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Chuck Norris dies aged 86

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  1. [7]
    OBLIVIATER
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    I haven't really kept up with him, but there was a period of time back in like 2008 where everyone I knew was making Chuck Norris jokes. Was one of the first examples I can remember of such a...

    I haven't really kept up with him, but there was a period of time back in like 2008 where everyone I knew was making Chuck Norris jokes. Was one of the first examples I can remember of such a widespread meme.

    16 votes
    1. [4]
      cfabbro
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      Don't look up any of his recent activities if you wish to maintain any respect for him. He was a far-right Republican, homophobic Southern-Baptist Prop 8 supporter, and Obama "birther" conspiracy...

      Don't look up any of his recent activities if you wish to maintain any respect for him. He was a far-right Republican, homophobic Southern-Baptist Prop 8 supporter, and Obama "birther" conspiracy promoter who endorsed Trump. :(

      26 votes
      1. OBLIVIATER
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        Doesn't really surprise me, same thing for a lot of people like him like Hulk Hogan

        Doesn't really surprise me, same thing for a lot of people like him like Hulk Hogan

        13 votes
      2. Barney
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        As @snake_case pointed out, that's a very geneous "recent" :) He has been an openly raging homophobe etc. for the better part of the last 2 decades at least, likely more. Quite like how one can...

        As @snake_case pointed out, that's a very geneous "recent" :) He has been an openly raging homophobe etc. for the better part of the last 2 decades at least, likely more.

        Quite like how one can believe in a story without believing it happened, one can also think fondly of a character (like Walker) or associated jokes (like Chuck Norris did XYZ) without connecting them to the actual person too much. In this case, for the better.

        7 votes
      3. snake_case
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        Yeah that all happened during the Obama election and kinda marks the beginning of the awful right-wingy toxic male culture stuff Its so weird looking back at those memes with todays knowledge that...

        Yeah that all happened during the Obama election and kinda marks the beginning of the awful right-wingy toxic male culture stuff

        Its so weird looking back at those memes with todays knowledge that all those toxic male culture jokes aren’t jokes any more and people actually try to live like that.

        4 votes
    2. Lapbunny
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      He more or less killed the meme himself endorsing Mike Huckabee with it.

      He more or less killed the meme himself endorsing Mike Huckabee with it.

      3 votes
    3. DFGdanger
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      That period was earlier for me, probably 05/06. Apparently the trend emerged in 05; I'm a little surprised at how fast that caught on in my area.

      That period was earlier for me, probably 05/06. Apparently the trend emerged in 05; I'm a little surprised at how fast that caught on in my area.

      2 votes
  2. tomf
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    Chuck Norris was awesome until all the christian/hate stuff. His World Combat League was/is neat. it’s designed to be all action. anyways, i hope his legacy will pull more from his early years.

    Chuck Norris was awesome until all the christian/hate stuff.

    His World Combat League was/is neat. it’s designed to be all action.

    anyways, i hope his legacy will pull more from his early years.

    8 votes
  3. [2]
    GravySleeve
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    The article only says that he died from a medical emergency, but I think I know what happened: Gandalf the Grey and Gandalf the White And Monty Python and the Holy Grail's black knight And Benito...

    The article only says that he died from a medical emergency, but I think I know what happened:

    Gandalf the Grey and Gandalf the White
    And Monty Python and the Holy Grail's black knight
    And Benito Mussolini and the Blue Meanie
    And Cowboy Curtis and Jambi the Genie
    Robocop, The Terminator, Captain Kirk, and Darth Vader
    Lo-pan, Superman, every single Power Ranger
    Bill S. Preston and Theodore Logan
    Spock, The Rock, Doc Ock, and Hulk Hogan
    All came out of nowhere lightning fast
    And they kicked Chuck Norris in his cowboy ass

    16 votes