# 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:** 62
**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 5, 2020, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1222 "2020-10-05T13:20:18Z")
_“I don’t know why I feel I’m being watched.”_ _“Shut up and pull, Winslow.”_ ---
**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 5, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1223 "2020-10-05T13:50:18Z")
Later, Timmy would watch the tornado scene from _The Wizard of Oz_ recreated by three-toed sloths and an oscillating fan. ---
**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 5, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1224 "2020-10-05T13:53:27Z")
Jeff contemplates his first delivery of Neverending Story Action Figures from The Franklin Mint. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1225 "2020-10-05T17:23:51Z")
Feeling sluggish? Try White Chariot today! ---
**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 5, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1226 "2020-10-05T21:23:15Z")
Billy had used his weekly allowance to bet on Snailbiscuit, but realized that he would be a teenager by the time the race ended. ---
**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 5, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1227 "2020-10-05T21:28:31Z")
“Perry Como: The Early Years” ---
**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 5, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1228 "2020-10-05T21:36:59Z")
Customers had complained that the trained fleas in Jimmy’s Flea Circus jumped too fast. ---
**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 5, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1229 "2020-10-05T21:38:27Z")
Look at that S-Car go! ---
**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 5, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1230 "2020-10-05T21:43:30Z")
🎶 _Go, greased lightnin’, you’re burnin’ up the quarter mile,_ _Greased lightnin’, go greased lightnin’!_ 🎶 ---
**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:** [October 5, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1231 "2020-10-05T21:43:57Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > Look at that S-Car go! Classic. How did I miss that? 🤦‍♂️ ---
**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 5, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1232 "2020-10-05T21:46:04Z")
I know, I had to check to make sure I wasn’t repeating someone! ---
**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 5, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1233 "2020-10-05T21:54:09Z")
After playtime, Guillaume’s mother served him a delicious dinner of Escargots à la Bourguignonne. ---
**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 5, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1234 "2020-10-05T22:31:59Z")
“There’s gotta be a science fair project in this somehow,” Jimmy thought. ---
**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 6, 2020, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1235 "2020-10-06T03:30:58Z")
_“Hurry up, boys. I can hear the others coming.”_ ---
**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 6, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1236 "2020-10-06T14:06:17Z")
And the winner is > [@needscoffee](#): > > Look at that S-Car go! I think this is the first time a caption was simultaneously the best and the worst submission. ---
**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 6, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1237 "2020-10-06T14:54:24Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > I think this is the first time a caption was simultaneously the best and the worst submission. Haha! My money was on @running\_roach’s “Gastropod Theatre Presents Ben-Hur.” I’ll post another picture in a minute. ---
**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 6, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1238 "2020-10-06T14:55:36Z")
In keeping with the kid and animal theme: [![](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/strange-history-pig.jpg) ](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/strange-history-pig.jpg) ---
**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:** [October 6, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1239 "2020-10-06T14:58:24Z")
_I wanted a horsey!_ ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1240 "2020-10-06T15:12:49Z")
Retirement has not been kind to Secretariat. ---
**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 6, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1241 "2020-10-06T15:29:01Z")
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