminal immortality. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8085 "2023-06-28T17:08:52Z")
In the latest episode of _The Adventures of Wheelbarrow Head_, the titular character bravely ventures off to confront his arch-nemesis Sewer Mouth. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8086 "2023-06-28T21:42:39Z")
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