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GENTLEMAN THIS IS DEMOCRACY MANIFEST

Carnage: A succulent Chinese meal, Mr Rent-a-Kill, and the Australian Manson Murders by Mark Dapin

December 26, 2023 by LittlePlat 4 Comments

 A true crime jaunt about a meme-man. Democracy Manifest/Succulent Chinese Meal Guy is a rather famous (and ludicrous) arrest video taken in Australia in the early 90’s. If you have never seen the video in question, I’ll pop in here now for your viewing pleasure. While notable at the time, it became absolute meme fodder about ten years ago when someone decided to put it online.  And once you watch the video, you’ll have no doubt as to why this happened. The man being arrested […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Australian true crime, Democracy Manifest, I see you know your judo well, limp penis, Mark Dapin, REALLY STUPID true crime, Succulent Chinese Meal, ta ta and farewell, true crime

LittlePlat's CBR15 Review No:19 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Australian true crime, Democracy Manifest, I see you know your judo well, limp penis, Mark Dapin, REALLY STUPID true crime, Succulent Chinese Meal, ta ta and farewell, true crime ·
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Who’s Up for a Day at the Races?

The Fine Cotton Fiasco by Peter Hoysted, Pat Sheil

September 16, 2019 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

I am not much of a horse person. Far from being the kid who immersed themselves in Pony Club, I never learnt to ride and was possibly even allergic to them until the age of about twelve or thirteen–put me around the horsey stuff, and I would break out in hives. I’m not much of a fan of horse racing either, which is probably to the dismay of some members of my extended family, as they’re pretty heavily into it. There have always been suspect […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr11bingo, horse racing, Not My Wheelhouse, Pat Sheil, Peter Hoysted, Peter Hoysted, Pat Sheil, REALLY STUPID true crime, The Fine Cotton Fiasco, true crime

LittlePlat's CBR11 Review No:13 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr11bingo, horse racing, Not My Wheelhouse, Pat Sheil, Peter Hoysted, Peter Hoysted, Pat Sheil, REALLY STUPID true crime, The Fine Cotton Fiasco, true crime ·
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