# 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:** 477
**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:** [April 11, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9527 "2024-04-11T16:07:56Z")
Thanks Lumpy [![](https://framingpainting.com/UploadPic/William%20Holbrook%20Beard/big/Discovery%20of%20Adam.jpg) ](https://framingpainting.com/UploadPic/William%20Holbrook%20Beard/big/Discovery%20of%20Adam.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:** [April 11, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9528 "2024-04-11T20:51:54Z")
“Seriously, Mr. D. You propose that we are descended from this…reptile?” ETA: Please disregard my entry. I looked up the painting after posting and that is actually the punchline the artist intended. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2024, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9529 "2024-04-12T02:48:44Z")
“If this is the best they’ve got around here, in six months we’ll be running this planet.” ---
**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:** [April 12, 2024, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9530 "2024-04-12T04:16:38Z")
“I thought Charlton Heston would be taller.” ---
**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:** [April 12, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9531 "2024-04-12T11:32:32Z")
“Maybe if we put some feathers and a fur cape on it we can pass it off as a Noble Savage.” ---
**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:** [April 12, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9532 "2024-04-12T15:56:28Z")
@Elmer_J.Fudd please post a picture so we can fling poo at it ---
**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:** [April 12, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9533 "2024-04-12T17:11:51Z")
Thanks! [![](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/messed-up-looking-cars-632ad7465ab92__700.jpg) ](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/messed-up-looking-cars-632ad7465ab92__700.jpg) ---
**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:** [April 12, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9534 "2024-04-12T17:25:22Z")
This is Trump’s America. This is bodywork once the border’s been closed. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9535 "2024-04-12T19:29:53Z")
Red Green shops at 7-11. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9536 "2024-04-12T19:33:57Z")
The Partridge Family’s new set of wheels. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9537 "2024-04-12T21:32:10Z")
Fun Fact: The 7-11 “Team Gulp” is the largest fountain soft drink in the world. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9538 "2024-04-13T15:01:02Z")
Eight is NOT enough. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2024, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9539 "2024-04-13T18:59:10Z")
“Compensating? For what?” ---
**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:** [April 13, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9540 "2024-04-13T21:22:05Z")
When Billy Bob suggested everyone get together, rent a stretch limo, and go out for dinner before the prom, something was lost in bringing the concept to reality. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2024, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9541 "2024-04-14T05:05:15Z")
The winner: > [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > When Billy Bob suggested everyone get together, rent a stretch limo, and go out for dinner before the prom, something was lost in bringing the concept to reality… ---
**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:** [April 14, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9542 "2024-04-14T21:42:25Z")
[![](https://www.ithacadance.com/ithacaswingdance/LD50S.jpg) ](https://www.ithacadance.com/ithacaswingdance/LD50S.jpg) ---
**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:** [April 14, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9543 "2024-04-14T21:50:13Z")
Ten minutes into the dance marathon, Pete thought, “This’ll be a breeze!” ---
**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:** [April 14, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9544 "2024-04-14T21:56:29Z")
So do you still have hiccups? ---
**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:** [April 14, 2024, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9545 "2024-04-14T22:14:22Z")
Among the many strange dance crazes of the 1940s USA was combining swing with jiu‑jitsu. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2024, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9546 "2024-04-15T00:45:50Z")
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