# 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:** 84
**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 29, 2020, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1662 "2020-10-29T04:43:25Z")
_Percy Jackson’s recognized Thalia’s father in one of her old family photos._ ---
**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 29, 2020, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1663 "2020-10-29T06:14:52Z")
_At first there was no spark, but after a short while…_ ---
**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 29, 2020, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1664 "2020-10-29T06:19:28Z")
_Harry Lyme came from a long line of burglars who never hesitated to go through the baptism of fire._ ---
**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 29, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1665 "2020-10-29T21:19:36Z")
Great captions as usual! While @running_coach was on fire with all his entries, I’m awarding first place to @Elmer_J.Fudd for his scorching cleverness in: > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Ghost Rider finally traded his chopper in for a sweet, sweet ride. I loved the depiction of the dour bride as a sweet, sweet ride. It’s your turn, @Elmer_J.Fudd ---
**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 29, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1666 "2020-10-29T22:18:14Z")
Here we go… [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/324diBRDroS3r5dSrvypUwrixqfntg_NmlZdMiX0S9M8keipT0DQSlzBZR7mkrcbu7xVSZ7ztUU5AuPLXRuuoGmZTgtZoF3Ua5y9Y9MZLHWTO_rqclHTZRAQM3jn5ernBs1S4-sFZEk=w500-h315-p-k "New item by Tim O") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/vSL1oQfoR9YfuSw19) Click on the image. For some reason it’s cropped in-thread. ---
**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 29, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1667 "2020-10-29T23:42:31Z")
It’s Halloween, and time to carve Jack! ---
**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 29, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1668 "2020-10-29T23:43:12Z")
Daddy always says that lawn work is pointless labor… ---
**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 29, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1669 "2020-10-29T23:49:07Z")
Billy and Sally thought they had a nasty surprise for Daddy, but Mommy had an even nastier surprise for Billy. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1670 "2020-10-30T00:15:32Z")
Now remember, children. You jump out and hug Daddy and I’ll shiv him in the back. Then we’ll get ice cream! ---
**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 30, 2020, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1671 "2020-10-30T00:20:50Z")
“Maybe your _next_ Daddy will do a better job of edging!” ---
**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 30, 2020, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1672 "2020-10-30T05:51:25Z")
A typical American family of the 1950s: two children, husband, and knife. ---
**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 30, 2020, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1673 "2020-10-30T05:57:24Z")
“Kids, you can have a father, or $300,000 in life insurance. That means cars and college for each of you. You with me?” ---
**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 30, 2020, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1674 "2020-10-30T06:12:54Z")
_“Darling, kids. You should have seen those silica-rich blades of grass. As sharp as knives, really.”_ ---
**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 30, 2020, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1675 "2020-10-30T06:17:06Z")
FUN WITH DICK AND JANE Here comes Dad. Dad is late. See blood run. Run, blood, run! ---
**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 30, 2020, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1676 "2020-10-30T06:23:46Z")
_Soon after the demise of the men’s association, Stepford wives returned to their ordinary lives._ ---
**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 30, 2020, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1677 "2020-10-30T06:40:23Z")
“Kids, we’ve studied the diagrams in _Gray’s Anatomy_, so let’s find out what you’ve learned. Get me–oh, let’s see–Daddy’s pancreas.” ---
**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 30, 2020, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1678 "2020-10-30T06:40:38Z")
**F** … **A** … **R** … **G** … **O** FX & FX on HULU ---
**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 30, 2020, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1679 "2020-10-30T06:53:43Z")
_How to Kill Someone in Broad Light and Get away with It (with pictures) - wikiHow_ ---
**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 30, 2020, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1680 "2020-10-30T07:10:56Z")
_The first actor who played Jim Anderson wasn’t well-liked by the rest of the cast, so the role ultimately went to Robert Young._ ---
**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 30, 2020, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/1681 "2020-10-30T09:09:13Z")
Let’s see Jim’s reaction when he realizes his family has been replaced with lookalike Soviet-trained assassins! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=83) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731.md?page=85)