# 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:** 242
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4821 "2026-04-30T02:31:28Z")
> [@Quondam\_Mechanic](#): > > Just in time! I was wondering about picking maybe **Kent\_Clark** or **DrDeth** but with yet better German, the prize goes to Ferris for (It is nice to be a runner up, anyway, and his was better than mine. ) ---
**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:** [April 30, 2026, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4822 "2026-04-30T05:01:51Z")
Vielen dank, @Quondam_Mechanic ! I’m going to offer you a picture you can’t refuse to caption… [![](https://cdn.theasc.com/The-Godfather-Featured.jpg) ](https://cdn.theasc.com/The-Godfather-Featured.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:** [April 30, 2026, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4823 "2026-04-30T05:13:35Z")
“I swear, Bonasera, if you pull one more quarter out of my ear, the audience for your next magic trick will be a school of mackerel.” ---
**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:** [April 30, 2026, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4824 "2026-04-30T05:22:22Z")
“Don Vito, the caterers warn that we’re going to run out of canapés shortly. Would you like me to get a plate of them for you before they’re all gone?” ---
**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:** [April 30, 2026, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4825 "2026-04-30T06:47:18Z")
How many times do I have to tell you, Marlon, the cotton wool balls go in your cheeks, not your ears! Now where are my tweezers? ---
**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:** [April 30, 2026, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4826 "2026-04-30T10:20:04Z")
Marlon Brando had become so unreliable at learning his lines, Martin Scorsese would cast extras as sycophants to whisper his lines to him as they groveled. ---
**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:** [April 30, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4827 "2026-04-30T14:00:05Z")
> [@Ferris](#): > > Vielen dank, @Quondam_Mechanic ! > > I’m going to offer you a picture you can’t refuse to caption… > > [https://cdn.theasc.com/The-Godfather-Featured.jpg](https://cdn.theasc.com/The-Godfather-Featured.jpg) Unfortunately .jpg doesn’t embed due to security offset. ---
**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:** [April 30, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4828 "2026-04-30T14:13:36Z")
[It displays fine for me - might be your browser or Discourse theme] ---
**Author:** ![billy-jack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@billy-jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billy-jack)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4829 "2026-04-30T22:16:31Z")
Want a car? $100 for your choice. Hookers? $5 Booze $5 I can get you whatever you need. Trust me. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2026, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4830 "2026-05-01T02:19:00Z")
“You really should have that hand taken care of. It looks like Donald Trump’s.” ---
**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:** [May 1, 2026, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4831 "2026-05-01T05:40:24Z")
Only @iamatractorboy shows me any respect… > [@iamatractorboy](#): > > How many times do I have to tell you, Marlon, the cotton wool balls go in your cheeks, not your ears! Now where are my tweezers? I need you to _take care_ of the next caption, comprendez? ---
**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:** [May 1, 2026, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4832 "2026-05-01T06:53:44Z")
Well they do say no Englishman can refuse to post a photo for captioning on the day of his daughter’s wedding (well not really). Let’s stick with Mr Brando… [![](https://bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.iu.edu/dist/3/817/files/2022/07/Brando-and-seagull-in-BEDTIME-STORY.jpg) ](https://bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.iu.edu/dist/3/817/files/2022/07/Brando-and-seagull-in-BEDTIME-STORY.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:** [May 1, 2026, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4833 "2026-05-01T07:26:11Z")
“You saw me in _Guys and Dolls_. Now, I’d like to invite you to see my next picture. It’s called _Buoys and Gulls_.” ---
**Author:** ![billy-jack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@billy-jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billy-jack)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4834 "2026-05-01T17:23:08Z")
I would like you to meet my gullfriend. She’s a real beaut, isn’t she? ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4835 "2026-05-01T18:49:45Z")
I wish they all could be California gulls. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4836 "2026-05-01T21:08:55Z")
“You don’t understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of having a goddamn bird stuck to my head”" ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4837 "2026-05-02T07:31:30Z")
> > [@Spoons](#): > > “You saw me in _Guys and Dolls_. Now, I’d like to invite you to see my next picture. It’s called _Buoys and Gulls_.” Well, I just couldn’t refuse this one. You’re up, Spoons. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4838 "2026-05-02T08:01:12Z")
Thank you! I rather like the idea of using famous movie stills for the contest. Here’s another, and I think you should all be able to come up with something good for it: [![](https://panandslam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/171008-bonnie-clyde-hero_vjmtbf.jpeg?w=572&h=322) ](https://panandslam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/171008-bonnie-clyde-hero_vjmtbf.jpeg?w=572&h=322) ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4839 "2026-05-02T08:53:02Z")
“…and then - get this - she says to me ‘you’re so vain!’… Me!!” ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/4840 "2026-05-02T17:23:26Z")
Oh, look! It’s a blind 80-year old nun walking a kitten on a string! Max points! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717.md?page=241) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717.md?page=243)