# 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:** 436
**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:** [November 17, 2023, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8707 "2023-11-17T11:08:10Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I’m not gonna do The Dance of the Flowers! I’m not! Whoops! Sorry about the delay. Take it away Prof. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8708 "2023-11-17T13:19:28Z")
Wahoo! Let’s see now… [![](https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.CzGaOGQVP_yvkc8dMRSkAQHaD4?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain) ](https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.CzGaOGQVP_yvkc8dMRSkAQHaD4?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain) ---
**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:** [November 17, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8709 "2023-11-17T13:38:47Z")
The first animal trials for an experimental Babblefish didn’t go smoothly. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8710 "2023-11-17T15:06:24Z")
A fish in the ear is worth two in the icy depths. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8711 "2023-11-17T15:17:18Z")
The Bear Whisperer _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8712 "2023-11-17T15:34:37Z")
"No, Khan! Captain Kirk was only doing his duty! AAAAAAAAAA! ---
**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:** [November 17, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8713 "2023-11-17T17:58:46Z")
Papa Berenstain tries the iTrout headset. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8714 "2023-11-17T20:51:12Z")
When the salmon make their way back home to spawn, you DON’T want to get in their way. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8715 "2023-11-17T20:56:41Z")
“Ouch motherfucker! I thought ‘sockeye’ was from some Indian word!” ---
**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:** [November 18, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8716 "2023-11-18T01:52:46Z")
Lacking cattle, native Alaskans created their own surf and turf dinners. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2023, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8717 "2023-11-18T02:05:18Z")
Doctor: “We examined the salmon after it exited your other ear, Mr. bear. It was a female…and females…LAY EGGS!” ---
**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:** [November 18, 2023, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8718 "2023-11-18T12:53:51Z")
Lotsa good stuff there. And the winner is… > [@needscoffee](#): > > When the salmon make their way back home to spawn, you DON’T want to get in their way. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8719 "2023-11-18T17:51:19Z")
Thanks! Let me know if this is a repeat: [![](https://i.imgur.com/Q0vUvHr.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/Q0vUvHr.jpeg) ---
**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:** [November 18, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8720 "2023-11-18T17:53:30Z")
”Why are you looking at me?” ---
**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:** [November 18, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8721 "2023-11-18T18:02:29Z")
Aflack! ---
**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:** [November 18, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8722 "2023-11-18T18:21:19Z")
When they call me nutsy, that sure gives me a pain. Please pass the ketchup, I think it’s going to rain. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8723 "2023-11-18T18:55:23Z")
Paleontologists of the future will speculate about the small but fierce hunter that preyed on humans. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2023, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8724 "2023-11-19T04:08:53Z")
“Wasn’t me! You can’t prove it!” ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8725 "2023-11-19T15:31:19Z")
Now’s a good time to duck out. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/8726 "2023-11-19T18:22:12Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Aflack! Back at you, @Prof.Pepperwinkle! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=435) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=437)