Captioning
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Fails in closed captions that make you think and laugh

A roundup of the most unforgettable closed caption fails - because sometimes the subtitles steal the show for all the wrong reasons. And we can learn from it.

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To start with...

"Move along, nothing to see here."

On point.

What are we supplementing here?

Some explanatory caption...

The person who did the captions just fell on their keyboard.

Crime in the kitchen...

Sometimes we're out of context...

We usually don't do "your mum" jokes in theatre, but anyways...

Ron Swanson recognises a joke, when he hears one.

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What is the silliest caption in this article?
Probably the one with Ron Swanson.
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