# 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:** 479
**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:** [April 18, 2024, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9567 "2024-04-18T06:20:15Z")
[![](https://i.etsystatic.com/19357361/r/il/793ae6/5086069678/il_1588xN.5086069678_pppq.jpg) ](https://i.etsystatic.com/19357361/r/il/793ae6/5086069678/il_1588xN.5086069678_pppq.jpg) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [April 18, 2024, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9568 "2024-04-18T12:38:09Z")
Training for the Tour de French Fries. ---
**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 18, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9569 "2024-04-18T13:57:13Z")
Nobody has to _walk_ a mile for a camel anymore. ---
**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 18, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9570 "2024-04-18T14:26:48Z")
Triplettes de Belleville Redux ---
**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 18, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9571 "2024-04-18T14:40:07Z")
“The tobacco companies say it’s healthy for you.” ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9572 "2024-04-18T15:42:25Z")
The Four Horsemen of Le Apocalypse ---
**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 18, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9573 "2024-04-18T22:33:11Z")
“Don’t Bogart that joint, _mes amis_” ---
**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 19, 2024, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9574 "2024-04-19T07:07:22Z")
Gauloises imposed strict requirements in exchange for sponsorship. And I don’t think we’ll ever beat those Germans on the Pervatin team ---
**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 24, 2024, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9575 "2024-04-24T23:44:52Z")
Hey, @Bicycle_Bill , could we get a determination here? ---
**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 27, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9576 "2024-04-27T21:41:35Z")
I’m going to declare a Rule 5 vacancy here and post a new entry. Let the captions commence. [![](https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/9931480948720/2016/1/14809490703706/Grinch-themed-parade-float-goes-up-in-flames-thanks-to-real-life-Grinchs-cigarette-butt.jpg) ](https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/9931480948720/2016/1/14809490703706/Grinch-themed-parade-float-goes-up-in-flames-thanks-to-real-life-Grinchs-cigarette-butt.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 27, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9577 "2024-04-27T22:23:01Z")
The winning float in the “America 2024” Parade. ---
**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 27, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9578 "2024-04-27T22:25:32Z")
🎵 Chestnuts roasting on an open fire… 🎵 ---
**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 27, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9579 "2024-04-27T23:51:19Z")
Hansel and Gretel discovered that witches are dangerously flammable. ---
**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 27, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9580 "2024-04-27T23:58:17Z")
1. Just look at all the elves standing watching the fire, Santa. The one with his hand down the front of his pants is your culprit. 2. You can’t hang mistletoe from tube & spool wiring, dipshit. 3. Saint Nicholas. Christian saint. Thinks nobody will suspect Jewish Lightning. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9581 "2024-04-28T03:04:41Z")
Another homage to the Talking Heads. ---
**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 28, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9582 "2024-04-28T15:18:48Z")
Little Johnny’s really made the Naughty List this year. ---
**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 28, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9583 "2024-04-28T15:21:40Z")
Ginger bread house? I thought it said Glycerin bread! ---
**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 29, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9584 "2024-04-29T01:01:00Z")
Okay, @Knowed_Out wins for most tortured pun ever. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Ginger bread house? I thought it said Glycerin bread! ---
**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:** [April 29, 2024, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9585 "2024-04-29T09:24:43Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Hey, @Bicycle_Bill , could we get a determination here? Sorry about that … Thank you for stepping in, @Spoons. I was out of town and away from my computer for about a week. I won’t say with whom… For whatever it’s worth, of the captions offered, I would have chosen @Knowed_Out’s submission, especially since the belief at that time was that tobacco smoke actually did open the lungs and increase endurance. _ **-“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:** [April 29, 2024, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9586 "2024-04-29T10:57:59Z")
Since Kent\_Clark and Bicycle\_Bill both gave me the thumbs up, I chose an image that combines their usernames. [![](https://wabikes.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Superhero-Power-Bike-Transportation-Superman-on-Bicycle.jpg) ](https://wabikes.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Superhero-Power-Bike-Transportation-Superman-on-Bicycle.jpg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=478) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=480)