# 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:** 461
**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:** [February 16, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9207 "2024-02-16T17:23:10Z")
Most of the participants didn’t expect to see this version of porcupines at the Furry convention. ---
**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 16, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9208 "2024-02-16T18:11:54Z")
The introvert’s answer to the “Hug the Chef” apron. ---
**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 16, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9209 "2024-02-16T19:31:48Z")
Cactus Man and Prickly Boy reporting for duty, Commissioner! ---
**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:** [February 16, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9210 "2024-02-16T20:34:33Z")
I asked for a Prickly PEAR! ---
**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:** [February 17, 2024, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9211 "2024-02-17T07:11:49Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > Costumes for the play about the [Dragon of Wantley - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_of_Wantley) Gotta love a literary reference. Make us proud @Lumpy! ---
**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 17, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9212 "2024-02-17T16:50:10Z")
[![](https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.gr0O92YF92Mq6BTWM9WZ_wHaGv) ](https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.gr0O92YF92Mq6BTWM9WZ_wHaGv) ---
**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 17, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9213 "2024-02-17T16:55:40Z")
Ted Kaczynski’s neighbors remember him as a quiet person who kept to himself mostly, but wasn’t particularly unfriendly when greeted in passing. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9214 "2024-02-17T17:08:15Z")
“… and then I asked to speak to her manager, and they threw me out.” ---
**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:** [February 17, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9215 "2024-02-17T17:36:03Z")
It was terrible. I saw this BEAST of a man, with eyes burnibg with hatred, shot my mother in cold blood. With God as my witness, I will not rest until he is brought to justice! ---
**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:** [February 17, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9216 "2024-02-17T18:13:11Z")
“With 2 Ls. Remember that.” ---
**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 17, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9217 "2024-02-17T21:09:57Z")
More Fawning For The Camera ---
**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:** [February 17, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9218 "2024-02-17T22:57:14Z")
“He was a cheater, THAT’S why we never let him play in any reindeer games.” _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 18, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9219 "2024-02-18T17:44:15Z")
This one just somehow seemed perfect: > [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > Ted Kaczynski’s neighbors remember him as a quiet person who kept to himself mostly, but wasn’t particularly unfriendly when greeted in passing @Slithy_Tove is up! ---
**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 18, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9220 "2024-02-18T17:59:28Z")
Thanks @Lumpy. I submitted it five minutes after you posted. There’s a lesson in there somewhere. [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Boys_King_Arthur_-_N._C._Wyeth_-_p190.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Boys_King_Arthur_-_N._C._Wyeth_-_p190.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9221 "2024-02-18T18:08:08Z")
Lucille wondered if 20 hours of harp music was too much. ---
**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 18, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9222 "2024-02-18T18:49:01Z")
“What’ll we do now that Game of Thrones is over?” ---
**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 18, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9223 "2024-02-18T19:13:57Z")
The day young Arthur Marx switched to Comedy. ---
**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 18, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9224 "2024-02-18T21:21:07Z")
One too many repetitions of “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”. ---
**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:** [February 19, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9225 "2024-02-19T14:15:28Z")
The pen may be mightier than the sword, but the sword trumps the harp. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [February 19, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9226 "2024-02-19T16:59:53Z")
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