The Chuck Norris Phenomenon

What is Chuck Norris's Draw? (Oh, Wait, before I get any life-threatening hate mail over this one I will tell you I like Chuck Norris. And, the fact that hordes of people, that came a generation after he stopped making movies or television shows, are making jokes in his honor is incredibly humorous.) I just want to know why are people so engaged with Chuck Norris now?

The bigger question for me is really this, why are people making up 'Chuck Norris Facts' and not 'Bruce Lee Facts', or 'Jackie Chan Facts', or maybe most appropriately, 'Jet Li Facts'? I think we can all agree that even Young Chuck Norris was not the greatest in this group of action heroes. Heck Bruce Lee could've tanned his hide three times before lunch, when he was still breathing, for sure. (Once again, to reiterate, Chuck Norris doesn't in anyway suck. That would be very far from the truth.) I mean what would a Bruce Lee joke look like? Do the people writing Chuck Norris Jokes even know who he is, or have they ever seen his movies?



Either way, this 'Chuck Norris Phenomenon' has swept the nation. It has started showing up on T-shirts, Commercials, too many Youtube posts to mention, and even political campaigns. (And the fact that Hucklebee was unable to get out of the primaries with the republican nomination, even with the Colbert bump and the endorsement from Chuck, defies all logic.)



I've heard many great Chuck Norris Facts. These are some of my favorites:

Some people where Super-man pajamas to bed. Super-man wears Chuck Norris Pajamas.

Chuck Norris's tears cure cancer, but he never cries.

There's no such thing as evolution. Just a list of animals Chuck Norris lets live.

Jesus can walk on water, but, Chuck Norris can swim through land.

What are your favorites?