# 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:** 69
**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 13, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1362 "2020-10-13T14:42:19Z")
Probably at work now. Or he’s having trouble deciding between so many brilliant entries. ---
**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 13, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1363 "2020-10-13T14:42:50Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > Or he’s having trouble deciding between so many brilliant entries. I knew it. 🙂 ---
**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 13, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1364 "2020-10-13T15:27:01Z")
[not an entry] That’s OK. It’ll all come out in the wash. ---
**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 13, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1365 "2020-10-13T15:33:38Z")
> [@Quondam\_Mechanic](#): > > [not an entry] That’s OK. It’ll all come out in the wash. - [same] I’ll bet my wit is dryer that yours. I think the others in the game should sort it out. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1366 "2020-10-13T17:38:38Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > The girls were tragically unaware that the Laundromat on their side was an Automat on the other side. Sorry to miss the deadline, folks. I WAS at work, then was too exhausted to remember when I got home. ANYWAYS… **running\_coach** , you’re up. Although I did consider docking you for starting that spate of laundry detergent puns (some of which were award-winningly AWFUL). ---
**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 13, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1367 "2020-10-13T18:39:43Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > **running\_coach** , you’re up. > > Although I did consider docking you for starting that spate of laundry detergent puns (some of which were award-winningly AWFUL). I merely contributed to the thread. It was **The Prof.** who hijacked the thread. I merely followed _his_ lead. 😇 Anyway, here you go everyone. [![](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Indonesian-artist-uses-photoshop-to-show-a-surreal-image-of-animals-5dc50242a58e0__880.jpg) ](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Indonesian-artist-uses-photoshop-to-show-a-surreal-image-of-animals-5dc50242a58e0__880.jpg) ---
**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:** [October 13, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1368 "2020-10-13T18:44:37Z")
Alright, fellow Vampires! That was a wonderful effort! Now, for our next team-building exorcise, let’s see if we can get together in the form of a Giant Panda! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1369 "2020-10-13T19:13:52Z")
_Geoffrey knew things were going to be tough when Toys “R” Us went belly up, but frankly thought that Mitt Romney sending his minions around was kind of a dick move._ ---
**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 13, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1370 "2020-10-13T19:14:39Z")
_“I don’t mind them peckers except when they fly at such a breakneck speed.”_ ---
**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 13, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1371 "2020-10-13T19:23:46Z")
On the 8th day, God created Giraffes from proto birds He wasn’t too crazy about. ---
**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 13, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1372 "2020-10-13T19:29:11Z")
Damnit, Thanos! ---
**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 13, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1373 "2020-10-13T19:30:41Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Damnit Good job, Elmer. I was working on this very lead. ---
**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 13, 2020, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1374 "2020-10-13T19:44:05Z")
And so, with the onset of ever speedily increasing climate change, the process of evolution can be shown to have accelerated even faster. ---
**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 13, 2020, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1375 "2020-10-13T19:44:28Z")
Look! On the Serengeti! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a giraffe! ---
**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 13, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1376 "2020-10-13T19:48:32Z")
Balloon animals just didn’t cut it after Jocko the birthday clown learned to control birds with his brain. ---
**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 13, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1377 "2020-10-13T19:59:59Z")
_“No, you’re not seeing things. Leopards change their spots too. All the time.”_ ---
**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:** [October 13, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1378 "2020-10-13T20:35:30Z")
Little known are the great PirhannaBirds of Africa. They have been known to eat an entire giraffe in under 2 seconds. ---
**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 13, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1379 "2020-10-13T20:43:16Z")
M.C. Escher’s African safari vacation slides. ---
**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 14, 2020, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1380 "2020-10-14T04:54:39Z")
_“And now Fox News will present the facts behind the ongoing mass extinction myth.”_ ---
**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 14, 2020, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1381 "2020-10-14T05:05:55Z")
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