# 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:** 53
**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 24, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1042 "2020-09-24T22:40:44Z")
She didn’t realize how unfortunate her nickname “Socks” was before she made her first visit to a laundromat. ---
**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 24, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1043 "2020-09-24T22:43:25Z")
The a-ha video from Hell. ---
**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 25, 2020, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1044 "2020-09-25T01:10:58Z")
Not having read Stephen King’s [The Mangler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mangler), Stella was unprepared for The Dryer. ---
**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 25, 2020, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1045 "2020-09-25T01:11:07Z")
Having devoured the humans at the movie theater, The Blob next turned to the 24-hour laundromat. ---
**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 25, 2020, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1046 "2020-09-25T01:23:28Z")
Janice never misses an opportunity to experience an echo. ---
**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 25, 2020, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1047 "2020-09-25T01:24:23Z")
Strangely enough, the rear loading washing machines never worked out. ---
**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 25, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1048 "2020-09-25T01:29:25Z")
Customers frantically tried to hide as the Snuggle Bear rampaged through the laundromat, leaving stained clothes in it’s wake. ---
**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 25, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1049 "2020-09-25T01:30:51Z")
Directions for using Laundro-Magic Hair Washing/Styling System 1. Insert head into upper chamber to wash hair. 2. Next, insert head into lower blower chamber to dry and style. 3. If straightening is desired, finish off with hot steam press table. 4. Works on poodles, too! \*Use caution when using with cats. ---
**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 25, 2020, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1050 "2020-09-25T04:48:07Z")
It only costs a quarter to take this baby for a spin. ---
**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 25, 2020, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1051 "2020-09-25T06:03:43Z")
nm (…) ---
**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 25, 2020, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1052 "2020-09-25T06:10:29Z")
_Life was hard for the hobos in the top bunks at Joe’s Laundromat._ ---
**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:** [September 25, 2020, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1053 "2020-09-25T06:18:01Z")
Janet versus the notorious Left Sock demon. ---
**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 25, 2020, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1054 "2020-09-25T06:19:38Z")
_And this is Anne moving in slow motion toward event horizon, seconds before she gets spaghettified._ ---
**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 25, 2020, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1055 "2020-09-25T07:08:25Z")
_A fan of **La La Land** recently caught another unconventional scene edited out of the movie._ ---
**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 25, 2020, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1056 "2020-09-25T11:12:10Z")
_“I’m sure I had a quarter in my pocket.”_ ---
**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 25, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1057 "2020-09-25T11:45:57Z")
The dangers of static cling ---
**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 25, 2020, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1058 "2020-09-25T12:20:59Z")
_There was a young woman named Sue_ _Who had a lot of laundry to do._ _When she went to the room_ _It went off with a boom_ _And she could no longer pull through._ ---
**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 25, 2020, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1059 "2020-09-25T12:22:19Z")
“That’s not a looking glass, Alice.” ---
**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 25, 2020, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1060 "2020-09-25T12:26:25Z")
Checks off “Steal a stranger’s thong” from the scavenger hunt list. ---
**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 25, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1061 "2020-09-25T12:30:28Z")
Misunderstands “quantum tunneling”. She thinks she’s chasing a boson particle. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=52) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=54)