# 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:** 430
**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 25, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8587 "2023-10-25T17:41:45Z")
Godzilla was affected by nuclear radiation, but King Kong was affected by electricity. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8588 "2023-10-25T18:01:54Z")
They finally found an OSHA compliance officer who could get the techs to wear their 5000V gloves when using the fiberglass hot stick when this close to the Minimum Approach Distance. ---
**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 25, 2023, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8589 "2023-10-25T21:04:43Z")
“Well, _there’s_ your problem…” ---
**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 25, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8590 "2023-10-25T21:46:29Z")
The new patrol drones from Nippon Mfg are much more effective than their previous models. ---
**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 25, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8591 "2023-10-25T22:00:01Z")
You’ll go ape for ConEd. ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8592 "2023-10-26T04:17:08Z")
I’m looking for my e-lec-tri-cal banana. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8593 "2023-10-26T04:39:26Z")
This is what happens when you monkey with the electrical grid. ---
**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 26, 2023, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8594 "2023-10-26T10:47:46Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > They finally found an OSHA compliance officer who could get the techs to wear their 5000V gloves when using the fiberglass hot stick when this close to the Minimum Approach Distance. This is suitably banal and oblivious to the 800-lb gorilla. Twas brillig, @Slithy_Tove ! ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8595 "2023-10-26T17:23:57Z")
Sorry, I’m only on my iPhone and can’t upload anything after an hour or trying. (And the other entries were better than mine anyway) ---
**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 26, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8596 "2023-10-26T21:09:41Z")
OK, Eenie Meenie Minie Mo… Spoons, 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:** [October 29, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8597 "2023-10-29T23:00:49Z")
It’s kinda like Beetlejuice, you have to summon the winner thusly… @Spoons ---
**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 30, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8598 "2023-10-30T00:07:22Z")
That worked, Elmer. Okay, given that we had our first blast of winter this past week, including at least six inches of snow, this one seems like it needs a good caption: [![](https://firstaidforlife.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ski-fall-1024x649.jpg) ](https://firstaidforlife.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ski-fall-1024x649.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8599 "2023-10-30T00:47:05Z")
“I planned on being back at the lodge by Maghrib, and being stuck on the lift is no excuse.” ---
**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 30, 2023, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8600 "2023-10-30T01:53:20Z")
Instead of erasing 90% of living beings from existence, Thanos erased ski lifts instead. ---
**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 30, 2023, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8601 "2023-10-30T01:54:14Z")
Organizers of the first International Ski-Diving Championship would discover they badly underestimated the needed depth of a base layer. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8602 "2023-10-30T03:27:08Z")
Luke Snow-Walker failed to gain any traction in the Star Wars canon. ---
**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 30, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8603 "2023-10-30T12:59:44Z")
Forget Snow Angels, I’m going for Snow Crucifixion! ---
**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 30, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8604 "2023-10-30T18:05:30Z")
From the live-action adaptation of SkiFree, just before the yeti catches him. ---
**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 30, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8605 "2023-10-30T21:31:51Z")
Every day, Eddie the Eagle would train to develop and improve his form. ---
**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 31, 2023, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8606 "2023-10-31T01:38:10Z")
This one goes to @Kent_Clark for this one. > [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > Organizers of the first International Ski-Diving Championship would discover they badly underestimated the needed depth of a base layer. All yours, **Kent**! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=429) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=431)