# Chuck Norris Jokes......Why ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 4, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167 "2016-04-04T14:28:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davida03801](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167/1 "2016-04-04T14:28:06Z")
Learned this the other day. Chuck Norris counted to infinity. Twice. Thank god I now know Imagine my horror to discover this entire genre of our culture I never knew existed. So exactly why all the Chuck Norris Jokes ? ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167/2 "2016-04-04T15:02:27Z")
Only Chuck Norris knows. And he won’t tell. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167/3 "2016-04-04T15:07:13Z")
> [@racer72](#): > > Only Chuck Norris knows. And he won’t tell. Only because mere mortals will die from the sheer force of the knowledge. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167/4 "2016-04-04T15:08:46Z")
Chuck Norris one told a joke and the Mona Lisa is still grinning over it. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167/5 "2016-04-04T15:10:46Z")
[Aerial view](http://www.hambleside-danelaw.co.uk/news/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/yDSC_0032_Large.jpg) of the Norris home. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167/6 "2016-04-04T15:18:25Z")
> [@davida03801](#): > > So exactly why all the Chuck Norris Jokes ? Because all the other jokes ran away in fear. ---
**Author:** ![awldune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167/7 "2016-04-04T15:37:32Z")
I have always wondered the same. This is somewhat helpful: > **[Chuck Norris Facts](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/chuck-norris-facts)** > > Chuck Norris Facts are a series of satirical factoids and hyperbolic claims that characterize the American celebrity martial artist and actor as an extremely tough, virile and alpha-male archetype. Since its initial appearance on Something Awful in... ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167/8 "2016-04-04T15:43:29Z")
Bill Brasky invented the Chuck Norris joke. ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167/9 "2016-04-04T16:03:55Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Because all the other jokes ran away in fear. Winner. Shut down the thread. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167/10 "2016-04-04T16:06:44Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [Aerial view](http://www.hambleside-danelaw.co.uk/news/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/yDSC_0032_Large.jpg) of the Norris home. That is so kick. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167/11 "2016-04-04T16:12:02Z")
Seriously, why do people even try to humor? ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167/12 "2016-04-04T18:21:16Z")
I own a book of jokes which is half about Chuck Norris and the other half similar ones about Mr. T. For example, “King Kong once challenged Godzilla to an arm-wrestling match. Mr. T won.” ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167/13 "2016-04-04T18:21:40Z")
> [@davida03801](#): > > Learned this the other day. Chuck Norris counted to infinity. Twice. > > Thank god I now know Imagine my horror to discover this entire genre of our culture I never knew existed. So exactly why all the Chuck Norris Jokes ? Because not everyone would get [Saurfang jokes](http://wowwiki.wikia.com/wiki/Saurfang_facts). ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167/14 "2016-04-04T18:27:29Z")
> [@davida03801](#): > > Learned this the other day. Chuck Norris counted to infinity. Twice. > > Thank god I now know Imagine my horror to discover this entire genre of our culture I never knew existed. So exactly why all the Chuck Norris Jokes ? Because John Wayne is dead. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167/15 "2016-04-04T18:29:26Z")
> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > I own a book of jokes which is half about Chuck Norris and the other half similar ones about Mr. T. For example, “King Kong once challenged Godzilla to an arm-wrestling match. Mr. T won.” Superman challenged Chuck Norris to a fight. The loser had to wear his underwear over his pants. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167/16 "2016-04-04T18:46:15Z")
My favourite remains: Chuck Norris doesn’t sleep. He waits. I just love the image of Chuck Norris lying in bed, wearing - of course - a denim shirt, jeans, and boots, glaring intently at the ceiling all night, obviously thinking about how tomorrow is Wednesday and who it is he’s supposed to roundhouse kick that day. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167/17 "2016-04-04T19:30:16Z")
But can Chuck Norris simply walk into Mordor? ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167/18 "2016-04-04T19:32:56Z")
Can Chuck Norris build a rock so big that not even God could pee on it? ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167/19 "2016-04-04T19:34:50Z")
He doesn’t do push-ups. He does earth-downs. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167/20 "2016-04-04T19:35:03Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > But can Chuck Norris simply walk into Mordor? Chuck Norris can wear the One Ring. It fights to get off his hand, but can’t. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-jokes-why/751167.md?page=2)