# 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:** 66
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1301 "2024-11-23T18:30:08Z")
New flash! Beloved Confectioner Dies in Bizarre Gobstopper Accident! Sister Inherits Factory, Vows to Turn Into Memorial Amusement Park! (In an unrelated story: Boy reported missing; Family believes foul play involved; Boy’s grandfather gives interview from bed shared with three other people.) ---
**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 23, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1302 "2024-11-23T19:29:28Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Oompa Loompa, do-ba-dee-doo, > I’ve got another story for you. > Oompa Loompa, grumpy and stern, > Listen to this tale and you’ll quickly learn. > In a small shop on Candy Lane, > Works a retail clerk who’s a real pain. > With a frown as sour as lemon drops, > She’s the grumpiest in all the sweet shops. All yours Elmer. You all may have recognized that as the AI fail that promoted the much-maligned Willy Wonka Experience. Turns out [the creator of the event just got on the sex offender registry](https://gizmodo.com/creator-of-ai-fueled-willy-wonka-disaster-forced-to-register-as-a-sex-offender-2000528552). ---
**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 24, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1303 "2024-11-24T01:01:13Z")
Try this… [![](https://storage.googleapis.com/ubyssey/media/renditions/20161007Joshua_Medicoff_.width-1500.format-webp.webp) ](https://storage.googleapis.com/ubyssey/media/renditions/20161007Joshua_Medicoff_.width-1500.format-webp.webp) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1304 "2024-11-24T03:30:40Z")
Tryptophan by osmosis? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1305 "2024-11-24T03:55:08Z")
Tim finds out that Cocaine Turkey does not fit up his nose. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1306 "2024-11-24T03:59:27Z")
Sheila discovers that the turkey was named Audrey. ---
**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 24, 2024, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1307 "2024-11-24T04:09:22Z")
She was sure that an hour in the microwave on “defrost” would have the turkey ready to cook in time. ---
**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, 2024, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1308 "2024-11-24T04:16:59Z")
I CAN’T DECIDE WHICH FLAVOR TO USE! (Yes, Discord, that is a sentence) ---
**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, 2024, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1309 "2024-11-24T10:52:51Z")
Wait… maybe it was the _turkey_ that needed to marinate for six hours? ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1310 "2024-11-24T12:34:47Z")
Redneck ten-course Thanksgiving dinner. _(booze, sic cans of brew, the turkey, the rooster sauce, and seasoning)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 24, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1311 "2024-11-24T13:12:53Z")
“I thought Warren Buffet meant something these days!” ---
**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 25, 2024, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1312 "2024-11-25T01:25:48Z")
The winner! > [@Ferris](#): > > Wait… maybe it was the _turkey_ that needed to marinate for six hours? ---
**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 25, 2024, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1313 "2024-11-25T01:53:24Z")
Thanks, @Elmer_J.Fudd ! Next up: [![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOCOS19UpaVfnMgxI-E5NpZBWBh0h-BPRPhdjsVVCH-CsQ4GWDeivNEOAr7KJcdZe0KG6AqXKDej1uCiJwH9W00CjkJDJUO7Dtg1bObk3Ijju7zNw-eHGaj2BbriM_J93D-qI4WQaNXQ/s800/quirky-steampunk-anniversary-session-05.jpg) ](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOCOS19UpaVfnMgxI-E5NpZBWBh0h-BPRPhdjsVVCH-CsQ4GWDeivNEOAr7KJcdZe0KG6AqXKDej1uCiJwH9W00CjkJDJUO7Dtg1bObk3Ijju7zNw-eHGaj2BbriM_J93D-qI4WQaNXQ/s800/quirky-steampunk-anniversary-session-05.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:** [November 25, 2024, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1314 "2024-11-25T02:02:00Z")
The Willy Wonka Experience is back, and somehow they made it even crappier this time! ---
**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:** [November 25, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1315 "2024-11-25T02:04:23Z")
_Bonnie and Clyde: The Prequel_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1316 "2024-11-25T02:55:08Z")
Come, my dear. Let me give you a ride on my penny-farthing. ---
**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, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1317 "2024-11-25T03:09:12Z")
Ah, Steampunk nostalgia. While we’re at it let’s steam cans so we don’t die from ptomaine ---
**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 25, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1318 "2024-11-25T14:29:53Z")
Why Steampunk weddings never took off: exh. D ---
**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 26, 2024, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1319 "2024-11-26T02:24:28Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > Come, my dear. Let me give you a ride on my penny-farthing. I’m going to give @knoodler this one. Apologies for perhaps a weaker picture (in terms of potential) than most. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2024, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1320 "2024-11-26T04:41:22Z")
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