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Source: @royalarmouriesmuseum on that ByteDance-owned site

Edit 2: OK it’s not this guy but I’ll leave it as it was; original edit below:

credit to Jonathan:

Jonathan Steven Ferguson is a British firearm historian and author who is currently the Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, England.

Thanks @ElectroLisa@lemmy.blahaj.zone :)

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[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 44 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Unironically, "The vibes here are immaculate. Come enjoy a goated day out." Is a great slogan for a museum.

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 19 points 1 month ago

He nailed the delivery on that one too

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"His cod piece hits different" guarantee this man never imagined he'd be describing exhibits like that lmao

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago

I knew I was mishearing that

wat

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[–] ElectroLisa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

This is Jonathan Ferguson the keeper of firearms and artilleries at the Royal Armouries museum

edit: This isn't him on the video btw

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] ElectroLisa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's not him on the video though! That is someone else

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Oh did he write the script?

[–] LordAmplifier@pawb.social 1 points 1 month ago

That sounds like such a cool job. When I was younger, I used to binge-watch so many videos on Forgotten Weapons, even the really obscure ones like the lecture about firearm markings from 1880 to 1945. Then I lost my interest in the subject because I had other things to do, but if I had had the time and opportunities to keep following it, this would've been my dream job. Getting paid to nerd out about your favourite niche hobby. There's probably also a lot of boring stuff he needs to do, paperwork and such, but that'd be worth it.

[–] NaevaTheRat@vegantheoryclub.org 9 points 1 month ago

Do you think that somewhere underground is a big evil witch who feeds on the groans of teens?

[–] rxin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 month ago
[–] socsa@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

I'm glad gen Z is willing to take responsibility for all the cringe millennial slang.

[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

0 cringe fr, no cap.

[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)