# 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:** ![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:** [August 9, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/381 "2024-08-09T18:52:15Z")

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And you’ll look sweet upon the seat of a bicycle built to bruise.

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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:** [August 9, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/382 "2024-08-09T21:41:22Z")

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The Olympic Women’s Biathlon took several tries to evolve into the modern form.

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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:** [August 11, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/383 "2024-08-11T19:23:58Z")

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> [@running\_coach](#):
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> Mary Poppins was determined that Michael and Jane would pay. Oh, they would _pay!_

And we have a winner. Sorry for the delay, but my lady friend and I were, well…  
I’ll just leave it go at that.

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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:** [August 11, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/384 "2024-08-11T19:45:03Z")

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> [@Bicycle\_Bill](#):
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> > [@running\_coach](#):
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> > Mary Poppins was determined that Michael and Jane would pay. Oh, they would _pay!_
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> And we have a winner. Sorry for the delay, but my lady friend and I were, well…  
> I’ll just leave it go at that. -
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> _ **-“BB”-** _

…going for a bike ride?

Have at it, all.  
[![](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/66b1e5a0bed31_18cswylsgwf31__700.jpg) ](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/66b1e5a0bed31_18cswylsgwf31__700.jpg)

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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:** [August 11, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/385 "2024-08-11T19:48:34Z")

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Not much call for a kraken whisperer these days.

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**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/386 "2024-08-11T20:03:05Z")

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The dream of the fisherwoman’s husband.

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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:** [August 11, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/387 "2024-08-11T20:46:02Z")

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Man finds £6 on beach.

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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:** [August 11, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/388 "2024-08-11T20:48:31Z")

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Captain Nemo’s love affair with the sea was…complicated.

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/389 "2024-08-11T23:05:48Z")

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_From Here to Octopoteuthidae_

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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:** [August 11, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/390 "2024-08-11T23:42:27Z")

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“Do you have eight cigarettes?”

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**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/391 "2024-08-12T00:35:12Z")

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That whale song thing is so over. I can make you the next big thing. Dance lessons will be tricky, but I believe in you, kid.

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**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:** [August 12, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/392 "2024-08-12T01:19:18Z")

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Yeah, bro, I can relate. I mean, I’ve got lungs, you’ve got gills, but that’s no reason we have to live like our parents did.

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**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/393 "2024-08-12T01:33:46Z")

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The lovecraft that dare not speak its name.

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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:** [August 12, 2024, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/394 "2024-08-12T10:30:01Z")

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“I had just scouted out some prime coral reef real estate. It was bright pink and attracted krill by the thousands, but then this sperm whale chased me away.”

“And how did that make you feel?”

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**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/395 "2024-08-12T12:26:50Z")

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Probably too subtle !!

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**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/396 "2024-08-12T19:07:42Z")

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Well, here comes Squiddy with his Buffalo Bob  
He’s a cephalopod,  
And he’s off to the rodeo

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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:** [August 12, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/397 "2024-08-12T19:14:59Z")

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I have to leave for my coaching job in a few so I’m calling it a bit early.  
For those who got it, @Ferris gets the win with one of the best ever. I’ll let **Ferris** do the reveal.  
@Borborygmi takes 2nd.

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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:** [August 12, 2024, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/398 "2024-08-12T23:20:23Z")

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Wow, thanks very much, @running_coach !

The original joke involved a shark paying back his friend with the punchline being:

“Here’s that six quid [“sick squid”] I owe you.”

Next up:  
[![](https://stayweird.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/weird_traditions_baby_jumping_festival-768x511.jpg) ](https://stayweird.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/weird_traditions_baby_jumping_festival-768x511.jpg)

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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:** [August 12, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/399 "2024-08-12T23:53:42Z")

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Awful Knawful comes from a village too poor to afford motorcycles and buses.

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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:** [August 13, 2024, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/400 "2024-08-13T02:06:18Z")

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Due to the use of a Time-Turner, it’s discovered that “Weasley Stomping Day” is big at Hogwarts in 2084.

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