RIP Jack Karlson Democracy Manifest

Jack Karlson, character in easily the most famous Australian internet vid, has passed away. The video was made on 11 October 1991, however it was not uploaded to the Internet until 2009. A mystery developed about who the man was and what the incident involved, with theories centering on Hungarian chess player Paul Charles Dozsa, known for his dine-and-dash exploits. In 2020, an Australian man, later identified as Jack Karlson, appeared in a music video by Australian punk rock band The Chats and revealed himself as the man in the now-viral 1991 video. Karlson, who had been a serial prison escapee, was arrested for credit card fraud by the Queensland Police Service.  https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jun/19/succulent-chinese-meal-meme-man-jack-karlson-documentary-release