Death of Chuck Norris: a look back at the 10 best “Chuck Norris facts” that made him legendary

“Chuck Norris has been dead for 20 years. Death just hasn’t found the courage to tell him yet.” This essential “Chuck Norris facts” joke will no longer have the same resonance after the announcement this Friday March 20 of the actor’s death, which occurred Thursday at the age of 86.

He had been hospitalized earlier in the day following illness while on the island of Kauai, in the state of Hawaii (United States). His family finally announced a few hours later that the former karate world champion had not survived.

Absurd jokes to boast of his superhuman abilities

A pillar of Internet culture, having served as thousands of “memes” on social networks, the man who played Cordell Walker in the series “Walker, Texas Ranger” was also mocked through jokes which praised his supposedly superhuman strength in an absurd manner. Appearing in the mid-2000s on forums, these false anecdotes were ridiculed.

Here are 10 among the thousands of proposals that have been made over the years on the dedicated French-speaking site:

1. “Chuck Norris doesn’t wear a watch, he decides what time it is. »
2. “Chuck Norris is not lying, it is the truth that is wrong. »
3. “The future sometimes wonders what Chuck Norris has in store for it. »
4. “Chuck Norris can remember the future. »
5. “Chuck Norris once counted to infinity. Twice. »
6. “Even the obvious goes to Chuck Norris. »
7. “Chuck Norris has found French toast. »
8. “Google is the only place you can type Chuck Norris. »
9. “Jesus was born in 1940 before Chuck Norris. »
10. “When Chuck Norris realizes that he jumped out of the plane without a parachute, he goes back to get him. »

Although the actor laughed a lot at these jokes, he still ended up filing a complaint in 2007 against the publisher who compiled these “Chuck Norris Facts” in a book. “Some of the facts are racist, obscene or show Mr. Norris engaging in illegal activities,” the complaint detailed. He dropped the charges the following year, and a book published with his consent was published in 2009.