Meme lore
What is the Bad Luck Brian meme?
Bad Luck Brian is an Advice Animal built on a 2005–06 school portrait of Kyle Craven: braces, goofy grin, red plaid sweater vest, purple studio backdrop. Top line is a setup that sounds okay; bottom line is the humiliating reversal. The name “Brian” was invented by the friend who posted it — the kid in the photo is Kyle.
Origin & history
Yearbook outtake of Kyle Craven, Archbishop Hoban High School, 2005–06. Meme: Ian Davies, r/AdviceAnimals, 2012-01-23 (Know Your Meme: Bad Luck Brian). This PNG is the uncaptioned portrait.
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