# 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:** 470
**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:** [March 14, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9387 "2024-03-14T21:54:20Z")
Kingsman: The Early Years ---
**Author:** ![Hurrilon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@Hurrilon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hurrilon)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9388 "2024-03-14T22:37:43Z")
“Oi, posh guy. Take yer 'and off me knob!” ---
**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:** [March 15, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9389 "2024-03-15T16:15:32Z")
The winner. Please post a new picture @Hurrilon ---
**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:** [March 16, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9390 "2024-03-16T20:53:47Z")
> [@PlaceboTarget](#): > > 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.** Play is now open ---
**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:** [March 17, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9391 "2024-03-17T00:44:58Z")
I nominate this one. [![](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/10/24/TeslaCov.jpg.2400x800_q85_crop.jpg) ](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/10/24/TeslaCov.jpg.2400x800_q85_crop.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:** [March 17, 2024, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9392 "2024-03-17T01:23:50Z")
Tesla took the toilet papering of his lab every Halloween with aplomb. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2024, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9393 "2024-03-17T04:28:12Z")
If only they hadn’t installed one of these in the lobby at Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9394 "2024-03-17T15:12:48Z")
The moment before Arnold Schwarzenegger dropped into the lab. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9395 "2024-03-17T17:02:45Z")
Dr. Oppenheimer prepares for his final lecture before heading off to Los Alamos. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9396 "2024-03-17T18:34:21Z")
Why we now have that third hole in our electrical outlets. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2024, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9397 "2024-03-18T02:37:27Z")
Several good ones here but I’ll go with @Prof.Pepperwinkle . Incidentally, I found the photo by searching for “1920’s Death Ray.” Inspiration comes from strange places. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Dr. Oppenheimer prepares for his final lecture before heading off to Los Alamos. Go for it Professor. I trust you’ll find something equally as intellectual. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9398 "2024-03-18T15:48:15Z")
Thanks! Here, now… [![](https://cdn.acidcow.com/pics/20120723/babies_dressed_01.jpg) ](https://cdn.acidcow.com/pics/20120723/babies_dressed_01.jpg) ---
**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:** [March 18, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9399 "2024-03-18T16:14:17Z")
That kid might be a little crazy, but take away his shell and you’ll see he’s nuts. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9400 "2024-03-18T16:14:36Z")
Mom didn’t quite get what the auditions for the stage-musical adaptation of “Peanuts” was really about. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9401 "2024-03-18T16:32:17Z")
Cane, top hat, and monocle sold separately. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9402 "2024-03-18T16:45:08Z")
If the parents didn’t pay the ransom, the kidnappers threatened to throw Timmy into the elephant pit at the zoo. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9403 "2024-03-18T19:03:29Z")
One of Mr Peanut’s illegitimate kids. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9404 "2024-03-18T20:58:35Z")
The first attempt at the shell suit was a failure. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9405 "2024-03-18T21:03:01Z")
Oh that’s a peanut! I’m so relieved. I was afraid “sexy harlequin-type ichthyosis” had made it to the racks of the Halloween Store. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9406 "2024-03-19T17:04:16Z")
And the winner… > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Cane, top hat, and monocle sold separately. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=469) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=471)