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Brian Caron

@acornbrain.bsky.social

Un-fluencer. Mostly harmless dad typing dad jokes into my dad phone. Just me: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lcmic7aufmdzn4fdxtclgowv/feed/aaaknv3nrggu4 Sometimes I paint: www.briancaron.com

created December 26, 2023

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Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Share, man. Mine are public

1/9/2025, 7:23:39 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Permission granted, no theft necessary

1/9/2025, 7:22:16 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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In my house we refer to this as "the avalanche"

1/9/2025, 7:04:06 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Lotta Ricotta

1/9/2025, 6:53:44 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Couldn't hurt

1/9/2025, 6:51:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

Hold up, is this an "Aladdin's lamp" kind of wish, or a "Monkey's paw" kind of a wish

1/9/2025, 6:23:49 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Surround myself with friends, watch football and cook good food

1/9/2025, 6:12:13 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

I see what you did there

1/9/2025, 5:56:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

It came without burgers! It came without ribs! It came without cutlery, napkins and bibs!!

1/9/2025, 3:48:38 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Missing The Point (@missingthept.bsky.social) reposted

I hope JD Vance can hold onto the nuclear football better than he did that NCAA football trophy.

1/9/2025, 3:31:10 PM | 38 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

I'm over pumpkin ale already.

1/9/2025, 3:36:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Wow, some of these suggestions are pretty evil. I was just going to say round up all the spatulas and tongs from the townspeople and empty their propane canisters

1/9/2025, 3:19:39 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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And Scissors provide only token resistance

1/9/2025, 3:06:25 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

It's the last day of summer, people - let's make it count

1/9/2025, 1:31:40 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Best version of Burning Down the House

1/9/2025, 12:26:10 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

It's very inside-baseball self referential Hollywood shit but yeah

1/9/2025, 12:35:28 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Crack a window

31/8/2025, 9:32:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

UTC -5 4eva

31/8/2025, 9:23:33 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

You've got about 5 maybe 6 more hours then it's lights out

31/8/2025, 9:14:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

I'm afraid I must insist that you all only be funny during waking hours in my particular time zone.

31/8/2025, 9:13:22 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Highly recommend

31/8/2025, 8:14:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

It's fungible

31/8/2025, 8:12:01 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Everybody makes bad jokes. It's all branding; a smear campaign. We're being framed

31/8/2025, 7:52:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

I was checking to see if anyone replied with this

31/8/2025, 7:49:43 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

I was about to clear it

31/8/2025, 7:26:44 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Beautiful voice

31/8/2025, 7:25:25 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

Beginning the process of finally ripping out all of the bamboo that The Previous Owner [one thousand curses be upon Them] planted. I can already tell this might be the thing that kills me or drives me insane

31/8/2025, 7:07:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

You get to respawn in a fresh new Saturday and do it all again

31/8/2025, 4:03:21 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

Throw the country in the shitter by electing the guy who pisses off the people I disagree with politically, as a bit

31/8/2025, 2:56:57 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Frontspace could be creepy because you won't know what the text will say, like a ouija board message

31/8/2025, 12:14:20 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Meme using the movie poster for Double Dragon with characters renamed Backspace and Delete
31/8/2025, 12:10:20 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

Backspace and Delete have complementary yet opposite superpowers... Hey, they should add a key to keyboards called Frontspace that generates text one keystroke at a time... Coffee's kicking in.

31/8/2025, 12:01:22 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

For some reason when I woke up this morning I challenged myself to see if I could recite all the words to the Mystery Science Theater 3000 intro, and that was a huge mistake because now I can't stop.

31/8/2025, 11:34:44 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

So, I'm sorry if yesterday morning's "cankle-ectomy" joke offended anybody.

31/8/2025, 11:29:42 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

I don't make "fat jokes", but I do despise an evil, vain and delusional guy who happens to be fat. A dilemma. Oh, he's also old.

30/8/2025, 1:28:11 PM | 8 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

You guys got me all excited this morning for nuthin

30/8/2025, 11:56:03 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Fight the sadness

29/8/2025, 8:43:10 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Suspense

29/8/2025, 8:38:09 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

I enjoyed this: open.spotify.com/album/7qYbLl...

29/8/2025, 8:27:48 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

I'm just three wadded up trenchcoats in a trenchcoat.

29/8/2025, 7:59:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

I think when trump met with putin privately that time during his 1st term, putin must have been like "You've never dictatored? Oh, dude, you gotta, you GOTTA!"

28/8/2025, 6:54:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Crisis of the heart at the halfway point

27/8/2025, 8:24:20 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

I bet you didn't know that The Proclaimers thought about giving up after the first 500 miles.

27/8/2025, 10:47:45 AM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

Me, after I plan out the coming week's meals

24/8/2025, 8:21:00 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

Ok, fine. I'm ready for fall now.

24/8/2025, 7:28:40 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

I can be a little corny about noticing "signs" from the universe, but on Friday, there was a recurring theme involving ducks, and when I encountered the third one I said to myself "That's three ducks in a row" and it stopped me in my tracks because of how ridiculous that sounded.

23/8/2025, 11:53:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

vividly depicted. 10/10

23/8/2025, 11:34:54 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Cheers

23/8/2025, 11:19:43 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

You sure.... did it.

23/8/2025, 11:16:39 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture alexis simpson (@amutepiggy.bsky.social) reposted

im not a "reporter" im a RAPorter. im the world's first rapping reporter. im the raporter and i'm here to say, the news is bad in a major way

23/8/2025, 10:19:03 PM | 188 22 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

And we never even bother to cut open that smaller pepper. It could go on forever

23/8/2025, 10:50:12 PM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

Who up voiding their warranty

23/8/2025, 9:23:24 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Mine.

23/8/2025, 6:33:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

If your place of employment didn't used to have a gigantic printer nicknamed Big Bertha, what are you even doing

23/8/2025, 12:12:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

One side is on the wrong side of almost everything, and I'm being generous with the word 'almost'.

23/8/2025, 3:28:26 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Oh, and Material Girl.

22/8/2025, 9:04:19 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Electric Avenue

22/8/2025, 9:02:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

Scott is short for Scotthew.

22/8/2025, 8:49:55 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

+1

22/8/2025, 6:12:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Scott Linnen (@scottlinnen.bsky.social) reposted

Imitation is the sincerest form of crabmeat.

20/8/2025, 9:14:51 PM | 203 63 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

Is it unethical to root for natural causes?

20/8/2025, 5:21:42 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Xavier Horatio Xinicit 🎉 (@xinicit.bsky.social) reposted

You can improve your street cred by paying off your street balance every street month

19/8/2025, 4:39:37 PM | 118 42 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Insert minion gif going "whaaa?"

16/8/2025, 3:43:31 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

The grass is short, but the weeds are long #deepthoughts

16/8/2025, 12:42:01 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Allston

15/8/2025, 9:31:07 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Win win

15/8/2025, 9:16:04 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reposted

I can pinpoint exactly what you are grilling from 1,000 feet away. I'd like a new superpower please.

14/3/2025, 8:39:38 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

An image of pure blackness with
15/8/2025, 8:25:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Then I'll see you in the Ricotta Dimension

15/8/2025, 8:18:37 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

This fall, I'm going to do better. NARRATOR: He would not, in fact, "do better".

15/8/2025, 8:17:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Weebles wobble

15/8/2025, 8:03:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

Assholes really having their moment in 2025.

15/8/2025, 2:53:57 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

I can't believe this is working

10/8/2025, 6:52:48 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture AnnaMolly (@anna-molly.bsky.social) reposted

Please share this post

10/8/2025, 12:38:35 AM | 60 54 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

This album was dubbed onto cassette tape for me by an old dear friend and almost single handedly got me through what was a particularly depressing summer

10/8/2025, 6:48:31 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Just listen to the whole album and thank me later

10/8/2025, 6:45:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

Unsolicited music share: open.spotify.com/track/5qzcQm...

10/8/2025, 6:45:13 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

These people are assholes with zero taste and zero talent

10/8/2025, 6:42:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

A cavalcade of Skarsgards

10/8/2025, 6:16:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

My conspiracy theory is that button isn't even connected to anything.

10/8/2025, 1:52:41 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

Even if my wife or kids tell a shitty joke, they still call it a "dad" joke, I'm like wtf

10/8/2025, 1:35:16 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

Rayon could be a cool name for a boy

9/8/2025, 8:03:43 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

You're very kind, thank you. I don't paint as much as I used to but I promise to share the next one.

9/8/2025, 11:46:56 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

Human artists, use only one piece to convince people to follow you.

8/8/2025, 9:19:49 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Fck no, let him whine about it forever

8/8/2025, 9:13:29 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Did they?

8/8/2025, 8:45:22 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

Commence weekending!

8/8/2025, 8:24:44 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

Ok, what are we talking about?

8/8/2025, 8:22:18 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social) reply parent

Defend your culture? Wtf

6/8/2025, 9:46:44 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

So shocking that a 78 year old man who only first heard the word 'groceries' in 2024 doesn't know what the heck he's talking about.

3/8/2025, 7:04:02 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

This is one of those whaddya call 'em -- days.

3/8/2025, 6:37:17 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Frances Meh (@francesmeh.reviews) reposted

doing schtick, as a bit

3/8/2025, 4:51:52 AM | 79 29 | View on Bluesky | view

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Schumer should step down if for no other reason than to communicate that D's are listening and willing to change

3/8/2025, 1:06:36 PM | 41 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

I have impossibly high hopes for the next administration's DOJ

3/8/2025, 1:03:02 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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STUDY: Decaf Coffee Not Good

3/8/2025, 12:59:52 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

The music they are piping into this hotel lobby is annoying, unnecessarily bright and a little hungover.

3/8/2025, 12:14:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Caron (@acornbrain.bsky.social)

Advertise your account with a gif

3/8/2025, 11:55:13 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Huge

2/8/2025, 8:35:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Looks a little drafty, but I am impressed he knows how to use painters tape

2/8/2025, 5:15:57 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Not. Soon. Enough.

2/8/2025, 5:14:10 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view