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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · 28d

During WW1 The HMS Carmania encountered something she’d never expected… the HMS Carmania. Really the Cap Trafalgar disguised as her. Here’s the story of the battle between two ocean liners!

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Sep 10

So here’s a current event that happened earlier this morning. Russia vs Poland could invoke NATO’s article 5. This is a wild time that could be history defining. Enjoy some wild and weird history and current events with a cameo from Canada!

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Sep 8

integza on IG is out here creating the most confusing scenes for future detectives. Here’s the wild and weird creation of the Axe🔫. Enjoy this wild and weird recent creation!

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Sep 7

Here’s a throwback to Bishnu Shrestha being a hero of an entire train. In 2010, the former Gurkha taught a lot of bad guys the "find out" part of the saying. Here's some wild history and why Gurkhas are the deadliest people on earth.

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Sep 6

Anyone else ever done flooring installation or removal? If so you know what these carpet strips are and getting them up without catching nails to the fingers is nearly impossible. Try moving a stack of these without stabbies. Here’s a little video about being thankful for flooring people!

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Sep 5

ROBLOX can just not catch a break and to be fair, nor should they! Enjoy this wild and weird news that somehow means children’s gaming has made it into official court documents.

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Sep 4

I can’t be the only person who read this headline wrong, right? Anyway turns out Savion Hiter is debuting in Germany, and no one writing this headline saw how close this was to a really scary alt history!

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Sep 3

Florida has a massive scam operation in the state that I cannot seem to get any help with. I’ve got cyber data, witnesses, laws, fake addresses, fake names, the works. Here’s some wild and weird current events and cybersecurity that hasn’t broken yet but could!

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Sep 2

Captain Patience, the superhero everyone asks for from other people but would be terrible at his job. He’s just a chill guy waiting to see how it plays out. Maybe we should ask for less patience in our heroes?

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Sep 1

Texas lost a person that ended up in Scotland. They claim to be part of a lost African Kingdom and led by the messiah… so ya know things are going well. Here’s some wild and weird current events and news!

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Aug 31

All of this is purely alleged and hypothetical for… reasons. Here’s how you can turn the tables on scammers with a little cybersecurity fun!

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Aug 30

A weird benefit of having instant access to international news is that you can find the craziest stories from everywhere! Here’s some wild current events from India!

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Aug 29

A massive social security leak appears to have happened and you could be at risk, follow these steps and you can freeze your credit by calling any of the Credit Bureaus. Please stay safe.

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Aug 28

Roblox is in quite a bit of well deserved hot water for being the absolute worst! Here’s how Roblox, a massive platform for children, is protecting no one but bad guys. Here’s some wild and weird corporate current events.

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Aug 27

The quote, “just because you can, doesn’t mean you should” comes to mind. Thankfully, this was just a very funny April Fool’s joke by a plastic surgeon but man it gives real vibes!

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Aug 26

Cracker Barrel got rid of the Cracker and the Barrel. Who thought this was what they needed to be more relevant? Here’s a dumb company current event that lead to wild blowback and drama.

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Aug 24

The full video is up now with all the sordid details of Bayer. It took 14 minutes just to scratch the surface! Enjoy this wild and weird corporate history that just keeps going and going!

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Aug 23

No you don’t want travel, you want to be at cool places! Travel is the worst part of traveling! Here’s my story of how my next two weeks just got flipped upside down.

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Aug 22

@Walmart had to recall some Great Value shrimp because turns out the value came from Radiation! Here’s a wild current event that leaves more questions than answers!

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Aug 20

A company from Texas, called Empty Shell, made the most Texas 🔫 of all time! Enjoy the weird history of the smallest answer to suppressive fire! It’s the handheld version of the GAU-8 Avenger that even General Electric would be proud of!

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Aug 19

Air Canada had a massive strike recently and it sounds like their employees dislike them as much as the customers do. Here’s how I missed 3 flights, back to back to back, thanks to Air Canada who wouldn’t cancel it to refund us but said don’t go, it won’t take off 🤷‍♂️

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Aug 18

Nammo made the Scalable Offensive Hand Grenade and it’s as bonkers as it sounds! Enjoy this crazy engineering to add more grenade to your grenades.

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Aug 17

Amazon’s Alexa should not be used as therapy replacement, I’m starting to think AI’s don’t like humans. I think she’s trying to same day delete me.

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Aug 16

Taser somehow made a non-lethal (I suppose less lethal) taser sniper rifle. The XREP is for long range buzzes while the shockwave is so everyone can try. Enjoy some weird gadgets with a weird history!

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Ryan Kelly @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social · Aug 15

Tommy Prince could have an entire series about his exploits but this was for sure the funniest. He went undercover, in the middle of a battle and it paid off big, but that’s just kinda what Canadians do during wars! Here’s some wild and weird WW2 history!

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