The accidental star of one of Australia's most well-known memes has reportedly died of cancer.
The man responsible for bringing phrases like "succulent Chinese meal" and “democracy manifest” into Australia’s online lexicon has died, according to the reporter who first broke the story. On social media platform X , Channel 7 journalist Chris Reason said that 82-year-old Jack Karlson had suffered from advanced cancer.
When Brisbane police tried to put him in a police vehicle in 1991 he theatrically boomed in a Shakespearean voice: "Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest!" After resisting the arrest and shouting "Get your hands off my penis", Karlson famously disputed his arrest. "What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?" he said.
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