Welcome to the Caption Contest!

We happily give you a chance to attach your silly captions to some of our favorite silly photos from our huge collection. The funniest caption (as judged by the expert judges in Special Collections and Archives) for each month will win a FABULOUS PRIZE! 

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April 2025

Citation

April Fools Pranks 1993 Photo by Rick Baughn 393-5122-115

Black and white photograph. Two young women are standing in a hallway. Both are making a look of disgust on their faces. The one on the left has a clothespin on her nose and the one on the right is holding her own closed with her fingers. The woman with the clothespin has longer lighter hair, is wearing a white blouse with black accents and a dark skirt. She is holding what looks to be a spray bottle. The other is wearing a lab coat, has short dark hair, and is holding a piece of paper. Her lab coat has the words, "IU Medical Center" stitched on it.

Captions

As their first line of defense against the masculine collegiate impulse to interject in class with Mickey Mouse impressions, these elite students are preparing their best Squidwards.

Submitted by enejako on Tue, 04/01/2025 - 09:06

The Learning Lab simulation session was more realistic than I expected.

Submitted by mjhinsma on Tue, 04/01/2025 - 18:41

Gertie demonstrated the Emily Post-approved way to hold your nose when your friend does something unmentionable.

Submitted by setowne on Thu, 04/03/2025 - 10:25

Yep, we are definitely near the men's locker room now.

Submitted by andjsmit on Thu, 04/03/2025 - 11:20

When ‘holding your breath’ just isn’t enough…

Submitted by livingsk on Thu, 04/03/2025 - 13:12

Desperate times call for desperate clothespins!

Submitted by livingsk on Thu, 04/03/2025 - 13:13

"When you realize those JNCO jeans didn't come with a built-in air freshener. #IUPUI #90sProblems"

Submitted by grjthomp on Thu, 04/03/2025 - 13:51

And this is New York st. No one knows why it always smells like sewage

Submitted by wilsoke on Thu, 04/03/2025 - 14:37

Oh my gosh do you smell that? Yes, I smell that..................EXAM WEEK !

Submitted by ejoshua on Thu, 04/03/2025 - 19:41

So we were doing this when giving our baseball report until our professor told us that it was supposed to be on a "sinker" pitch, not a "stinker" pitch!

Submitted by jthazer on Sat, 04/05/2025 - 17:30

When your teacher leans down to help you and they have coffee breath.

Submitted by adksand on Sun, 04/06/2025 - 19:27

"Didn't you think the new batch of cadavers were a tad fresh this morning?"

Submitted by joppold on Mon, 04/07/2025 - 12:22

This is supposed to be college....didn't the person learn from 10th grade chemistry not to mix those 2 things together or they'd create a stink bomb?

Submitted by watsjenn on Tue, 04/08/2025 - 12:03

"Put your left foot in, take your left foot out. Plug your nose, shake the bottle, and give a little shout! That's what it's all about!"

Submitted by greinerb on Tue, 04/08/2025 - 12:27

The sweet smell of academic success!

Submitted by keklamer on Tue, 04/08/2025 - 13:15

So, what grade did you get on your paper from professor Bertand? "Ca Pue!"

Submitted by trmanley on Wed, 04/09/2025 - 18:22

I said that student should be flunked...not skunked!

Submitted by henmeyer on Thu, 04/10/2025 - 08:39

This time we're gonna get funkyyyy, it time to cha cha slide ya'll...

Submitted by nenoel on Fri, 04/11/2025 - 09:16

Have you read the last minute additions to the state's budget?

Submitted by andjsmit on Thu, 04/24/2025 - 16:40