‘Succulent Chinese meal’ speech added to Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive
Jack Karlson’s rallying cry of ‘democracy manifest’ added to national collection of sound recordings that hold historical, cultural and aesthetic significance
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From his wiki:
Apparently he was a grifter and was using so many fake credit cards that an American Express investigator was there and called the cops.
so the crime was eating a succulent chinese meal all along
Less the eating, more the not paying for the 100th time
Unlawful repast and removal
Funny thing is he wasn’t the one using a fraudulent card that day.
Dude’s whole life is crazy, including with breaking out of multiple orphanages, writing plays in prison with a notable Australian playwright, and being tangentially involved with the Australian Manson family.
So did he know his judo well?
I mean, he kept talking about headlocks without ever being put in one.
Crazy that he admits to it
He maintained that he was innocent in this particular instance and was not convicted for it. He did admit to other crimes.
Yet it was a case of mistaken identity on the day
Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest.
GET YOUR HAND OFF MY PENIS
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q4bPMxeCnos
C’mon, you can’t post this and not link the video
Such a proper gentleman.
Ah thank you. I've been meaning to watch this
Did the officer ever remove their hand from his penis?
Did the other one effectively receive his limp penis?
One must assume that he did not know his judo well for a penis to remain flaccid in his grip.
I hope this will inspire countless Australians to know their judo well.
One of the most bogan things.
This is bogan
Bogan good or bogan bad?
Bogan bogan
Jack Karlson was one of the greatest men I have ever known, he fought by my side, from the siege of P.F. Changs, to the fall of Panda Express.
The wounds he sustained ensuring our victory should have earned him a hero's welcome into Australia.
But the government had little need for heroes...
As in cacti?
Tata and farewell
It is very fine ad libertam prose, indeed. Quite. Mmhm. I SAY SIR! Let go of my penis.
I do not wish to live in this timeline anyomore.
Why? Do you disagree that the video became a part of not only Australian, but also the global zeitgeist? National archives should preserve culture as whole, not just what is labelled as high culture.
More along the lines of..."this is something that happened and we must know about it". A tiredness for the eternal strain on what is already an overburdened sensory overload. I would like things like to have heard of things like this as if they were fable...no, that's not right, there's just too much shit already, why add to it?
No one needs to know everything. In fact no one can know everything. It's fine you don't want to know about it. Why would preserving anything put any strain on you?
But that is what is required in the world today. Knowing everyhing. You seem to be oblivious to this. Apparently this is an ok place to be. I wish I could be there.
That can be arranged.
Do you take appointments?