# 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:** 426
**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 12, 2023, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8507 "2023-10-12T04:57:33Z")
Thanks…but PASS, damn it. I can’t figure it out. ---
**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 12, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8508 "2023-10-12T13:03:16Z")
OK. Let’s hear it for Latin genus names: > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > That explains his Anatidaephobia. Clearly **Knowed\_Out** should have the technical chops for this assignment (I hope…) ---
**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 12, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8509 "2023-10-12T13:25:14Z")
Well, maybe not technical… [![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/01/03/learning/VTS01-06-20LN/VTS01-06-20LN-superJumbo.jpg) ](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/01/03/learning/VTS01-06-20LN/VTS01-06-20LN-superJumbo.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8510 "2023-10-12T15:37:09Z")
Muppet misogyny is real. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8511 "2023-10-12T17:25:03Z")
The movie [“Knock at the Cabin”](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063462/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_6_tt_6_nm_2_q_the%2520prod) was initially envisioned to be performed by muppets; they even created a few trial scenes before deciding to hire Dave Bautista because he looked like a muppet. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8512 "2023-10-12T20:19:14Z")
The actress in the red blouse is guilty of appropriating Muppet culture; otherwise known as “feltface”. ---
**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 12, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8513 "2023-10-12T21:38:24Z")
Louise was the last contestant left in the Living Statues competition. ---
**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 13, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8514 "2023-10-13T13:36:12Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > The actress in the red blouse is guilty of appropriating Muppet culture; otherwise known as “feltface”. “Feltface” needs to become a meme somehow. You win 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:** [October 13, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8515 "2023-10-13T13:43:15Z")
Here we go… [![](https://images7.memedroid.com/images/UPLOADED256/63079fcde9e50.jpeg) ](https://images7.memedroid.com/images/UPLOADED256/63079fcde9e50.jpeg) ---
**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 13, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8516 "2023-10-13T15:14:34Z")
The Child Empress was about to learn a valuable lesson about which advisors she could trust. ---
**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 13, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8517 "2023-10-13T18:09:30Z")
The day the Littlest Clown learned how to hold his guitar was the day he won her heart. ---
**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 13, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8518 "2023-10-13T20:14:17Z")
Insane Clown Posse - The Kindergarten years ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8519 "2023-10-14T04:04:32Z")
When Jack White met Meg. ---
**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 14, 2023, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8520 "2023-10-14T06:59:34Z")
Eurovision entries get stranger every year ---
**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 14, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8521 "2023-10-14T13:07:55Z")
“A _jester_! You were supposed to be dressed as a _jester_, with a _lute!_” ---
**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:** [October 14, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8522 "2023-10-14T15:09:56Z")
Here’s the winner… > [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > The Child Empress was about to learn a valuable lesson about which advisors she could trust. ---
**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 14, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8523 "2023-10-14T17:18:54Z")
It’s that time of year again [![](https://i0.wp.com/chirosportfortwayne.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/leaf-jumping.jpg?resize=372%2C248&ssl=1) ](https://i0.wp.com/chirosportfortwayne.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/leaf-jumping.jpg?resize=372%2C248&ssl=1) ---
**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 14, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8524 "2023-10-14T18:42:25Z")
Once again, neighbors complained that old man Simmon’s twelve-foot deep pit filled with leaves was an “attractive nuisance”. ---
**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 16, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8525 "2023-10-16T16:59:56Z")
Go for it, **@Lumpy** ---
**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 16, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8526 "2023-10-16T17:14:07Z")
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