# 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:** 491
**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:** [June 3, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9807 "2024-06-03T03:13:40Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Dude, stop chatting up the ladies and tell someone about the other PT109 survivors stuck out on that reef. @Elmer_J.Fudd for most creative. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2024, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9808 "2024-06-03T04:10:55Z")
Continuing the theme… [![](https://allthatsinteresting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/reagan-funny-face.jpg) ](https://allthatsinteresting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/reagan-funny-face.jpg) ---
**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:** [June 3, 2024, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9809 "2024-06-03T04:28:29Z")
“Hey, Rocky! Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!” ---
**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:** [June 3, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9810 "2024-06-03T14:18:54Z")
President Reagan goes off-script to show how he really feels about Mikhail Gorbachev. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9811 "2024-06-03T14:29:21Z")
“Here’s what I think of your Mickey Mouse questions.” ---
**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:** [June 3, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9812 "2024-06-03T15:02:47Z")
My entry is “LA LA LA NO IRAN-CONTRA LA LA LA!” (had to put in the first three words so the bot would recognize a complete sentence) ---
**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:** [June 3, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9813 "2024-06-03T20:39:54Z")
“Mommy, they’re stuck again!” ---
**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:** [June 3, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9814 "2024-06-03T21:07:11Z")
"And I say to you, Mr. Gorbachev, NEENER-NEENER-NEENER!" ---
**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:** [June 4, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9815 "2024-06-04T13:39:05Z")
So hard to choose, but @Spoons scratched a nostalgic itch. > [@Spoons](#): > > “Hey, Rocky! Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!” ---
**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:** [June 4, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9816 "2024-06-04T20:51:39Z")
Thanks! Sticking with the theme … [![](https://preview.redd.it/great-harry-s-truman-photos-v0-lr0kqye8eyyb1.png?width=1024&format=png&auto=webp&s=b02119031005879cacc38f41f9a002d0ba87b115) ](https://preview.redd.it/great-harry-s-truman-photos-v0-lr0kqye8eyyb1.png?width=1024&format=png&auto=webp&s=b02119031005879cacc38f41f9a002d0ba87b115) ---
**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:** [June 4, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9817 "2024-06-04T20:58:39Z")
“The squat stops here!” ---
**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:** [June 4, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9818 "2024-06-04T21:12:58Z")
Nov. 2, 1947: Even the potent force of presidential body English fails to encourage the Spruce Goose into sustained flight. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9819 "2024-06-04T23:37:42Z")
After leaving office, Harry Truman auditioned for the roll of Peter Pan. Here we see him right after “You Can Fly!” ---
**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:** [June 5, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9820 "2024-06-05T01:54:33Z")
In addition to being name-checked in _Kiss Me Kate_, Harry Truman’s other contributions to the music business included inspiring the Village People to record both _In the Navy_ and _YMCA._ ---
**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:** [June 5, 2024, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9821 "2024-06-05T03:46:38Z")
I met a gal from Kansas City She had freckles on her do-wah-ditty I met a gal from old Saint Paul She was this wide but just this tall ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9822 "2024-06-05T14:29:35Z")
“Safe!” ---
**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:** [June 5, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9823 "2024-06-05T14:30:42Z")
And once I’m over Nagasaki, I’ll drop a load on 'em. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2024, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9824 "2024-06-06T02:50:39Z")
Short and sweet: > [@knoodler](#): > > “Safe!” You’re up, @knoodler ! ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9825 "2024-06-06T02:54:13Z")
Thanks **Spoons**! Let’s play ball! [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5m-z7caRrFI/hqdefault.jpg) ](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5m-z7caRrFI/hqdefault.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:** [June 6, 2024, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/9826 "2024-06-06T11:45:07Z")
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