# 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:** 55
**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 26, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1082 "2020-09-26T21:00:34Z")
Despite Gary’s artistic talent, Acme passed on his instant scenery changer, seeing no market for it. Coyotes preferred horizontal to vertical drops to catch roadrunners. ---
**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 27, 2020, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1083 "2020-09-27T00:07:18Z")
“Thanks, Dad! But all we wanted was a hopscotch board.” ---
**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 27, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1084 "2020-09-27T00:30:33Z")
First place because it fits so well considering the method of creation. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 🎶Come with me, and you’ll be, in a world of pure imagination. Second place > [@PlaceboTarget](#): > > We must all admit this is such a lifelike representation, but the guy down there looks so fake. This is an overhead drone shot of this fellow’s driveway. (You can see a bit of the house in the upper right) The “paintbrush” was a pressure washer. Have at it, @Prof.Pepperwinkle ---
**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 27, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1085 "2020-09-27T00:47:52Z")
That **is** impressive. And here we go: [![](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Artist-makes-art-on-tree-stumps-leaving-parks-and-public-places-more-beautiful-59e7157bba38b__880.jpg) ](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Artist-makes-art-on-tree-stumps-leaving-parks-and-public-places-more-beautiful-59e7157bba38b__880.jpg) ---
**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 27, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1086 "2020-09-27T00:51:34Z")
Frank was completely stumped as to how he wound up inside a tree. None the less, he was grateful to be set free. ---
**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 27, 2020, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1087 "2020-09-27T00:53:34Z")
"Everything I plant grows. Even me!” (Night Gallery reference) ---
**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 27, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1088 "2020-09-27T01:16:50Z")
_Actaeon would resort to all sorts of tricks and ploys to watch Artemis bathing in the woods._ ---
**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 27, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1089 "2020-09-27T01:25:03Z")
_Man emerges from bunker 14 years after COVID-19 scare._ ---
**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 27, 2020, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1090 "2020-09-27T01:39:24Z")
_Some leprechaun trap ideas really work._ ---
**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 27, 2020, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1091 "2020-09-27T01:47:47Z")
_Nash felt cramped in his neck of the woods._ ---
**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 27, 2020, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1092 "2020-09-27T01:49:36Z")
It recently came to light that the Ents were nothing more than puppets of a subterranean race. ---
**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 27, 2020, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1093 "2020-09-27T03:10:47Z")
Wow, this ain’t Brooklyn! I musta taken a wrong toin at Albuquerque. ---
**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 27, 2020, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1094 "2020-09-27T07:06:35Z")
_In his old age, Pinocchio decided to go back to his roots._ ---
**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 27, 2020, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1095 "2020-09-27T11:24:02Z")
Esmerelda discovered too late the dangers of an increased fiber diet. ---
**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 27, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1096 "2020-09-27T11:45:32Z")
The morning following a dose of bootleg Viagra, Herman discovered that morning wood was one of it’s side effects. ---
**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 27, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1097 "2020-09-27T16:22:56Z")
Okay, while I loved a lot of 'em, notably: > [@Quondam\_Mechanic](#): > > Wow, this ain’t Brooklyn! I musta taken a wrong toin at Albuquerque. and > [@needscoffee](#): > > "Everything I plant grows. Even me!” 'cause I remember _Green Fingers_ well, The winner is: > [@PlaceboTarget](#): > > _Actaeon would resort to all sorts of tricks and ploys to watch Artemis bathing in the woods._ 'cause it’s just so hard to pull off a Classical allusion like that! Go for it, **PlaceboTarget!** ---
**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 27, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1098 "2020-09-27T17:21:07Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Go for it, **PlaceboTarget!** Thank you @Prof.Pepperwinkle . 🙂 I found the other participants’ contributions really funny. * * * Let’s see what captions this picture can prompt: [![](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/dc/bc/39/dcbc39306f76d1d4617c52d62f59937b--sports-fails-perfectly-timed-photos.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/dc/bc/39/dcbc39306f76d1d4617c52d62f59937b--sports-fails-perfectly-timed-photos.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:** [September 27, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1099 "2020-09-27T17:24:48Z")
Today on ESPN 14, Human Lawn Darts. ---
**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 27, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1100 "2020-09-27T17:27:10Z")
Taking turns plowing the back forty wasn’t quite like the Berman brothers imagined it would be. ---
**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 27, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1101 "2020-09-27T17:27:22Z")
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