# 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:** 452
**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:** [January 14, 2024, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9027 "2024-01-14T04:28:57Z")
“Honey, I know you had a crush on him years ago, and you devoured every issue of ‘Teen Beat’ to learn more about him, but did you really think it was appropriate to invite David Cassidy to our wedding many years later?” ---
**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:** [January 14, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9028 "2024-01-14T20:10:14Z")
@Elmer_J.Fudd wins for most creative reference ---
**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:** [January 14, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9029 "2024-01-14T22:44:04Z")
No fair if you’ve already read the story… > **[https://i.redd.it/k5qypdhin5r61.jpg](https://i.redd.it/k5qypdhin5r61.jpg)** ---
**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:** [January 15, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9030 "2024-01-15T01:16:03Z")
Honey, honestly, I can’t quite remember, but I think my name is Tex. ---
**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:** [January 15, 2024, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9031 "2024-01-15T01:25:36Z")
1. I thought when she said she wanted to play with my Johnson bar she was being euphemistic 2. In the end it all turned out well, and in fact one of their kids grew up to be the pilot of the Led Zeppelin party jet. 3. It’s not the destination, it’s the journey ---
**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:** [January 15, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9032 "2024-01-15T01:41:15Z")
The true story of Casey Jones has yet to be told… ---
**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:** [January 15, 2024, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9033 "2024-01-15T01:52:45Z")
When Zsa Zsa took the Cannonball to visit Eva on the set of _Green Acres_, they had to shut down production ---
**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:** [January 15, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9034 "2024-01-15T02:29:27Z")
For all you do, this Bud’s for you. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9035 "2024-01-15T02:44:31Z")
And that’s how Bob threw his baby momma from the train. ---
**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:** [January 15, 2024, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9036 "2024-01-15T02:49:45Z")
“… One hand was on the throttle and the other on a bottle of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer!” _(last line from a grade-school parody of ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic’ that was common in my area many, many years ago)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [January 15, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9037 "2024-01-15T23:28:29Z")
The winner: > [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > When Zsa Zsa took the Cannonball to visit Eva on the set of _Green Acres_, they had to shut down production ---
**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:** [January 16, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9038 "2024-01-16T01:34:40Z")
Gee, it’s been five days since anyone has posted a cold-themed pic. [![](https://media.cleveland.com/nationworld_impact/photo/9115824-large.jpg) ](https://media.cleveland.com/nationworld_impact/photo/9115824-large.jpg) ---
**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:** [January 16, 2024, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9039 "2024-01-16T01:56:04Z")
I don’t know about you, but my corn hole is too clinched to play with on a day this cold. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9040 "2024-01-16T02:55:34Z")
Outdoor strip-cornhole is trending with Gen Z’ers. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9041 "2024-01-16T03:04:46Z")
Opening Day for the Minnesota Twins has some … unique traditions ---
**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:** [January 16, 2024, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9042 "2024-01-16T06:02:58Z")
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ … I ain’t even going to _ **try** _ to top that one, Doctor. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [January 16, 2024, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9043 "2024-01-16T06:23:07Z")
Mr Brass Monkey sir? I believe these belong to you. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2024, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9044 "2024-01-16T22:29:52Z")
Iowa voters ain’t afraid of a little snow. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2024, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9045 "2024-01-17T00:06:11Z")
Newly unearthed historical records reveal that Henry IV’s three days at Canossa waiting for the pope to lift excommunication wasn’t as bad as depicted. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2024, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9046 "2024-01-17T02:16:10Z")
So many good choices, but having to walk the dog when it’s subzero, @iamatractorboy seemed especially relevant. > [@iamatractorboy](#): > > Mr Brass Monkey sir? I believe these belong to you. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=451) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=453)