# 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:** 484
**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:** [May 13, 2024, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9667 "2024-05-13T14:32:24Z")
“Get the new Estee Lauder Bedazzler, now in stores!” ---
**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:** [May 13, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9668 "2024-05-13T14:41:32Z")
Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9669 "2024-05-13T16:04:19Z")
Eventually, drugs were developed to combat rhinestone fungus, and now it is virtually unheard of. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9670 "2024-05-13T20:35:34Z")
_Like a rhinestone demon Riding out on a whore in a blood-splattered ritual Like a rhinestone demon Gouging shards and fetters in people who have sinned below And coffins of slime overflow_ ---
**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:** [May 14, 2024, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9671 "2024-05-14T04:13:58Z")
Congratulations everyone, but I admire @knoodler, for delving dark. Can you maintain the momentum with a picture? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9672 "2024-05-14T15:19:37Z")
I paint better with words than images, but I’ll try to meet your challenge! [![](https://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2019/4/4/c1ede2b7-a585-45d6-8563-b367c038c334.jpg) ](https://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2019/4/4/c1ede2b7-a585-45d6-8563-b367c038c334.jpg) ---
**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:** [May 14, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9673 "2024-05-14T15:23:39Z")
Day 117: I think Felix is putting something other than oxygen in my tank. I’m feeling preppin’ sugggorth… ---
**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:** [May 14, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9674 "2024-05-14T16:27:44Z")
My journaling is far too important to be disturbed by my roommates’ incessant chatter. Soon the compound I tossed into the furnace will take effect, and the human race will marvel at my immortal bordereaux. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9675 "2024-05-14T16:28:11Z")
Pulling an all-nighter during finals week. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9676 "2024-05-14T17:26:46Z")
Inside the offices of the Navigators’ Guild. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9677 "2024-05-14T17:49:30Z")
“I tell you, Climate Change will be a thing in a hundred years!” ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9678 "2024-05-14T18:08:14Z")
"Dear Sir, regarding your ‘Super Discreet Covid Mask’ … " ---
**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:** [May 14, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9679 "2024-05-14T19:27:31Z")
Little known fact: JRR Tolkien wrote the entirety of _The Lord of the Rings_ while high on nitrous oxide. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9680 "2024-05-15T00:21:46Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > "Dear Sir, regarding your ‘Super Discreet Covid Mask’ … " We have a winner! You’re next, @pjd! ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9681 "2024-05-15T08:57:55Z")
Woot. Here we go … [![](https://i.ibb.co/FJ9Ph4w/Stone-henge-time-change.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/FJ9Ph4w/Stone-henge-time-change.jpg) ---
**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:** [May 15, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9682 "2024-05-15T12:03:07Z")
Seems like a lot of effort for a concert. What was their name again – Spinal Tap or something? ---
**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:** [May 15, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9683 "2024-05-15T12:32:22Z")
Stupid Druids…they didn’t even have color photography. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9684 "2024-05-15T13:17:19Z")
Playing With Blocks ---
**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:** [May 15, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9685 "2024-05-15T14:39:06Z")
Top-secret project by the Church of Scientology to prove Dianetics right. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9686 "2024-05-15T15:08:29Z")
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