# 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:** 43
**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:** [September 10, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/842 "2020-09-10T22:42:19Z")
“Whoa! That thermometer is _cold_!” ---
**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:** [September 10, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/843 "2020-09-10T23:05:33Z")
Son of Grumpy Cat ---
**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:** [September 11, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/844 "2020-09-11T00:50:20Z")
Your mama warned you that if you didn’t stop, hair would grow on your palms. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/845 "2020-09-11T02:22:44Z")
When cleaning under the nuclear reactor, make sure you get _every_ dust kitty. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2020, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/846 "2020-09-11T07:27:20Z")
_David Attenborough explains the amazing ability of the Savannah owl to make use of disguised camouflage._ ---
**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:** [September 11, 2020, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/847 "2020-09-11T08:21:50Z")
_The new version of the 2020 robotic duster will fulfill several additional functions._ ---
**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:** [September 11, 2020, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/848 "2020-09-11T11:29:54Z")
> [@PlaceboTarget](#): > > David Attenborough explains the amazing ability of the Savannah owl to make use of disguised camouflage. Now **that’s** brilliant! ---
**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:** [September 11, 2020, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/849 "2020-09-11T11:32:21Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **that’s** brilliant! You make me blush. 😌 ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/850 "2020-09-11T17:38:13Z")
You win. My caption. “Tribbles are real!” ---
**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:** [September 12, 2020, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/851 "2020-09-12T06:27:52Z")
Thanks, **furryman**! Next photo will be up shortly. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2020, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/852 "2020-09-12T06:42:11Z")
Okay, folks, let’s see what you can make of this one: [![](https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2015/04/22/12/24/dog-734689_960_720.jpg) ](https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2015/04/22/12/24/dog-734689_960_720.jpg) ---
**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:** [September 12, 2020, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/853 "2020-09-12T08:43:55Z")
_If bulldogs could read, their apparent depression would become reality._ ---
**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:** [September 12, 2020, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/854 "2020-09-12T10:17:27Z")
Hank’s new glasses revealed a disturbing truth. The cats had _lied_ to him. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2020, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/855 "2020-09-12T10:31:09Z")
_Smart dogs use Google Glass to find out whether there are any intruders on the premises._ ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/856 "2020-09-12T12:57:52Z")
“I see you hiding under the chair, Spot. I _said_ open your book up to page 249 and start reading! _damn homeschooling bullshit…_” ---
**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:** [September 12, 2020, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/857 "2020-09-12T13:18:23Z")
_“Bruno, you’re a family member now and you’re supposed to read the Bible every morning like everyone else.”_ ---
**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:** [September 12, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/858 "2020-09-12T15:04:47Z")
_ **We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender…** _ ---
**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:** [September 12, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/859 "2020-09-12T15:18:56Z")
“The vet says I need to either get my eyes fixed or my ears lowered.” ---
**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:** [September 12, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/860 "2020-09-12T15:23:25Z")
_“This is a closed-book exam, and there’s no way you can become a police dog if you try to cheat.”_ ---
**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:** [September 12, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/861 "2020-09-12T18:37:33Z")
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