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CultureQuiet 5d · day 5

"Ass Clarinet" Bluesky Post Sparks Pun-Filled Comment Thread

A joke image about a woodwind instrument set off a cascade of puns, band-camp anecdotes and mock concern on Bluesky.

What to know

  • A humorous Bluesky post about a novelty "ass clarinet" instrument drew over 1,250 likes and 86 comments.
  • The comment thread is almost entirely wordplay and jokes, with no substantive news content or contested facts.
  • Several commenters added their own real experience playing bass clarinet in school bands, extending the joke with nostalgia.
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The joke should be extended with more puns and invented novelty instrument names.

  • “Ah yes, Ass clarinet in Tits wrapping paper.”

    kingmonkeybug.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
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The joke resonates because they actually played bass clarinet in a school band.

  • “Bass clarinet. I got the joke immediately cuz I was in the band (that one time, in Band Camp😂) and I played Bass Clarinet. Cute!”

    baconskingirl.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
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Mock practical or safety concerns about the instrument itself.

  • “I hope it's at least not a second hand ass clarinet.”

    referencehs.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗

caroleeena.bsky.social Original poster

"Ass Clarinet" Bluesky Post Sparks Pun-Filled Comment Thread
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How it unfolded 3 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump postscomments

Peak 25 pieces in two hours at Sep 19, 7 AM; 57 pieces over 5 days (1 post · 56 comments) Sep 19, 3 AM — 2 pieces · 1 post · 1 comment — Bluesky 2Sep 19, 5 AM — 8 pieces · 8 comments — Bluesky 8Sep 19, 7 AM — 25 pieces · 25 comments — Bluesky 25Sep 19, 9 AM — 13 pieces · 13 comments — Bluesky 13Sep 19, 11 AM — 5 pieces · 5 comments — Bluesky 5Sep 19, 1 PM — 4 pieces · 4 comments — Bluesky 4Sep 19, 3 PM — quietSep 19, 5 PM — quietSep 19, 7 PM — quietSep 19, 9 PM — quietSep 19, 11 PM — quietSep 20, 1 AM — quietSep 20, 3 AM — quietSep 20, 5 AM — quietSep 20, 7 AM — quietSep 20, 9 AM — quietSep 20, 11 AM — quietSep 20, 1 PM — quietSep 20, 3 PM — quietSep 20, 5 PM — quietSep 20, 7 PM — quietSep 20, 9 PM — quietSep 20, 11 PM — quietSep 21, 1 AM — quietSep 21, 3 AM — quietSep 21, 5 AM — quietSep 21, 7 AM — quietSep 21, 9 AM — quietSep 21, 11 AM — quietSep 21, 1 PM — quietSep 21, 3 PM — quietSep 21, 5 PM — quietSep 21, 7 PM — quietSep 21, 9 PM — quietSep 21, 11 PM — quietSep 22, 1 AM — quietSep 22, 3 AM — quietSep 22, 5 AM — quietSep 22, 7 AM — quietSep 22, 9 AM — quietSep 22, 11 AM — quietSep 22, 1 PM — quietSep 22, 3 PM — quietSep 22, 5 PM — quietSep 22, 7 PM — quietSep 22, 9 PM — quietSep 22, 11 PM — quietYesterday, 1 AM — quietYesterday, 3 AM — quietYesterday, 5 AM — quietYesterday, 7 AM — quietYesterday, 9 AM — quietYesterday, 11 AM — quietYesterday, 1 PM — quietYesterday, 3 PM — quietYesterday, 5 PM — quietYesterday, 7 PM — quietYesterday, 9 PM — quietYesterday, 11 PM — quietToday, 1 AM — quietToday, 3 AM — quietToday, 5 AM — quietToday, 7 AM — quietToday, 9 AM — quietToday, 11 AM — quiet 1–3
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    Several commenters share real band-camp memories

    A subset of repliers noted they had actually played bass clarinet in school bands, treating the joke as a nostalgic callback rather than pure innuendo.

    “Bass clarinet. I got the joke immediately cuz I was in the band (that one time, in Band Camp😂) and I played Bass Clarinet. Cute!”
    — baconskingirl.bsky.social
    • You could wrap it with this Let It Snow paper…

      rvroomie.bsky.socialBluesky5d ago19▲view on Bluesky ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 39 posts in this stretch
    • Ah yes, Ass clarinet in Tits wrapping paper.

      kingmonkeybug.bsky.socialBluesky5d ago8▲view on Bluesky ↗
    • "Duet for Ass Clarinet and Upright Organ ... in the Key of A"

      matthew-ds9.bsky.socialBluesky4d ago2▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    Commenters flood thread with clarinet puns

    Dozens of replies riffed on the "ass clarinet" joke, inventing related fake instruments like the "butt trumpet" and "skin flute" and making double-entendre jokes about the instrument's name.

    “Add a skin flute and a butt trumpet you've got a band…”
    — ninjamonkky.bsky.social
    • I hope it's at least not a second hand ass clarinet.

      referencehs.bsky.socialBluesky5d ago9▲view on Bluesky ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 16 posts in this stretch
    • Add a skin flute and a butt trumpet you've got a band

      ninjamonkky.bsky.socialBluesky5d ago4▲view on Bluesky ↗
    • As long as I don't have to be present for the crescendo.

      minophis.eurosky.socialBluesky5d ago3▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    caroleeena posts "Wood Winds" joke on Bluesky

    User caroleeena.bsky.social posted an image/joke referencing a novelty woodwind instrument, captioned with a pun on "Wood Winds," which quickly gained over a thousand likes.

    “Gives a whole new meaning to Wood Winds:…”
    — caroleeena.bsky.social

What people are saying 17 voices from 1 site · best of 57 · verbatim