# A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 2)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [July 4, 2024, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717 "2024-07-04T12:49:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**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:** [July 8, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/3221 "2025-07-08T17:02:59Z")

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Are _you_ going to tell him he’s underage?

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/3222 "2025-07-08T17:27:49Z")

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“I’m drunker than the average bear.”

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**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/3223 "2025-07-08T17:32:56Z")

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When Paddington hit 18, marmalade sandwiches were no longer his favourite.

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**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:** [July 8, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/3224 "2025-07-08T18:28:30Z")

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23 more of these and it’ll take until Spring to sleep it off.

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**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:** [July 8, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/3225 "2025-07-08T19:58:53Z")

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_Look for the bare necessities_  
_The simple bare necessities_  
_Forget about your worries and your strife_  
_I mean the bare necessities_  
_Old Mother Nature’s recipes_  
_That brings the bare necessities of life_

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/3226 "2025-07-08T20:09:01Z")

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It’s been years since [I last worked for them](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8njwKklop_w), but I still drink Hamm’s beer.

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/3227 "2025-07-08T21:14:07Z")

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Oh yeah? Well, _your_ profile pic isn’t exactly accurate either!

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**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:** [July 8, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/3228 "2025-07-08T21:42:15Z")

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Daaaaaah BEARS!

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**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:** [July 8, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/3229 "2025-07-08T22:14:43Z")

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Yogi’s misunderstanding of Grindr tags created a lot of confused meetups down at the Cockpit Bar and Grill.

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**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:** [July 8, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/3230 "2025-07-08T22:20:10Z")

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“Boo Boo? He got carded at the door, and they wouldn’t let him in.”

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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/3231 "2025-07-09T18:18:55Z")

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Okay all, _LOTS_ of belly laughs from these responses. But since there can be only one:

> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#):
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> Are _you_ going to tell him he’s underage?

@Dr.Winston_OBoogie, you have the mic.

P.S. My own contribution would have been “Proof that drinking beer puts hair on your chest”.

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**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:** [July 10, 2025, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/3232 "2025-07-10T03:02:19Z")

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Ok, speaking of underage…

[![](https://blog.timesunion.com/tablehopping/files/2007/05/baby_beer.jpg) ](https://blog.timesunion.com/tablehopping/files/2007/05/baby_beer.jpg)

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**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:** [July 10, 2025, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/3233 "2025-07-10T03:19:37Z")

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The beginning of Ted Striker’s drinking problem.

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**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:** [July 10, 2025, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/3234 "2025-07-10T03:23:27Z")

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Mom was a barmaid and Dad was barley there.

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**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:** [July 10, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/3235 "2025-07-10T03:24:53Z")

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Little Sisyphus, the early years.

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**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:** [July 10, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/3236 "2025-07-10T03:26:39Z")

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[Not in play.]

> [@Lumpy](#):
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> P.S. My own contribution would have been “Proof that drinking beer puts hair on your chest”.

Re the bear and the beer, I was trying to think of something to post that involved this:

[![](https://assets.untappd.com/photos/2019_01_01/4a3091c3bc738e722074bc1ba297b967_1280x1280.JPG) ](https://assets.untappd.com/photos/2019_01_01/4a3091c3bc738e722074bc1ba297b967_1280x1280.JPG)

[/Not in play. Back to Dr. Winston’s photo.]

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**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/3237 "2025-07-10T05:23:29Z")

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I’m not able to view that, says it’s not available in my area (UK)… strange!

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**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/3238 "2025-07-10T12:21:45Z")

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Rock him to sleep you say? No problem!

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/3239 "2025-07-10T13:01:04Z")

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_(mother’s voice, off-screen)_ —  
“Since I switched to this brand of formula, he always finishes the entire bottle.”

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**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:** [July 10, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/3240 "2025-07-10T13:53:59Z")

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Apparently the number 33 on the bottle refers to the number of days after birth the infant can start nursing.

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