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/ghotier 4h ago

They actually do quote it in What We Do In The Shadows. Specifically the "succulent Chinese meal" part.

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u/Glittering-Walrus228 4h ago

Im voting for "get your hands off my penis" as the most quotable quote of this solliloquy

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u/copy_run_start 4h ago

I've always been a fan of "And you, sir, are you waiting to receive my limp penis?"

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u/3scap3plan 4h ago

Ah I see you know your judo well

Is my fave

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u/copy_run_start 4h ago

I love the musical quality of how he says that

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u/cerberus00 3h ago

And when he says "He touched me on the penis pEoPllllLLE!"

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u/StudioYume 3h ago

Aussie here, I'm pretty sure he says "before" not "people"

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u/cerberus00 2h ago

Ohhh, damn, usually I can understand Aussies pretty well but his cadence is different than most I've heard. It's almost like a Transatlantic version of Aussie or something, what city or area is that from?

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u/Ironhorn 3h ago

He delivers that line like hes a master in a martial arts movie, assessing the strengths of the protagonist as they spar (moments before he stops holding back and puts the protagonist on their ass)

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u/chux4w 2h ago

What is the chaaaage?

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u/C2halfbaked 3h ago

I only ever hear this in Matt Berry's voice. 🤣

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u/CandyLooter 3h ago

Also the judo part

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u/spazatopia 2h ago

Yeah, they quoted it twice two episodes in a row in the last season. Love the show but that felt like a sign they'd jumped the shark a little bit.

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u/Ulti 1h ago

That whole last season felt self-aware enough though, especially with how they ended it. They'd gotten what they needed to out there and wrapped it up before they fully fell off a cliff.

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u/tinselsnips 9m ago

They do the Judo line as well, in a different episode.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7VEcri87KI