# 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:** 416
**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:** [August 25, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8307 "2023-08-25T14:17:38Z")
The harsh summer sun can do terrible things to your face. Fortunately, now there’s The Revivulator from Whammo! ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8308 "2023-08-25T14:22:33Z")
Mr. Freeze’s first effort to cure his wife. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8309 "2023-08-25T14:28:19Z")
Migraine sufferers have been known to try very unconventional treatments. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8310 "2023-08-25T14:31:43Z")
Bride of Frankenstein 2.0 ---
**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:** [August 26, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8311 "2023-08-26T19:23:04Z")
Given how things are going weather-wise, a device like this may have a future, and if so Wham-o will once again lead the way. Winner: > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > The harsh summer sun can do terrible things to your face. Fortunately, now there’s The Revivulator from Whammo! ---
**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:** [August 27, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8312 "2023-08-27T13:46:52Z")
Thanks! Let’s see now… Looking ahead: [![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e3/53/f5/e353f50e546ede13d292ba298e49b222.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e3/53/f5/e353f50e546ede13d292ba298e49b222.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:** [August 27, 2023, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8313 "2023-08-27T13:59:26Z")
Someday, Martha Stewart’s cat will get his revenge. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8314 "2023-08-27T14:14:49Z")
In the AFTER pic, the sweater and scarf are shredded. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8315 "2023-08-27T14:20:08Z")
As if a cat could _ever_ be sincere enough to get a visit from the Great Pumpkin… ---
**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:** [August 27, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8316 "2023-08-27T15:25:44Z")
“Why are you putting me in a wool sweater and scarf? I mean, I’ve got a fur coat, fercryingoutloud!” ---
**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:** [August 27, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8317 "2023-08-27T21:02:10Z")
“The Christmas sweaters were bad enough…” ---
**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:** [August 27, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8318 "2023-08-27T21:18:18Z")
Dreaming of a pumpkin spice mouse. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8319 "2023-08-27T21:24:51Z")
And the best part about adopting in the Fall is an Autumn Kitty’s urine smells like pumpkin spice! ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8320 "2023-08-27T22:54:25Z")
So this is how Morris burned through his Nine Lives money. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8321 "2023-08-28T12:15:42Z")
They are all good. But the winner… > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > As if a cat could _ever_ be sincere enough to get a visit from the Great Pumpkin… ---
**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:** [August 28, 2023, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8322 "2023-08-28T14:06:07Z")
Thanks! [![](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/78/3a/bd/783abd8dfaf2cb27ed68498e466d3e7c--young-boys-a-young.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/78/3a/bd/783abd8dfaf2cb27ed68498e466d3e7c--young-boys-a-young.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:** [August 28, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8323 "2023-08-28T14:40:45Z")
There you go! You look just like Charlie Chaplin. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8324 "2023-08-28T14:40:45Z")
Okay, now go knock on Mr. Diedricht’s door. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8325 "2023-08-28T15:24:03Z")
Some carried the Hitler Youth idea too far. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2023, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8326 "2023-08-28T21:29:14Z")
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