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Re: Chuck Norris has died

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Post by MBCook »

petcat wrote: post #86
MBCook wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It was so funny how that whole thing happened. For the first time in over a decade he was suddenly relevant in a way. People remembered he existed, and they were playing off his tough guy image. And what did he do? Try and shut it down and start suing people. Stupid. It took him a couple of years to come around to it. If it wasn’t for those jokes would he be remembered anywhere as well? Or would he be a much more obs…

> would he be remembered anywhere as well? You underestimate how popular Walker, Texas Ranger was. It wasn't pulling ratings like Seinfeld, ER, or Friends, but it was a solid primetime staple for almost a decade. I never watched it myself, but the 50+ demo loved it.

And he would be known by those people. I remember him being famous in the 90s.

Would the people who grew up in the early 2000s, or especially 2010s, know much of anything about him?

I mean how much do younger people know about Scott Baio or the Corys or Candice Bergen these days?

Re: Chuck Norris has died

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Post by krapp »

kstrauser wrote: post #69
krapp wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not even every important influential person in tech gets the black bar. You think an actor who is mostly known for low-effort internet memes and pretending to be a cowboy on tv deserves it?

I guess it’s a generational thing, because I shouldn’t actually be surprised that someone would know so very little about Chuck Norris.

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Post by LetsGetTechnicl »

simpaticoder wrote: post #76

Chuck Norris (and Michael Landon) were golden age role models for young men. Strong but thoughtful, firm but compassionate, and deeply principled but also practical. Yes, these were acting roles but they picked those roles for a reason. Rest in peace, Chuck.

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Re: Chuck Norris has died

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Post by mft_ »

freedomben wrote: post #10
halcdev wrote: post #3

He finally defeated life

While normally making jokes after a person's death would be socially questionable, in this case Chuck Norris himself loved the Chuck Norris jokes. For me at least, a good sense of humor is maybe the most endearing personality trait. RIP

Fundamentally, I'd argue that very little should ever be unreasonable or out of bounds to make jokes about; what is important is that it's good humour.

Case in point: https://theonion.com/hijackers-surprised-to-find-selves-in-h...

And, as you say, in Chuck Norris' case, it's virtually obligatory.

Re: Chuck Norris has died

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Post by fullshark »

wnevets wrote: post #84
huhkerrf wrote: post #11

Death had to take Chuck Norris sleeping, for if he had been awake, there would have been a fight.

they were better when they were Vin Diesel jokes.

The Vin Diesel jokes I remember had an absurd quality to them beyond "He's really tough." One I recall fondly was "Vin Diesel writes Donkey Kong Fan Fiction."

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Post by ceejayoz »

simpaticoder wrote: post #76

Chuck Norris (and Michael Landon) were golden age role models for young men. Strong but thoughtful, firm but compassionate, and deeply principled but also practical. Yes, these were acting roles but they picked those roles for a reason. Rest in peace, Chuck.

"Deeply principled" really doesn't describe Obama birther conspiracists.

Re: Chuck Norris has died

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Post by dfxm12 »

MBCook wrote: post #70
willio58 wrote: post #31

There was a period of like 2 years when I was a kid where chuck Norris jokes were all the rage on the playground and I made an iPhone app that listed them all. Jokes like “Chuck Norris is able to slam a revolving door.” Anyway, I “built” this stupid app when I was like 13, copy-pasted like 300 jokes in there and a random one would show every time you tapped the screen. Chuck Norris’s estate blocked the app from going…

It was so funny how that whole thing happened. For the first time in over a decade he was suddenly relevant in a way. People remembered he existed, and they were playing off his tough guy image. And what did he do? Try and shut it down and start suing people. Stupid. It took him a couple of years to come around to it. If it wasn’t for those jokes would he be remembered anywhere as well? Or would he be a much more obs…

Maybe not as well, but between the "Walker gave me aids" clip and Conan's Walker Texas Ranger lever, he'd still have been known well enough.
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