A fork of Rural Dictionary
A very lazy super hero that never is out there saving people.
Jake:I fail at life. Ian: ZOMG, what are you doing HERE Captain Obvious, THE WORLD NEEDS YOU!!!!!!
Thanks Captain obvious is the appropriate response to someone who says something blatantly obvious. This can be said kindly and in jest to one’s friends or spitefully to the jerk that’s been irritating you.
Me: Did you hear in the news about the girl who jumped off of a bridge after leaving a note to her family? BFF: She must have been suicidal Me: Thanks captain obvious!
A combination of the phrase “No shit Sherlock” (reply to a person stating the obvious) and the title “Captain obvious” (title given to a person stating the obvious).
p.o.v: Person explains the term “No shit captain obvious” response: “No shit captain obvious”
A phrase generally used to indicate that someone, i.e. Captain Obvious, has just uttered something that everyone can see. Of course, this statement is usually uttered by someone who is only bright enough to see obvious things.
Me: "Good lord it's cold out here." Schmuck: "Thank you Captain Obvious"
A phrase said to a dumbass who answers a rhetorical question or states the obvious.
Guy: Where did he come from? Dumbass: His mother.
What you reply to someone who has just said something completely stupid and obvious.
Joe: Wow it sure is hot here in the desert huh? Tom: Well thank you captain obvious...
Someone who's so dumb it's frightening. In other words, a master of the obvious and old news.
Jake: Did you know that crabs is spelled with a "c" and not a "k"? Joe: Thank you, Captain Obvious and the World of Yesterday.