# 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:** 51
**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:** [September 22, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1002 "2020-09-22T17:41:24Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > “He’s cheating! That house is nailed to his head.” > > (_To Elmer J. Fudd: If an idea is good enough to use, it’s good enough to steal._) Hah! That works even without the call-back. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1003 "2020-09-22T17:43:16Z")
Clapboarding was tough work before the invention of the hammer. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1004 "2020-09-22T17:46:31Z")
Entertainment options were few and far between in the 1910s. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1005 "2020-09-22T17:48:12Z")
Steven Miller’s grandfather attempts to fly like an eagle. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1006 "2020-09-22T17:53:19Z")
Ya see? I told you Mikey would do anything for a quarter! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1007 "2020-09-22T17:55:55Z")
Angry at what befell his friends, Henry prepares to face The Billy Goat Gruff. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1008 "2020-09-22T18:35:17Z")
After many experiments, The Rhino decided to add a horn to his costume before facing Spiderman. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1009 "2020-09-22T22:06:46Z")
The Origin of Quiet Riot’s _Bang Your Head_ ---
**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:** [September 23, 2020, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1010 "2020-09-23T02:17:06Z")
Later, they realized they could do the same with dummies and not contend with aneurysms. ---
**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:** [September 23, 2020, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1011 "2020-09-23T04:25:41Z")
Tough choice! For First Place, I’m going to have to go with **Kent\_Clark** : > [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > “He’s cheating! That house is nailed to his head.” because I snorted out loud. Congratulations, @Kent_Clark! 🎇💥 💫 🎆 * * * Second Place is tied between @Dr.Winston_OBoogie and @Skunkdog: > [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > Gerald Ford, as a walk-on for the 1932 Michigan Wolverines > [@Skunkdog](#): > > After many experiments, The Rhino decided to add a horn to his costume before facing Spiderman. Your turn to post a picture, @Kent_Clark! ---
**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:** [September 23, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1012 "2020-09-23T13:30:06Z")
Oh my! What an honor. For **Elmer J. Fudd** , of course. Nonetheless I’m honored to post the next entry. [![](https://hers-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nuns-with-guns.jpg) ](https://hers-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/nuns-with-guns.jpg) Go for it. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1013 "2020-09-23T13:32:03Z")
🎶 How do you solve a problem like Maria?🎶 ---
**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:** [September 23, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1014 "2020-09-23T13:34:44Z")
^ ^ ^ I concede. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1015 "2020-09-23T13:46:50Z")
_“At first I wanted to get married and be a mom. But then they all said I should aim higher.”_ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1016 "2020-09-23T13:55:14Z")
At the time, no one knew that the formation of the “Nunnery Gunnery” would be the turning point of the war. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1017 "2020-09-23T13:56:44Z")
_“We’re only shooting the breeze, sister. No gossip whatsoever.”_ ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1018 "2020-09-23T13:57:29Z")
You can have my ruler when you pry it from my cold, dead hand. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1019 "2020-09-23T14:27:16Z")
_How many warriors do you need to start a religious war?_ _Nun._ ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1020 "2020-09-23T14:34:59Z")
Sorry, I forgot a word in there: _How many skilled warriors do you need to start a religious war?_ _Nun._ ---
**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:** [September 23, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1021 "2020-09-23T14:56:43Z")
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