# 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:** 456
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9107 "2024-01-27T16:00:53Z")
Mama said there’ll be days like this. ---
**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 27, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9108 "2024-01-27T19:18:59Z")
Erinyes, Orestes no. ---
**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 27, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9109 "2024-01-27T20:40:58Z")
When answering an ad for a furry orgy, make sure the missing r is just a typo. ---
**Author:** ![LegendHasit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/legendhasit/32/8246_2.png) [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9110 "2024-01-27T23:34:59Z")
“Go put some pants on!” ---
**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 28, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9111 "2024-01-28T01:17:46Z")
[![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--kLp9Y7uHAA/Xcb06ygPYGI/AAAAAAAABxA/H4elAPKG6BgzpF9bSsAJWrBunB7r34jMwCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/Smudge%2Bthe%2Bcat.png) ](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--kLp9Y7uHAA/Xcb06ygPYGI/AAAAAAAABxA/H4elAPKG6BgzpF9bSsAJWrBunB7r34jMwCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/Smudge%2Bthe%2Bcat.png) ---
**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 28, 2024, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9112 "2024-01-28T01:52:49Z")
Extreme opera turned out to be too hard for the performers. ---
**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 28, 2024, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9113 "2024-01-28T03:55:04Z")
(not in play) I don’t get it; a picture of a cat. What am I missing? ---
**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 28, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9114 "2024-01-28T03:59:43Z")
[Women yelling at cat](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_yelling_at_a_catP) [Know Your Meme](https://amp.knowyourmeme.com/memes/woman-yelling-at-a-cat) ---
**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 28, 2024, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9115 "2024-01-28T06:07:07Z")
> [@LegendHasit](#): > > “Go put some pants on!” Win for @LegendHasit ---
**Author:** ![LegendHasit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/legendhasit/32/8246_2.png) [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9116 "2024-01-28T15:22:30Z")
Guess I missed posting a new pic. Here’s my caption for the cat above: “hurka-hurka” (that cat about-to-toss-its-salad pre-barf sound that instantly gets you out of bed quicker than an alarm clock) ---
**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 28, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9117 "2024-01-28T17:07:25Z")
@LegendHasit you won. You get to post a pic ---
**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:** [February 1, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9118 "2024-02-01T20:51:21Z")
> [@PlaceboTarget](#): > > …where the pictures to caption are visible in the thread. > > The rules should be simple: > > - Somebody posts a picture. > - Players submit their caption proposals over the next 24 hours. > - At the end of the 24 hour period, the person who posted the picture declares the winner. > - The winner posts the new picture, and so on. > - If a winner is not declared after the 24 hour period, or **if the winner fails to show up, anyone can post a new picture for the game to continue.** The thread is open ---
**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:** [February 1, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9119 "2024-02-01T21:02:55Z")
I’m game… [![](https://delta.creativecirclecdn.com/riverdalepress/original/20210205-165610-SamsonArt-1.jpg) ](https://delta.creativecirclecdn.com/riverdalepress/original/20210205-165610-SamsonArt-1.jpg) ---
**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:** [February 1, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9120 "2024-02-01T21:34:20Z")
The Families agreed hereafter not to hold any more summits in Arkansas. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9121 "2024-02-01T21:45:52Z")
The raw Cajun chalk circle ---
**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:** [February 1, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9122 "2024-02-01T22:01:02Z")
The Branson Dinner Theater’s re-creation of The Last Supper took a number of liberties. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2024, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9123 "2024-02-01T22:14:09Z")
No! Fork you! ---
**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:** [February 1, 2024, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9124 "2024-02-01T22:14:47Z")
After last month’s Beverly Hills Bank shareholders meeting between the Clampett family and the Drysdale syndicate, it was decreed that Jane Hathaway would be chairing the meetings from now on. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9125 "2024-02-01T22:16:40Z")
Oh, come on, Clarence! Don’t be such a scaredy-cat! Do you want me or not? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9126 "2024-02-01T23:10:44Z")
The next round will involve torches. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=455) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=457)