# 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:** 225
**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:** [February 8, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4481 "2026-02-08T22:35:40Z")
Both pediatricians and kids loved the original marble roll game, but mothers were squicked out by it. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4482 "2026-02-08T23:13:37Z")
> [@Ferris](#): > > The first thing Steve Austin said was, “I can’t feel my legs!” Are you sure you don’t mean Alex Murphy? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFuxiZFwDPs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFuxiZFwDPs) “Holy Christ, there’s nothing left!” ---
**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:** [February 9, 2026, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4483 "2026-02-09T04:56:51Z")
> [@Ferris](#): > > The first thing Steve Austin said was, “I can’t feel my legs!”   Winner! All yours, @Ferris! ---
**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:** [February 9, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4484 "2026-02-09T21:06:55Z")
Thank you, @needscoffee ! You may know the _official_ version of this Greek legend, but I invite you all to submit an alternative… [![](https://greektraveltellers.com/images/Blog/Tales%20of%20Greek%20Mythology/The-most-famous-ancient-Greek-myths-Athens-and-Poseidon.jpg) ](https://greektraveltellers.com/images/Blog/Tales%20of%20Greek%20Mythology/The-most-famous-ancient-Greek-myths-Athens-and-Poseidon.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:** [February 9, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4485 "2026-02-09T22:19:40Z")
> [@Ferris](#): > > You may know the _official_ version of this Greek legend [Not in play:] Uh, no actually; which legend? And btw, I sincerely wonder about the question voiced below.[/n.i.p] “Explain to me again: in Ancient Greece why must women remain clad neck to ankles, but men can be nude or near-nude?” ---
**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:** [February 9, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4486 "2026-02-09T22:27:20Z")
{Also not in play} _This painting depicts the mythological “Dispute between Minerva and Neptune to give a name to the city of Athens”._ ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4487 "2026-02-10T11:55:39Z")
Pointing at the horse’s posterior, Poseidon shouted “Ass ends” with a lisp, and thus the city got its name. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4488 "2026-02-10T17:54:37Z")
Yes, you should never look a gift horse in the mouth, but slapping it on the ass is worse. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4489 "2026-02-10T22:38:52Z")
Yeah, I have a match. His butt and your face! ---
**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:** [February 11, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4490 "2026-02-11T03:51:43Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Pointing at the horse’s posterior, Poseidon shouted “Ass ends” with a lisp, and thus the city got its name. Just the thought that Poseidon had a lisp made me chortle. @Knowed_Out - you win. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2026, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4491 "2026-02-11T11:42:47Z")
Thanks, [![](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/6664aefb5cbfc_436329385_1869330180181376_334098134556000193_n__700.jpg) ](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/6664aefb5cbfc_436329385_1869330180181376_334098134556000193_n__700.jpg) ---
**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:** [February 11, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4492 "2026-02-11T11:58:16Z")
“Where are the canned goods?” [Not in play]And good call on the lisped “Ass ends.” I knew that would be the winner. A great and creative entry, **Knowed\_Out**.[End not in play.] ---
**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:** [February 11, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4493 "2026-02-11T17:04:04Z")
Getting snacks for ComiCon. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4494 "2026-02-11T17:23:14Z")
Even Mordor has a Walmart. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4495 "2026-02-11T17:23:41Z")
The humiliation of having to travel to Midgard to acquire Little Debbie Nutty Buddies is almost more than Siegfried can bear. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4496 "2026-02-11T20:29:07Z")
The aisle of Sauron ---
**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:** [February 12, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4497 "2026-02-12T11:53:35Z")
Honorable mention > [@Lumpy](#): > > Even Mordor has a Walmart. The winner > [@iamatractorboy](#): > > The aisle of Sauron Take that John Deere to victory lane @iamatractorboy ---
**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:** [February 12, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4498 "2026-02-12T21:24:26Z")
Thanks KO! Well, since you mentioned my favourite vehicle… [![](https://thenamesfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/250-Funny-Tractor-Names.jpg) ](https://thenamesfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/250-Funny-Tractor-Names.jpg) ---
**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:** [February 12, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4499 "2026-02-12T22:29:59Z")
Old McDonald swore he would make tractor tracks on the head of the next farm hand who suggested he institute casual Fridays. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4500 "2026-02-12T23:14:18Z")
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