# The Caption Contest Rides Again

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caption-contest-rides-again/331337>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 16, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caption-contest-rides-again/331337 "2005-11-16T17:04:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 18\
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**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caption-contest-rides-again/331337/1 "2005-11-16T17:04:24Z")

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It has been a few days (hours?) since our last caption contest, so when I saw this picture, I just had to post it for captioning:

[Caption This](http://www.sfgate.com/n/pictures/2005/11/15/plug1.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Balle\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@Balle\_M](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balle_M)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caption-contest-rides-again/331337/2 "2005-11-16T17:06:42Z")

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“…and for my third wish I told the Genie I wanted a 12-inch prick and there he is.”

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**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caption-contest-rides-again/331337/3 "2005-11-16T17:08:29Z")

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“Yo, Bob, you think this will give enough power?”

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caption-contest-rides-again/331337/4 "2005-11-16T17:10:34Z")

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Joe! Watch out! That’s not the Internet connection!

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**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caption-contest-rides-again/331337/5 "2005-11-16T17:28:46Z")

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Joe hates European power outlets.

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**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caption-contest-rides-again/331337/6 "2005-11-16T17:47:55Z")

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Jack sneakily unplugs the giant’s life support before making off with the gold.

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**Author:** ![agioe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@agioe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/agioe)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caption-contest-rides-again/331337/7 "2005-11-16T18:46:24Z")

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“maybe this will get me on the SDMB Celebrity Death Pool”

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**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caption-contest-rides-again/331337/8 "2005-11-16T18:52:21Z")

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“Honey, this time the kids shrunk _me_! Hey! Pay attention to me! OK, I’ll unplug the lamp, maybe that’ll get her attention …”

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**Author:** ![Craneop2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Craneop2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Craneop2)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caption-contest-rides-again/331337/9 "2005-11-16T22:42:23Z")

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It won’t work Ken… Barbies vibrator runs on batteries!

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**Author:** ![633squadron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/ee59a6/32.png) [@633squadron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/633squadron)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caption-contest-rides-again/331337/10 "2005-11-16T23:04:37Z")

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> [@teela brown](#):
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> It has been a few days (hours?) since our last caption contest, so when I saw this picture, I just had to post it for captioning:
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> [Caption This](http://www.sfgate.com/n/pictures/2005/11/15/plug1.jpg)

Hey! Let’s get _small_…

Wow, man. That is some righteous s–t.

Ah f–k, :smack: , forgot to plug in the lava lamp…

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**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caption-contest-rides-again/331337/11 "2005-11-16T23:24:08Z")

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Unplug the vacuum? Look, Endora, I am _not_ your personal servant and I am not going to put up with this!

_:: poof ::_

OK, OK, I’m unplugging, I’m unplugging …

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**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caption-contest-rides-again/331337/12 "2005-11-16T23:27:50Z")

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Bigger is better, but this is ridiculus.

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caption-contest-rides-again/331337/13 "2005-11-16T23:30:27Z")

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“You shut up! The Apple III is the best computer _ever!!!_”

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**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2005, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caption-contest-rides-again/331337/14 "2005-11-17T01:38:54Z")

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Socket and see

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**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2005, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caption-contest-rides-again/331337/15 "2005-11-17T02:11:13Z")

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This ought to be enough juice for that 1920’s style death ray.

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**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2005, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caption-contest-rides-again/331337/16 "2005-11-17T02:32:44Z")

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Just proof that Levi execs. are really running out of Ad ideas.

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2005, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caption-contest-rides-again/331337/17 "2005-11-17T04:53:59Z")

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Switching the power grid on in New Orleans.

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2005, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caption-contest-rides-again/331337/18 "2005-11-17T04:56:57Z")

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One day they’ll have machines that do this.
