"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.
The joke should be extended with more puns and invented novelty instrument names.
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“Ah yes, Ass clarinet in Tits wrapping paper.”
kingmonkeybug.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
The joke resonates because they actually played bass clarinet in a school band.
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“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 ↗
Mock practical or safety concerns about the instrument itself.
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“I hope it's at least not a second hand ass clarinet.”
referencehs.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
caroleeena.bsky.social Original poster
How it unfolded 3 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump postscomments
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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!”
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You could wrap it with this Let It Snow paper…
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Ah yes, Ass clarinet in Tits wrapping paper.
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"Duet for Ass Clarinet and Upright Organ ... in the Key of A"
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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…”
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I hope it's at least not a second hand ass clarinet.
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Add a skin flute and a butt trumpet you've got a band
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As long as I don't have to be present for the crescendo.
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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
- Sep 19
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This reminds me of a joke from the Two Ronnies. "The Birmingham Bean Ensemble and the Birmingham Radish Ensemble have combined to make the Birmingham Wind Ensemble."
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It’s the rental they give to school kids
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I laughed harder than I should have. I played the clarinet but fortunately never the ass clarinet. I was just an ass playing a clarinet. 😁
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Sex toys are really becoming a huge industry.
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Takes me back to Ass Band. I played the Big Ass Drum
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Soooo, playing a note is “breaking woodwind?”
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The competition for first chair was intense.
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May its sweet, low tones toot well for you.
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Now THAT'S an instrument I can get behind!
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This one always cracks me up (pardon pun). Have you seen the one about "Tasty Ass. Crackers"? lol
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A comedian did a bit by playing the kazoo with her ass 2 or 3 decades ago...hysterical!!! This fits her bit!
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I think a chat with the box manufacturer is in order. 😬
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It's not the same as sounds like ass but close in some hands
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Braver man than me going to put that anywhere near my mouth 🤯
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I think instruments like that were more common in the middle ages. Hieronymus Bosch depicted one here: upload.
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Why did the clarinet player get kicked out of the orchestra? Because every time he played a high note, he let out a reed-y sound that sounded like he was passing gas! 🎷💨
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I know someone who plays one of those every time he's in front of a camera! 🤣🤣💙🌊