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7 Hilarious Caption Fails

There's a fair amount of creative license when making captions, which can lead to some really weird and wonderful stuff.
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There’s a fair amount of creative license when making captions, which can lead to some really weird and wonderful stuff. Check out these seven hilarious captions – and decide for yourself if they are genius or gibberish.

1. It can be difficult to know how to caption sounds. Still, we’ve never seen this before.

Screenshot of TV show Scrubs. Caption says [MAKES "I DON'T KNOW" SOUND]

2. Leslie Knope fans can imagine this sound. The rest of us probably can’t.

Screenshot of Parks and Recreation TV show. Captions says [porpoise noise continues]

3. [LOOKS AT NACHOS] isn’t a sound and doesn’t need to be captioned. That being said, it makes the caption way funnier.

Screenshot of Napoleon Dynamite movie. Captions says [LOOKS AT NACHOS] I'M BUSY

4. There’s only one way to fix a bow tie.

Screenshot of Doctor Who TV show. Caption says [ANGRILY FIXES BOW TIE]

5. Captions like these make us grateful that we watch shows with the captions turned on.

Screenshot of TV show Star Trek. Caption says [SOBBING MATHEMATICALLY]

6. We really don’t know what to make of this one.

Screenshot of TV show Hannibal. Caption says [LOUDLY IMPLIED CANNIBALISM]

7. Captions are definitely not necessary in this scenario.

Screenshot of Tennis match. Caption says tik... tak... tik... tak... tik

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