# 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\
**Page:** 75

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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:** [December 16, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1481 "2024-12-16T17:07:19Z")

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“Dashing through debris…”

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**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:** [December 16, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1482 "2024-12-16T17:12:11Z")

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We had to destroy Christmas in order to save it!

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**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:** [December 16, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1483 "2024-12-16T17:14:33Z")

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When Bedford falls.

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**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:** [December 16, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1484 "2024-12-16T20:15:17Z")

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A win for the deep cut…

> [@running\_coach](#):
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> When Bedford falls.

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**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:** [December 16, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1485 "2024-12-16T20:35:08Z")

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I was hoping someone would get the reference…

Have at it.  
[![](https://i0.wp.com/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/12/xmasvictorian13.jpg?resize=640%2C406&quality=90) ](https://i0.wp.com/hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/12/xmasvictorian13.jpg?resize=640%2C406&quality=90)

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**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:** [December 16, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1486 "2024-12-16T20:37:46Z")

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🎶 There must have been some fentanyl in  
That old silk hat they found

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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:** [December 16, 2024, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1487 "2024-12-16T22:41:41Z")

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Frosty got a little too frosted last night.

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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:** [December 17, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1488 "2024-12-17T01:41:34Z")

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The lesson on the ephemerality of life was not well received.

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**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:** [December 17, 2024, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1489 "2024-12-17T11:22:39Z")

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> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#):
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> A win for the deep cut…
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> > [@running\_coach](#):
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> > When Bedford falls.

It’s a Wonderful Caption

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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:** [December 17, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1490 "2024-12-17T13:13:05Z")

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The year Frosty was replaced by Slushee in a cross-promotion

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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:** [December 17, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1491 "2024-12-17T15:37:08Z")

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Global Warming’s First Victim

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1492 "2024-12-17T19:25:23Z")

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You horrible children! I’m melting! Oh, what a world, what a world…

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**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:** [December 17, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1493 "2024-12-17T19:29:29Z")

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“Billy, I told you, a chilli pepper for a nose is not a good substitute for a carrot.”

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**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:** [December 17, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1494 "2024-12-17T20:06:26Z")

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I have to leave so I’m calling it a bit early.  
In honor of @Slithy_Tove, I leave you this.

> **[The Old Dope Peddler](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quWxrOQg9WI%2F)**
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> Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesThe Old Dope Peddler · Tom LehrerThe Tom Lehrer Collection 1953-60℗ 2015 Acrobat Licensing Ltd.Released on: 201...

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**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:** [December 17, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1495 "2024-12-17T21:21:44Z")

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[![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/59/a4/7e/59a47ef6498a3b22cf86ff5663dba8db.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/59/a4/7e/59a47ef6498a3b22cf86ff5663dba8db.jpg)

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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:** [December 17, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1496 "2024-12-17T22:28:56Z")

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Conspicuous consumption.

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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:** [December 17, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1497 "2024-12-17T22:42:19Z")

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“You’re wearing whipped cream, I’m wearing mashed potatoes—we’re perfect for each other!”

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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:** [December 17, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1498 "2024-12-17T23:00:21Z")

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Mary learned the hard way: never start a seance on your own.

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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:** [December 18, 2024, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1499 "2024-12-18T01:48:04Z")

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The Beetlejuice family has a long and proud history.

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**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:** [December 18, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1500 "2024-12-18T02:29:15Z")

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Emira Scrooge, niece of Ebenezer, meets The Ghost of Ivory Soap.

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