"In this week’s Flightless Bird, David continues his series in Australia. This week, he arrives in Melbourne to try and solve the mystery of “Fake Seizure Guy”, a local man who appears to fake having a seizure so locals can sit on him. Why does he want people to sit on him, and how long has this been going on?
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Links:
- Webworm article on Fake Seizure Guy: https://www.webworm.co/p/fakeseizureguy
- Flightless Bird on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@flightlessbirdpodcast
- Carrot Man: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/12/melbourne-fitzroy-carrot-man & https://www.instagram.com/whereiscarrotman/ "
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