Chuck Norris Facts in Rolling Stone.

Chuck Norris Facts are an Internet phenomenon of satirical "facts" about martial artist and actor Chuck Norris. The "facts" tend to involve absurdly exaggerated claims of Norris' toughness, attitude, virility, and masculinity stated in an absurdly serious tone, for example: Image File history File linksMetadata Cnf_rs. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Cnf_rs. ... This article is about the magazine. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... Carlos Ray Chuck Norris (born on 10 March 1940) is an American martial artist, action star, Hollywood actor, and recently, an internet phenomenon, who is best known for playing Cordell Walker on Walker, Texas Ranger. ...

Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried. Ever.

The "facts" typically claim that Chuck Norris is some kind of irate all-powerful superbeing. Allusions are also sometimes made to his use of roundhouse kick attacks to perform seemingly any task, his large amount of body hair with specific regard to his beard, and his role in the action television series Walker: Texas Ranger. This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ...

Background

Chuck Norris Facts were originally seen on IRC^{[citation needed]}, and on websites like the Something Awful forums^{[citation needed]}, in early 2005. Conan O'Brien's Chuck Norris jokes on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (which generally center on Walker: Texas Ranger) have been seen as an inspiration for the fad. Chuck Norris Facts followed "facts" based on actors Vin Diesel^{[citation needed]} and Bob Saget, and spawned similar "facts" about fictional character Jack Bauer from the television series 24, Mr. T, and other personages. The exaggerated style of these facts is similar to a recurring Saturday Night Live sketch called Bill Brasky. These are similar to "Tall tales" such as those of Paul Bunyan. Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet chat or synchronous conferencing. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Conan Christopher OBrien (born April 18, 1963[2]) is an Emmy-winning American television personality best known as host of NBCs late-night talk/variety show Late Night with Conan OBrien. ... Late Night with Conan OBrien is an American late night talk show on NBC, that is also syndicated world-wide. ... Vin Diesel (born Mark Sinclair Vincent on July 18, 1967) is an American actor, writer, director, and producer. ... Robert Lane Saget (born May 17, 1956) is an American actor, stand-up comedian and game show host best known for his role as Danny Tanner in the ABC sitcom Full House from 1987 to 1995, as host of Americas Funniest Home Videos from 1989 to 1997 and as... Jack Bauer is the protagonist of the American television series 24. ... 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television series created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, and produced by Imagine Television. ... For the animated series, see Mister T (TV series). ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 90-minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast by NBC on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. ... Bill Brasky was the subject of a series of sketches on the television sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live between 1996 and 1998. ... Paul and Babe in Bemidji, Minnesota Paul Bunyan is a mythical lumberjack in tall tales, originating either with an American newspaperman or with French Canadians. ...

When Chuck Norris does push-ups, he is not pushing himself up, he is pushing the earth down. (RL)

Norris's response

Chuck Norris responded to the Chuck Norris Facts on his official website, chucknorris.com, with a statement. He was generally surprised and flattered by the attention. Admitting some of the statements were indeed humorous, he tries not to take any of them seriously, and he hopes that such statements will interest people in real facts about Chuck Norris contained in his literary works. ^[1] On October 23, 2006, Chuck Norris' first column for WorldNetDaily consisted of yet another response. It began similarly to the above quote from chucknorris.com, but then disclaimed Norris' own prowess in favor of God and Jesus Christ. Carlos Ray Chuck Norris (born on 10 March 1940) is an American martial artist, action star, Hollywood actor, and recently, an internet phenomenon, who is best known for playing Cordell Walker on Walker, Texas Ranger. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... WorldNetDaily, also known as WND, is a conservative online news site, founded in 1997. ...

In response to "There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live.", Norris said

It's funny. It's cute. But here's what I really think about the theory of evolution: It's not real. It is not the way we got here. In fact, the life you see on this planet is really just a list of creatures God has allowed to live. We are not creations of random chance. We are not accidents. There is a God, a Creator, who made you and me. We were made in His image, which separates us from all other creatures.

By the way, without Him, I don't have any power. But with Him, the Bible tells me, I really can do all things – and so can you.^[2]

Famous mentions

• Norris has appeared on The Tony Danza Show and The Best Damn Sports Show Period, and has been questioned regarding the satirical facts. In the latter show, he read up the current Top 10 facts, as well as mentioning his favorite one was "They once tried to carve Chuck Norris' face into Mount Rushmore, but the granite wasn't hard enough for his beard".
• Rolling Stone magazine featured a short blurb regarding the "facts". (See image above.)
• In the March 20, 2006 issue, TIME magazine interviewed Chuck Norris, calling him an "online cult hero." In the answer to their last question, he called the Chuck Norris Facts "weird but wildly popular sayings" and quoted one: "Chuck Norris can divide by zero."^[3]
• On an episode of The Daily Show in a parody of Alaskan senator Ted Stevens' comments about the Internet being a "Series of tubes". John Hodgman stated that beneath every American home there were indeed a series of tubes and they could be used to send various pieces of information, mainly Chuck Norris Facts.

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References

1. ^ Chuck Norris. In response to the "Random facts" that are being generated on the Internet. Retrieved on 2004-12-04.
2. ^ "On Chuck Norris 'mania' sweeping the Net", WorldNetDaily, October 23, 2006.
3. ^ Keegan, Rebecca Winters. "People", Time, Mar. 20, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-06-20.

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External links

• Chuck Norris Facts.com
• Random Fact Generator
• Chuck Norris' official response
• A Washington Post article on Chuck Norris Facts
• List of facts on Uncyclopedia