The following “facts” about Chuck Norris were voiced on one or more high school campuses today.
- When Chuck Norris does push ups, he doesn’t push himself up, he pushes the earth down.
- While children check under their bed for the Boogie Man, the Boogie Man checks under his bed for Chuck Norris.
- Chuck Norris was originally cast as the main character in 24, but was replaced by the producers when he managed to kill every terrorist and save the day in 12 minutes and 37 seconds.
These superhero type jokes about Chuck Norris rank high in popularity with teens. Apparently, entertaining a teen can be as simple as quoting a superhuman Chuck Norris fact.
What are Chuck Norris Facts?
Chuck Norris “facts” are really jokes based on the premise that Chuck Norris, martial artist extraordinaire and past star of television show Walker, Texas Ranger is the world’s greatest human. Chuck Norris indeed has achieved success to rival the most toughest of humans. Six-time World Professional Middleweight Karate Champion is only one of the many honors earned by Chuck Norris.
Chuck Norris also founded and developed Kickstart, a martial arts program to change the lives of children and teens. The Kickstart program encourages students to resolve conflict productively, avoid participating in gangs, choose a drug free lifestyle and remain in high school until they graduate. With plenty of role model choices for teens to popularize through jokes, Chuck Norris proves to be an adequate role model to idolize.
Chuck Norris facts are being shared in teen internet forums, social networking sites and in YouTube videos. Many public library blogs for teens are in on the action as well and include blog posts about Chuck Norris.
Using Chuck Norris Jokes to Connect to and Entertain Teens
Because Chuck Norris jokes are popular among teens, adults can use the jokes as a tool to bring humor into their interactions with teens. Parents can text a Chuck Norris joke to their teen or parents can follow up a request for teens to “clean up your snack” with “Did you know that Chuck Norris CAN eat just one Lay's potato chip” or “Chuck Norris doesn't have to eat, but he does it anyway to be cool.”
To get a laugh out of teens, adults who work with teens can open a class, meeting, speech or activity with a Chuck Norris fact that somehow relates to the event topic. High school teachers can help teens connect to subject content by stating a Chuck Norris fact at the beginning of class or by writing a joke about Chuck Norris on the board so students notice it upon entering the classroom. For example, teens studying American civil rights may find it interesting that Rosa Parks refused to get out of her seat because she was saving it for Chuck Norris.
Where to Find Chuck Norris Facts
The internet is full of websites containing jokes about Chuck Norris, but apparently Ian Spector is credited with creating the first. Ian Spector offers a variety of Chuck Norris facts on his website called The Original Chuck Norris Generator. Facts on Ian’s site range from how Chuck Norris expected the Spanish Inquisition to how Chuck Norris’s dislike for certain numbers spurred the invention of imaginary numbers. Visitors to Ian Spector’s site can use the search feature to search for Chuck Norris facts by keyword. Ian Spector has also published a book entitled The Truth About Chuck Norris: 400 Facts about the World's Greatest Superhuman.
An internet search engine query for “Chuck Norris facts” will produce a wealth of internet sites and site references to jokes about Chuck Norris.
Some Chuck Norris Facts Include Sexual Content or Profanity
As with any set of popular teen jokes, sexual content as well as profanity are found in some of the Chuck Norris facts. If Chuck Norris is the world’s greatest human, then obviously his sexual activity deserves stellar recognition.
The majority of jokes about Chuck Norris do not contain sexual content or profanity and provide good clean fun to entertain teens. But before adults search the internet for interesting facts about Chuck Norris, they may want to know that sexual references and strong language will show up in a portion of the jokes.
If adults are looking for simple ways to connect to teens or entertain teens, Chuck Norris facts serve the purpose. A bonus is that most adults find Chuck Norris jokes to be just as funny and entertaining as teens do.
References:
The Original Chuck Norris Generator website by Ian Spector
YouTube website
The Chuck Norris Official Website
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