# 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:** 60
**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:** [October 2, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1182 "2020-10-02T22:53:08Z")
And here’s a little number for all our hominin buddies out there… ---
**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:** [October 3, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1183 "2020-10-03T01:50:32Z")
🎶 _I woke up this mornin’ and all my bananas were gone_ _I said I woke up this mornin’ and all my bananas were gone_ _My baby done left me and Tarzan put me out of a job_ 🎶 ---
**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:** [October 3, 2020, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1184 "2020-10-03T02:08:38Z")
Michael Nesmith takes advantage of his lockdown hair growth to attempt a comeback. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2020, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1185 "2020-10-03T04:51:44Z")
_The monkey in the picture is just scratching itself - anything else you think you see is mere anthropomorphism._ ---
**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:** [October 3, 2020, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1186 "2020-10-03T05:02:04Z")
_“My mama thought humans were a bad influence on me but in the end I turned out good, I think.”_ ---
**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:** [October 3, 2020, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1187 "2020-10-03T05:04:28Z")
_“What cultural appropriation? Check your facts right, dude. We were the first.”_ ---
**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:** [October 3, 2020, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1188 "2020-10-03T05:07:26Z")
_“I’ve just typed the complete works of William Shakespeare. Now I’m taking a break.”_ ---
**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:** [October 3, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1189 "2020-10-03T14:03:57Z")
The missing link between be-bop and rock ‘n’ roll. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1190 "2020-10-03T14:12:06Z")
So THIS is the guy who mastered the B7add13(No5) chord! ---
**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:** [October 3, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1191 "2020-10-03T14:18:21Z")
Pithecanthropus Beatnictus ---
**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:** [October 3, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1192 "2020-10-03T14:42:53Z")
_“And for my encore I’ll shred like Eddie Van Halen, just watch my smoke.”_ ---
**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:** [October 3, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1193 "2020-10-03T15:14:54Z")
_There was a guitar player named Jang_ _Who liked to smoke when he sang._ _He also drank beer_ _To promote his career_ _And to intimidate humans like an orangutan._ ---
**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:** [October 3, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1194 "2020-10-03T23:02:47Z")
_Just once in a lifetime,_ _An ape has a moment…_ ---
**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:** [October 4, 2020, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1195 "2020-10-04T04:24:07Z")
I did like **Knowed Out** ’s blues lyrics, and they gave me a smile, but this one made me laugh out loud: > [@PlaceboTarget](#): > > “I’ve just typed the complete works of William Shakespeare. Now I’m taking a break.” Okay, **Placebo Target** , you’re up! ---
**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:** [October 4, 2020, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1196 "2020-10-04T04:42:21Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Okay, **Placebo Target** , you’re up! Thank you. 🙂 I think this picture is yearning for a caption: [https://v2.vavai.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/mass-rapid-transport.jpg](https://v2.vavai.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/mass-rapid-transport.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:** [October 4, 2020, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1197 "2020-10-04T06:05:23Z")
The truly innovative aspect of this design is the turban engine located on top of the aircraft. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2020, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1198 "2020-10-04T06:08:44Z")
Hahaha!!! ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1199 "2020-10-04T06:11:00Z")
_Who says hand signals are obsolete?_ ---
**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:** [October 4, 2020, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1200 "2020-10-04T06:15:38Z")
A little known fact about Evel Knievel is the 13 sons he had with a South Asian woman. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2020, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1201 "2020-10-04T11:53:27Z")
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