# 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:** 44
**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, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/862 "2020-09-12T19:07:43Z")
_Bruno was willing to do whatever it took to earn his freedom._ ---
**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:** [September 12, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/863 "2020-09-12T21:51:47Z")
[thought bubble] 🗨 “Poor Cujo was so misunderstood! I don’t know which Stephen King tragedy was sadder, this or Pet Sematary!” ---
**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, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/864 "2020-09-12T22:23:18Z")
_Sherman! Quit monkeying around with the Wayback Machine!_ ---
**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:** [September 13, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/865 "2020-09-13T01:37:53Z")
[I’d thought about trying something with Mr. Peabody and Sherman, but couldn’t really get it. You nailed it.] ---
**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 13, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/866 "2020-09-13T04:11:11Z")
I think this one has to go to **Prof. Pepperwinkle** for this caption: > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Winston Churchill suffered the downside of reincarnation. Well done, Professor! Your turn to post a photo. ---
**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 13, 2020, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/867 "2020-09-13T11:46:33Z")
Thank you! Next one: [![](https://jokesjourney.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/helicopter_funny.jpg?w=1040) ](https://jokesjourney.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/helicopter_funny.jpg?w=1040) ---
**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 13, 2020, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/868 "2020-09-13T12:29:33Z")
The exceptionally long flight left Herman utterly exhausted. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/869 "2020-09-13T13:35:11Z")
The downside of helicopter parenting. ---
**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 13, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/870 "2020-09-13T13:38:39Z")
The all fabric helicopter was a total flop. ---
**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 13, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/871 "2020-09-13T13:41:21Z")
Now I’ve seen everything-a helicopter with acrophobia. ---
**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 13, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/872 "2020-09-13T13:42:53Z")
Viagra-it’s not just for the pilot anymore. ---
**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 13, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/873 "2020-09-13T14:39:09Z")
So hot you can fry an egg on the pavement? Here, hold my beer… ---
**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 13, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/874 "2020-09-13T16:34:36Z")
_Your blades keep losing firmness on first use? Buy Gillette._ ---
**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:** [September 13, 2020, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/875 "2020-09-13T18:19:28Z")
In theaters this fall: _ **The Icarus Syndrome** _ ---
**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 13, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/876 "2020-09-13T18:23:49Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > In theaters this fall: _ **The Icarus Syndrome** _ - (not an entry) Wax on, wax off. (nae) ---
**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:** [September 13, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/877 "2020-09-13T20:12:46Z")
It’s not the heat, it’s the humid… No, it’s the heat. ---
**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 14, 2020, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/878 "2020-09-14T01:34:13Z")
Airwolf got a real workout today. ---
**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 14, 2020, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/879 "2020-09-14T02:41:08Z")
“Yeah, it’ll need a fill-up, and can you drop about a gallon of Red Bull in with the fuel? Thanks!” ---
**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 14, 2020, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/880 "2020-09-14T11:21:53Z")
_Helicopter parenting no longer works these days._ ---
**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 14, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/881 "2020-09-14T13:11:18Z")
Lots of good ones, but this is the winner: > [@running\_coach](#): > > The exceptionally long flight left Herman utterly exhausted. Runner-up: > [@needscoffee](#): > > In theaters this fall: _ **The Icarus Syndrome** _ Take it away, **coach!** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=43) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=45)