# 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:** 256
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/5101 "2026-06-20T02:26:01Z")
We finally now know what happened to Major Tom. ---
**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:** [June 20, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/5102 "2026-06-20T16:19:52Z")
Ariel’s experiment with going blonde had unfortunate repercussions. ---
**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:** [June 20, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/5103 "2026-06-20T17:00:25Z")
Lesson of the day: Never fall in love with a fish. ---
**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:** [June 20, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/5104 "2026-06-20T17:26:45Z")
(Not in play) Can anyone do anything with the observation that the mermaid has black eyebrows and thus is presumably a bottle blonde? (Along with her lipstick and mascara). **ETA:** Thank you @Kent_Clark ---
**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:** [June 20, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/5105 "2026-06-20T18:52:22Z")
[Those German engineers tried to warn you…](https://youtu.be/hAyJiNobfY8?si=Ru2CjO3q7W3GEQlT) ---
**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:** [June 21, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/5106 "2026-06-21T02:35:54Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > We finally now know what happened to Major Tom. All yours Deth ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/5107 "2026-06-21T02:52:48Z")
[![](https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/7AysKS0-ZWadDTfg_Yx5Eqy-5hY=/1500x1034/media/img/photo/2018/01/weird-wonderful-photos-from-the-arc/a02_515288762/original.jpg) ](https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/7AysKS0-ZWadDTfg_Yx5Eqy-5hY=/1500x1034/media/img/photo/2018/01/weird-wonderful-photos-from-the-arc/a02_515288762/original.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/5108 "2026-06-21T02:53:12Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > All yours Deth Thanks. ---
**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:** [June 21, 2026, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/5109 "2026-06-21T02:59:09Z")
Despite the individual musicians’ talents, they never found traction as a group. ---
**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:** [June 21, 2026, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/5110 "2026-06-21T07:43:48Z")
Before furries, we had the original stuffed suits – the blimpies. (As an aside, don’t their hands look so dainty coming out of their stuffed arms?) ---
**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:** [June 21, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/5111 "2026-06-21T12:54:43Z")
The worlds’ greatest rubber band. ---
**Author:** ![J-P\_L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/j-p_l/32/3156_2.png) [@J-P\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J-P_L)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/5112 "2026-06-21T13:42:24Z")
Now we know where Michelin got their inspiration for the “[Micheline Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelin_Man)”. ---
**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:** [June 21, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/5113 "2026-06-21T15:49:17Z")
Mitch and the Mitchelins put the Roll in Rock ‘n’ Roll. ---
**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:** [June 21, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/5114 "2026-06-21T16:00:16Z")
🎶"I’m tired…" 🎶 ---
**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:** [June 21, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/5115 "2026-06-21T18:43:35Z")
🎶“Why don’t we do it in the road…” 🎶 ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/5116 "2026-06-21T19:01:54Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > Despite the individual musicians’ talents, they never found traction as a group. Winner, winner! Your turn. ---
**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:** [June 21, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/5117 "2026-06-21T21:22:14Z")
I’m pretty sure this is the _third_ time this picture has come up. > [@A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/3067): > > [[image] ](https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/1MBQ4T9lmMKVeIcB29i1QzIbrIA=/900x620/media/img/photo/2018/01/weird-wonderful-photos-from-the-arc/a02_515288762/original.jpg) > [@A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731/3578): > > Explain this. [[image] ](https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/0P6md8zyAOuXxIvVfAx6JdYOSMU=/1200x827/media/img/photo/2018/01/weird-wonderful-photos-from-the-arc/a02_515288762/original.jpg) ---
**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:** [June 22, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/5118 "2026-06-22T00:33:40Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Winner, winner! Chicken dinner! [![](https://cdn.displate.com/artwork/324x454/2025-07-10/b2a6e1f1-8868-4504-a77e-08a8750c2232.jpg) ](https://cdn.displate.com/artwork/324x454/2025-07-10/b2a6e1f1-8868-4504-a77e-08a8750c2232.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:** [June 22, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/5119 "2026-06-22T00:40:26Z")
By the time the cheese course came, my date was _still_ upset I’d had the _pollo cacciatore_ as a main. ---
**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:** [June 22, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/5120 "2026-06-22T00:41:31Z")
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