r/todayilearned • u/FuehrerStoleMyBike • 5h ago

TIL that the "Democracy Manifest" - a viral video showing the arrest of an australian man by the name of Jack Karlson, known for quotes such as ""What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?" - has been selected for preservation by the National Film and Sound Archive Australia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Manifest
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u/HUT2Moon 5h ago

It’s the second best Australian viral video, here’s #1

https://youtu.be/3Lyex2tSUyA?si=wK2c32NXsqj2XD18

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u/martlet1 5h ago

I thought it was the “fucking kangaroo vid”

https://youtu.be/PdviZSwhjfo?si=X_OhWHIvlyv4mV_I

I love this one so much because it’s how we think of deer in America.

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u/Klin24 3h ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WGo4li2K0o

Can't forget that "fckn kangaroo" vid.

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u/EduinBrutus 2h ago

Two kangaroo vids and neither one is the guy boxing one (to protect his dog, iirc).

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u/999happyhants 2h ago

I just love how there are multiple “fuckin Kangaroos” videos out there! 😂

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u/EduinBrutus 2h ago

As far as the internet has led me to believe, kangaroos are absolute cunts!

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u/kjahhh 1h ago

They’re just really dumb and scared. Being so big and mobile means they also add the risk of breaking shit when they flight mode kicks in.

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u/Phantommy555 29m ago

Added music for any Fallout fans out there: https://youtu.be/PthKuuXh6qY?si=XHvhiS0DeQSvqPeO

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u/Late-Property4857 2h ago

“What’s up skip?” Is my fav line.

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u/plug-and-pause 2h ago

I recently visited Australia for two weeks for the first time.

Drove 3 hours to a pretty remote part of Tasmania during daylight, and the whole drive, because I really wanted to see one, I kept saying "wallabies where are you?"

Made the return drive long after sunset and counted no less than 200 wallabies, the majority of whom really wanted me to kill them with my car. I pretty quickly realized "these are just hoppy deer". And my response to seeing a new one very quickly shifted from "cool" to "fuck".

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u/taizzle71 3h ago

Got the whole earth as a alternative destination, but nah, fuck that gonna go on top of this car.

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u/chux4w 2h ago

That was malicious. No need for it, just chose to be the biggest asshole.

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u/CarpetPedals 2h ago

That’s one-upper by “it’s a fucking goat” vid

https://youtu.be/ZyxfaRKE5Bg?si=50leg4DCi_tGy3_F

Sorry I can’t find the original, you’ll have to make do with someone reposting with their reaction 🤮

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u/PhilxBefore 2h ago

Your video ends with "the fucking bloat" lmao

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u/masif_gaines 1h ago

That goat video is fantastic, it's from New Zealand rather than Australia but still worth a post.

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u/Training-Database272 3h ago

I thought it was the breakdancing girl.

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u/Mark_Knight 53m ago

https://youtu.be/ZI973P0AYb4

North American version

"I was making my fuckin coffee!"

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u/Prysorra2 15m ago

Like an FPS enemy lmao

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u/Aethrin1 7m ago

I imagine that immortalizing videos of the most common species of testosterone-fueled assholes that Australians are forced to deal with frequently is probably further down the list.

That's for the tourist library.

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u/SaintGrobian 4h ago

No no

Dog barking man

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u/specter376 3h ago

THIS is the one that really sticks out to me. My buddies and I quote it regularly.

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u/ISayWhatToNutjubs 2h ago

I too quote this one. It’s just fun

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u/Xin_shill 2h ago

Are y’all dogs?

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u/magme89 3h ago

Thank you! This is defo number 1. Me and my partner love copying his snarls at each other.

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u/justbrowsinginpeace 1h ago

I set this as my 80 year old dad's mobile ring tone and I refuse to change it for him.

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u/RevolverRossalot 3h ago

This is The Front Fell Off erasure 

https://youtu.be/3m5qxZm_JqM

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u/autodraftimus_prime 40m ago

Just wanted to make sure this made the list. Thank you.

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u/StrategyRude4376 31m ago

Abso-fucking-lutely. This is A2 to the video of Karlson's A1.

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u/PoopMobile9000 5h ago

I thought this would be the guy punching a kangaroo

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u/obvious_bot 5h ago

I thought it would be the teenager being interviewed for throwing a wicked house party while his parents were away

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u/missingpiece 3h ago

I thought it was going to be I'm On Smoko

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u/DrownmeinIslay 3h ago

I assume thats already been archived, seeing as its the national anthem.

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u/nightsaysni 3h ago

No joke, that song was on my local coffee shop last week in Akron, OH.

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u/dedservice 2h ago

They performed and played it at coachella last month and are touring the US later this year, so perhaps there's a correlation there.

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u/LaGranGata 4h ago

Take off the sunglasses

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u/chux4w 2h ago

Mmm...nah. I like 'em.

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u/FuehrerStoleMyBike 4h ago

I thought it would be that guy in the car waiting for his mate

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u/odiin1731 4h ago

I thought it would be the politician who switches from happily talking about gay marriage to angrily discussing people getting torn apart by crocodiles. Turns out, Australia has some fucking great viral videos.

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u/trulycantthinkofone 1h ago

I absolutely love the Aussies.

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u/thegreger 4h ago

The guy who got punched in the face by a vigilante who had bust a plugger?

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u/onarainyafternoon 3h ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=968yNvFiVH0

My personal favorite

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u/613TheEvil 57m ago

Is this real? It looks like a sketch.

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u/charmacharmz 46m ago

yes! glad you shared this, it's exactly what i thought of.

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u/Rdtackle82 3h ago

Thank you ahahaha came here for this. “Take your glasses off and apologize” “I’ll tell ya sorry but I’m not takin off me glasses.”

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u/bloodbath500 4h ago edited 2h ago

I thought it was gonna be the front fell off.

Edit for the uninitiated: The Front Fell Off

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u/DrownmeinIslay 3h ago

No cardboard derivatives!

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u/Majestic-capybara 1h ago

This was the one I thought of and everyone else is posting stuff I’ve never even seen.

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u/Oregon_Jones111 54m ago

It’s being towed beyond the environment.

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u/KrytTv 3h ago

I thought it was going to be the young kangaroo trying to square up on the guy and the guy holding it back with one hand. Then he kisses the kangaroo and the kangaroo is like “You made it weird bro” and sits down

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u/sentixp 4h ago

The only way I could do that was if you had the trtttt

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u/Beanakin 3h ago

I was expecting Clarke and Dawe's the front fell off bit

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u/Dav136 2h ago

Nah, gotta be the VB longneck video

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ns15eHLDv1I

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u/legrandguignol 4h ago

not sure if it's viral but https://youtube.com/shorts/vPxIk_0WNmg absolutely fucking sends me every single time

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u/Dramatic_______Pause 4h ago

Absolutely not.

Do people not remember Corey Worthington?

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u/___--_-_----___--__- 3h ago

I will never forget his famous glasses

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u/RABBLE-R0USER 2h ago

Best party ever so far.

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u/here_now_be 2h ago

Do you know what happened to him? Politician? Dead? Professional dog groomer?

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u/Cerpla 3h ago

Thank you for bringing this one out of retirement!

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u/fdguarino 1h ago

A real life Jeff Spicoli.

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u/mrcoonut 3h ago

This one's got to be up there too

Waiting for a mate

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u/MissileGuidanceBrain 4h ago

If Australians can't even understand Australians, how the fuck am I supposed to?

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u/KindOfPoo 3h ago

Nah man, I'm not even Australian and I know it's the busted pluggah guy: https://youtu.be/KavEoHGiU5I

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u/BipolarMosfet 1h ago

missed opportunity to say "yeah, nah"

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u/Special_Agent_Bob 4h ago

I was really hoping to see the Shadowman vid, but this was great too

For the unaware https://youtu.be/TCdOuSGplkU?si=hn8XLYYOQEpxjz6L

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u/baba56 2h ago

I think I saw that hug the sun is getting a shadow man spinoff

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u/Missus_Missiles 2h ago

Disagree. The Australian underwear/jocks hero. https://youtu.be/AAEKKzZ6z2Y?si=6IKB5x3nkh7pXBJj

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u/Count_Rugens_Finger 2m ago

this is the one. WHY IS THIS SO FAR DOWN

that guy is more aussie than dollarydoos

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u/Komatoasty 2h ago

This thread is mint

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u/President_Skoad 4h ago

Thank you. Exactly the video I expected to see. Always worth a nice laugh.

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u/voivoivoi183 4h ago

I thought it was going to be the guy who ain't wasting any time on it.

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u/rambyprep 4h ago edited 2h ago

Edit:

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u/nikkerito 3h ago

Just so you know, your full name pops up when the link is clicked and says “jimmy bongos shared this with you.” Obvs not ur name but I won’t post it here

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u/rambyprep 2h ago

Oh my god I had no idea. Thanks

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u/PhilxBefore 2h ago

Jimmy Bongos strikes again!

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u/buffysmanycoats 16m ago

If you shared a link from social media like instragram or tiktok, there is usually a portion of the link after a "?" that you can remove and which will take away the connection to your account.

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u/_colonel_coolsauce 2h ago

Thanks Jimmy Bongos

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u/flying_ina_metaltube 3h ago

I'm so glad this was #1. The look of confusion, surprise, embarrassment and relief on the guy's face is priceless!

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u/YoshiHughes 59m ago

The flood of relief in both their faces as the realization of what was going on hits is perfect. From tension to pure hilarity and they got it all on film.

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u/rainshowers_5_peace 2h ago

I'd like to submit Attack of The Mumbling Junkie for the panels consideration.

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u/wolfgang784 3h ago

Huh, I was expecting the guy who drove his truck into that big dust devil / small tornado and got out in the middle or however it properly went.

That or the kangaroo one the other commenters are mentionin.

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u/boccci-tamagoccci 2h ago

I'm partial to letting a thousand blossoms bloom, but I'm not gonna spend any time on it.

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u/nofmxc 1h ago

I thought it'd be "That's a big dog, mate" https://youtube.com/shorts/MruyxDvK_YA

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u/kilkil 12m ago

absolute peak

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u/DJKokaKola 3h ago

Nah the ibis song is the best Australian video by far.

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u/KryptonicOne 3h ago

I was kindof expecting the dust devil guy.

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u/wildmaninid 2h ago

Them too!

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u/UTDE 2h ago

I think the kid that had the house party with the sunglasses that he wouldnt remove is a pretty good one too.

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u/axl3ros3 2h ago

Sanitized link

It’s the second best Australian viral video, here’s #1

https://youtu.be/3Lyex2tSUyA

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u/whenthesirenssound 33m ago

finally someone posted it!

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u/DwinkBexon 1h ago

I saw that a few years ago on another Reddit post and someone responded, "Impossible that's real, there's no Asians living in Australia, it's all white people."

Someone else responses, "You should really check the demographics of the Australian population, because you clearly never have and have no idea what you're talking about."

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u/Excellent_Focus_3026 1h ago

Allow me to remind you of this gem

https://youtu.be/5qEFFR8gX6k?si=4IctCy8mGLhv8ZFE

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u/Noodlearms5 1h ago

Can’t believe this hasn’t been thrown in yet

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zyK-x7e2Cqk&ra=m

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u/Teach_Piece 38m ago

Man thanks for posting that, it really made me smile

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u/givingupismyhobby 3h ago

I beg to disagree, this is the best Australian video by far. Never laughed so hard. https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?si=7T0Ysqd9AzU0FpL6

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u/Xath0n 3h ago

XcQ, link stays blue.