# 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:** ![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:** [February 16, 2026, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4521 "2026-02-16T08:20:09Z")

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“No, I’m fine except… Where’s my wig?”

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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:** [February 16, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4522 "2026-02-16T15:51:25Z")

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“Yeah, I’m puttin’ the O in OG fuh shizzle.”

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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:** [February 17, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4523 "2026-02-17T00:27:17Z")

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> [@Spoons](#):
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> “Yeah, I’d like a pizza delivered to Lexington and 43rd Street … er, Lexington and 44th Street … wait, make that 45th Street … um, 46th Street … Jeez, Billy, why did we have to take an express train? Hello? Yes, now to Lex and 49th …”

Spoonerific job, @Spoons

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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:** [February 17, 2026, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4524 "2026-02-17T05:11:05Z")

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Thanks! Here’s our next image:

[![](https://readfoyer.com/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/2025-02/AGO.45272-Web%20and%20Standard%20PowerPoint.jpg?itok=s9qV3I-u) ](https://readfoyer.com/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/2025-02/AGO.45272-Web%20and%20Standard%20PowerPoint.jpg?itok=s9qV3I-u)

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**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 17, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4525 "2026-02-17T05:25:22Z")

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Ol’ Eleanor Rigby’s finished working on her masks for the day.

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**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:** [February 17, 2026, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4526 "2026-02-17T06:52:19Z")

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“What if I was a work of art dreaming I was an artisan?”

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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:** [February 18, 2026, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4527 "2026-02-18T04:42:36Z")

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It’s been about 24 hours, so time to wrap this one up. And the winner is …

> [@needscoffee](#):
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> Ol’ Eleanor Rigby’s finished working on her masks for the day.

Take it away, @needscoffee!

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**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 18, 2026, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4528 "2026-02-18T04:47:30Z")

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Thanks!

[![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/rRQ3PiG.png "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/rRQ3PiG)

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**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:** [February 18, 2026, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4529 "2026-02-18T05:11:11Z")

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I call it human connection at its best.

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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:** [February 18, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4530 "2026-02-18T06:21:38Z")

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[The dog]

“It ain’t gonna be me. He can pick up his _own_ business from the sidewalk!”

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**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 19, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4531 "2026-02-19T21:05:25Z")

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Okay, the winner is @Ferris for

> [@Ferris](#):
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> [The dog]
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> “It ain’t gonna be me. He can pick up his _own_ business from the sidewalk!”

And runner-up is @PlaceboTarget. 😃

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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:** [February 20, 2026, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4532 "2026-02-20T02:40:08Z")

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Thanks, @needscoffee

Here’s our next picture:  
[![](https://www.thomascook.in/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Cb6HHC0XIAEq-cP-1024x683.jpg) ](https://www.thomascook.in/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Cb6HHC0XIAEq-cP-1024x683.jpg)

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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:** [February 20, 2026, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4533 "2026-02-20T10:06:03Z")

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Pro wrestling has come a long way from the days of Hulk Hogan and the Iron Sheik.

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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:** [February 20, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4534 "2026-02-20T18:05:22Z")

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The producers never figured out why the idea of combining boxing with a Japanese game show didn’t work out.

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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:** [February 20, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4535 "2026-02-20T18:24:53Z")

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“You’d destroy a model city too if you started growing traffic cones.”

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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:** [February 20, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4536 "2026-02-20T19:49:09Z")

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“And that’s why you’ll never see a unicorn until this very day.”

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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:** [February 20, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4537 "2026-02-20T21:23:19Z")

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Farm team for Power Ranger’s monsters.

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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:** [February 21, 2026, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4538 "2026-02-21T03:20:47Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> “And that’s why you’ll never see a unicorn until this very day.”

And that’s why @Prof.Pepperwinkle wins this round! 🦄

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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:** [February 21, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4539 "2026-02-21T15:11:04Z")

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Thanks!

Howzabout…  
[![](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/comedy-wildlife-photography-contest-winners-2022-6391a045f1274-png__880.jpg) ](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/comedy-wildlife-photography-contest-winners-2022-6391a045f1274-png__880.jpg)

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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:** [February 21, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4540 "2026-02-21T15:15:08Z")

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Oh, hi, Honey. I thought you were still hibernating. Um, no, I didn’t know your sister woke up…

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