# 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:** 81
**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 30, 2024, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1601 "2024-12-30T02:40:21Z")
It’s 9:00 p.m. New Year’s Eve at my house. ---
**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 30, 2024, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1602 "2024-12-30T03:20:46Z")
The first attempt at a human-powered flytrap is about to end badly. ---
**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 30, 2024, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1603 "2024-12-30T03:22:00Z")
Movie poster for the sequel to _Eyes Wide Shut._ ---
**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 30, 2024, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1604 "2024-12-30T03:25:20Z")
Early Scout leaders miss inventing s’mores by one letter. ---
**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 30, 2024, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1605 "2024-12-30T03:38:51Z")
Philippe’s final fart simultaneously knocked him out and startled Cherie awake. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1606 "2024-12-30T04:42:29Z")
An evening with the Howlers. ---
**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 30, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1607 "2024-12-30T18:18:02Z")
The actual inspiration for the expression “Shut your pie hole.” ---
**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 30, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1608 "2024-12-30T19:17:57Z")
When both spouses think the other is asleep, and are deliberately trying to snore as loud as possible to wake them up. ---
**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 31, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1609 "2024-12-31T02:11:57Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > The first attempt at a human-powered flytrap is about to end badly. Coach has the honoré ---
**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 31, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1610 "2024-12-31T02:25:49Z")
Thank you! In honor of the coming drunken revelry and eventual hangover… [![](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/77-60db95c2e626e__880.jpg) ](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/77-60db95c2e626e__880.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:** [December 31, 2024, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1611 "2024-12-31T03:36:54Z")
Twyla Tharp’s choreography for _Charlotte’s Web: The Musical_ is universally acclaimed, despite warnings that the production may be unsuitable for children. ---
**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 31, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1612 "2024-12-31T03:40:31Z")
The Fly III: The Spider ---
**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 31, 2024, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1613 "2024-12-31T04:54:26Z")
Mummenschanz creeps me the fuck out. ---
**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 31, 2024, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1614 "2024-12-31T08:18:43Z")
The Tarantella is a traditional dance that has to be seen to be believed. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1615 "2024-12-31T18:29:46Z")
_Something Wicked This Way Comes_ ---
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1616 "2025-01-01T02:39:33Z")
@Kent_Clark comes in from left field with the winner. My initial reaction to that picture was similar to both @Elmer_J.Fudd (Though Mummenshanz don’t creep me out) and @Spoons(I misremembered the dance as Tantarella). Here’s an image similar to what I remember from The Muppet Show. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lkontjT7uvg/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwE7CK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAy0IARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD8AEB-AHUBoAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgYChZMA8=&rs=AOn4CLAuC-UIQa_lvueAgs9Awn7fTKxImA) ](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lkontjT7uvg/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwE7CK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAy0IARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD8AEB-AHUBoAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgYChZMA8=&rs=AOn4CLAuC-UIQa_lvueAgs9Awn7fTKxImA) ETA: The gallery I got the contest image from. > **[100 Photo Manipulations Of Animals Photoshopped Into The Most Random Things...](https://www.boredpanda.com/animal-digital-collages-les-creatonautes/)** > > A creative French agency called Les Creatonautes this past year has created a series of digital collages that combine sporting goods, animals, and edible objects all into one, and here’s the result. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1617 "2025-01-01T02:45:23Z")
Oh. I thought you’d seen this dance performance, celebrated in a few viral memes [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JItkRLVlf-c/hqdefault.jpg ""THE SPIDER" amazing dance by Milena Sidorova (OFFICIAL VIDEO)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JItkRLVlf-c) ---
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1618 "2025-01-01T03:00:28Z")
The first bit, when she was a spider, was damned impressive. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1619 "2025-01-01T03:04:28Z")
It’s December 31st, so let’s check in on New Year’s in other countries. [![](https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/thenational/GUUPVJANPAELQWCEU6VVANQTGA.jpg) ](https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/thenational/GUUPVJANPAELQWCEU6VVANQTGA.jpg) ---
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/1620 "2025-01-01T03:06:31Z")
The Jim Morrison Impersonator Club performs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717.md?page=80) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717.md?page=82)