# A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 2) **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 207
**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:** [November 23, 2025, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4121 "2025-11-23T04:09:10Z")
Thanks @Kent_Clark [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/K5x78lYzf-M/maxresdefault.jpg) ](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/K5x78lYzf-M/maxresdefault.jpg) ---
**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:** [November 24, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4122 "2025-11-24T20:25:35Z")
“Well, this mutiny just got really awkward…” ---
**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:** [November 24, 2025, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4123 "2025-11-24T20:55:33Z")
The Disney version of the Donner Party left many people confused. ---
**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:** [November 24, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4124 "2025-11-24T20:56:31Z")
LSD is a hell of a drug ---
**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:** [November 25, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4125 "2025-11-25T12:01:39Z")
This puts the “Trip” in tryptophan. ---
**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:** [November 25, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4126 "2025-11-25T16:41:50Z")
I think I may have found an image too damn weird to come up with really good captions for. @Knowed_Out said it best and three days is long enough. Take it away @Knowed_Out ! ---
**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:** [November 25, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4127 "2025-11-25T16:57:04Z")
OK, let’s keep the holiday spirit going. [![](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/11/20/thanksgiving-masking-85e2f3a8e48a98f6f9a96c8584f81b40d362ee1f.jpg?s=1600&c=85&f=webp) ](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/11/20/thanksgiving-masking-85e2f3a8e48a98f6f9a96c8584f81b40d362ee1f.jpg?s=1600&c=85&f=webp) ---
**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:** [November 25, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4128 "2025-11-25T17:00:32Z")
Briefly, there was an attempt to combine Halloween and Thanksgiving into a single late fall holiday, but it didn’t catch on. ---
**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:** [November 25, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4129 "2025-11-25T21:44:26Z")
Ladies - Come for the table celery, stay for the clown show! ---
**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:** [November 25, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4130 "2025-11-25T21:49:17Z")
We’d licked the Kaiser and America was feeling darned good about itself, so the Thanksgiving tradition included shooting a kid dressed as an Indian. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4131 "2025-11-25T21:50:42Z")
🎶 “We’re off to see The Wizard…” ---
**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:** [November 25, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4132 "2025-11-25T22:25:44Z")
“We were invited to a big Thanksgiving celebration on a boat, but it was really weird, so we came here instead.” ---
**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:** [November 26, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4133 "2025-11-26T00:12:24Z")
“And this is why we make you sit at the kid’s table…” ---
**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:** [November 26, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4134 "2025-11-26T19:14:36Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > We’d licked the Kaiser and America was feeling darned good about itself, so the Thanksgiving tradition included shooting a kid dressed as an Indian. This wins, but honorable mention goes to @Kent_Clark for bridging to the previous contest. For context: [Around the time of the turn of the 20th century in America, Thanksgiving was essentially another Halloween.](https://www.npr.org/sections/theprotojournalist/2014/11/19/365195079/when-thanksgiving-was-weird) ---
**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:** [November 26, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4135 "2025-11-26T22:51:55Z")
Thanks for the link to that, @Knowed_Out. As Bertrand Russel said, “ it’s a pity there’s so little useless trivia these days.” Thanksgiving Layover: no winner announced until Friday afternoon. So everyone eat well and fart proudly [![](https://historicipswich.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cousin-reginald1.jpg) ](https://historicipswich.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cousin-reginald1.jpg) ---
**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:** [November 26, 2025, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4136 "2025-11-26T23:51:30Z")
The Thanksgiving Turkey Catches Cousin Reginald. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2025, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4137 "2025-11-27T01:34:02Z")
“You think I’m just going to lay down and let you chop my head off? How dumb do you think we turkeys are, Reginald?” ---
**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:** [November 27, 2025, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4138 "2025-11-27T04:09:48Z")
“Mr. Rockwell? My neck is getting stiff, and my wattle itches. Can we take a break?” ---
**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:** [November 27, 2025, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4139 "2025-11-27T12:12:52Z")
You know you’ve had a massive fail when even the dog mocks you. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4140 "2025-11-27T21:17:03Z")
Reginald and Wilberforce practice the baton exchange for an upcoming village relay race. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717.md?page=206) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717.md?page=208)