Caption Contest 23 Tips

Meet this week’s contestant: all knuckles, no nonsense. It’s a puppet show on a budget, a sock puppet’s minimalist cousin, or maybe just a cry for help from someone stuck in one too many Zoom meetings. Two googly eyes. One clenched fist. Zero shame.

Whether he’s ready to throw down or throw you a joke, this little guy has something to say—and your caption is the only way he can say it.

🧠 INSPIRATION STATION

1. Getting Started – What Are We Looking At?

This is the DIY spirit taken to new extremes. Think: last-minute art project, forgotten ventriloquist act, or a motivational speaker no one asked for.
Is this fist friendly? Furious? Faking confidence?

2. Think Beneath the Surface

Maybe this is a motivational coach for introverts: “Be your own puppet!”
Could be a budget superhero origin story in the making.
Or the result of one too many energy drinks and not enough friends.

3. Comedy Angles & Voice Options

Character voice: What would this puppet say? What’s its name? (Fister Rogers? Googly Balboa?)
Situational humor: Zoom call gone wrong? Therapy session? Open mic night?
Puns & idioms: “Talking to the hand,” “fist bump,” “bare knuckle budget,” “knucklehead,” etc.

So go ahead—slap some words on this googly-eyed knuckle nugget and show us what comedy really looks like on a shoestring.

kjThe floor is yours. The puppet’s ready.
Caption away. 👊👀