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HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world to Good News Everyone@piefed.socialEnglish ·
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'A succulent Chinese meal' - iconic Australian quote immortalised in national film archive 2

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'A succulent Chinese meal' - iconic Australian quote immortalised in national film archive 2

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'A succulent Chinese meal' - iconic Australian quote immortalised in national film archive
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The theatrical monologue given by Jack Karlson as he was arrested in 1991 has been officially recognised as a "lasting piece of cultural folklore".
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    16 days ago

    Apparently this guy and one of the cops in the video are now on friendly terms:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2dN3Z-cctw

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      16 days ago

      Given that the guy died last year, he’s probably more likely to be mates with Ned Kelly these days.

      • Hanrahan@slrpnk.net
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        15 days ago

        and Dezi Freeman ?

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    Tor’s Cabinet of Curiosties has an episode on this guy. His life was wild and this barely qualified as Tuesday for him.

    • HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.worldOP
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      14 days ago

      I was reading up on a little bit of it. Seemed like a crazy life.

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    13 days ago

    I know about this meme, but to this day, I still have zero idea about the context. Today, I’m going to educate myself.

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