# 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:** 424
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8467 "2023-10-03T17:03:45Z")
The invitation said ‘Bring Your Own Bonfire.’ ---
**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:** [October 3, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8468 "2023-10-03T17:23:51Z")
“Hey guys, you’ll never believe it but I forgot the pitchforks _again_!” ---
**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:** [October 3, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8469 "2023-10-03T20:02:40Z")
The remake of _Ernest Goes to Camp_. ---
**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8470 "2023-10-04T02:26:57Z")
Firefighter Robertson was tasked with exterminating a marijuana field. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2023, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8471 "2023-10-04T02:52:23Z")
Burning Bro. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8472 "2023-10-04T10:57:19Z")
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:** [October 4, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8473 "2023-10-04T16:46:36Z")
> [@boson](#): > > Firefighter Robertson was tasked with exterminating a marijuana field. Definitely captures the spirit of the photo. @boson the torch is passed. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2023, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8474 "2023-10-05T03:51:09Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > Definitely captures the spirit of the photo. Agreed! ---
**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8475 "2023-10-05T05:56:09Z")
Thanks (cough cough) for that. Meanwhile: (can’t upload image, forgive me) [https://www.reddit.com/r/natureismetal/comments/107jygl/how\_the\_turntables\_a\_zebra\_bites\_back\_at\_a/](https://www.reddit.com/r/natureismetal/comments/107jygl/how_the_turntables_a_zebra_bites_back_at_a/) ---
**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:** [October 5, 2023, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8476 "2023-10-05T06:52:48Z")
Maybe somebody can help. I get a message from Reddit: “Mature content; you must log in.” I have no Reddit account; therefore I cannot log in to see the picture. Maybe somebody who can see it can post it? ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8477 "2023-10-05T09:37:54Z")
[Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogZHCbsr_tE) Looks like a still from this video. Discourse won’t let me embed media item in post. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8478 "2023-10-05T13:37:23Z")
Okay, after a few failed attempts: [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FZXwDBeWYAIBDzA?format=jpg&name=900x900) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FZXwDBeWYAIBDzA?format=jpg&name=900x900) ---
**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8479 "2023-10-05T13:42:08Z")
Oooooooh. A little lower… ---
**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:** [October 5, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8480 "2023-10-05T14:17:59Z")
I REVERSE THE CLICHE! (Yes Discourse, it’s supposed to read like that) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8481 "2023-10-05T15:06:48Z")
Geez, guys, get a room! ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8482 "2023-10-06T05:43:12Z")
Zebra: Hey, this is our watering hole - beat it! Croc: Bite me! Z: Fine… ---
**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:** [October 6, 2023, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8483 "2023-10-06T06:49:03Z")
“Ow! Zeebah Neighbor tougher than me thought! Me think me just have salad after all.” ---
**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8484 "2023-10-06T21:34:14Z")
Love the Pearl Before Swine reference. Go ahead kaylasdad!! ---
**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:** [October 7, 2023, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8485 "2023-10-07T02:00:42Z")
How did this happen? [![](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ad_181610677.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=644%2C355) ](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ad_181610677.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=644%2C355) ---
**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:** [October 7, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8486 "2023-10-07T18:07:33Z")
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