Chuck Norris fact: the late star’s memes were undefeated
Chuck Norris was more than a legendary martial artist and actor — he was also an internet icon.
The “Walker, Texas Ranger” star, who died suddenly on Thursday at age 86 following a medical emergency, was the subject of hilarious internet memes that highlighted his tough guy, no-nonsense persona.
The memes, which began circulating on the internet in 2005, feature wildly hyperbolic statements about Norris.
“Chuck Norris can pass a vision test with his eyes closed,” is just one of the many viral memes.
The jokes turned into such an internet phenomenon that they became known as “Chuck Norris facts” — which even has its own Wikipedia page.
Norris responded to the memes multiple times over the years, choosing to embrace the internet’s fascination with him, rather than be offended.
“I get asked a lot if I like the “Chuck Norris Facts” that circulate. The answer is yes,” Norris wrote in a 2023 Facebook post.
“My wife Gena and I really enjoy them,” he quipped.
There was also a nod to the facts in the 2012 movie “The Expendables 2,” which features a scene where Sylvester Stallone and Norris’ characters make references to the joke, “Chuck Norris was once bitten by a king cobra. After five days of agonizing pain, the cobra died.”
Keep reading for the best Chuck Norris memes in the wake of his death.
“Chuck Norris doesn’t sleep, he waits”
One of the most iconic Chuck Norris memes exaggerates Norris’ strength and toughness. It also helps that his muscles are popping out.
“Chuck Norris can win a game of Connect Four in only three movies “
The Chuck Norris Connect four meme emphasizes his ability to do the unthinkable. The man could make the impossible, possible.
“Only two things will survive doomsday — cockroaches and Chuck Norris. The roaches, however, will not survive Chuck Norris”
Norris shirtless, standing in front of a volcano, is another one of his most infamous memes. He can survive anything — even a doomsday scenario.
“When I slice onions, onions cry”
Real men cry — but not Chuck Norris. Not even when he’s slicing onions.
“When the Hulk gets really angry, he turns into Chuck Norris”
Is Chuck Norris the real Bruce Banner? The Hulk meme pokes fun at Norris transforming into the green Marvel superhero.
“Chuck Norris kicked the world once. It hasn’t stopped spinning”
The meme of a ripped Chuck Norris holding weights speaks for itself. The world will never stop spinning because of him.
“Chuck Norris’ blood type is A-K47”
The Chuck Norris blood type meme is one of the best. That man loved his guns in his film.
“Guns carry him for protection”
The Chuck Norris guns memes were always hits on the internet. Never mess with Chuck.
“When Chuck Norris watches Dora, she doesn’t ask any questions”
The Chuck Norris Dora meme exaggerates his self-authority. It implies Dora — and her map — are too scared to ask him to participate in her iconic quests.
“There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live”
The theory of evolution meme plays up Norris’ individual prowess. It jokes that he outlived a long list of creatures.
“Yo Chuck, Ima let you finish, but… you know what, you go right ahead and finish”
One meme pokes fun at when Kanye West infamously interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the 2009 VMAs. In this instance, West doesn’t dare do the same to Norris.
“Death once had a near-Chuck Norris experience”
Instead of the normal saying that someone had a near-death experience, this meme flipped the phrase around to joke about Norris being invincible.
“If you have 5 dollars and Chuck Norris has 5 dollars, Chuck Norris now has 10 dollars”
The Chuck Norris money fact jokes that the actor always got what he wanted from others.
“Chuck Norris can never fill out an online form. Because he will never submit”
Norris would never “submit” to others in life. The infamous snapshot of him in his blue sleeveless shirt got more exposure thanks to this meme.
“When Chuck Norris left for college he told his father, You’re the man of the house now.”
This meme poked fun at Norris always calling the shots, even over his own father at his house.
“Played rock paper scissors in front of a mirror and won”
Norris could do anything, including win a game of rock paper scissors with the mirror.
“Chuck Norris is the reason Waldo is hiding”
This meme, again using Norris in the sleeveless shirt, poked fun at “Where’s Waldo?” Apparently, Norris sent the red-and-white striped shirt character into hiding.
“I use a stunt double for crying scenes”
As this meme indicates, Norris didn’t like shooting crying scenes himself, so his stunt doubles came to his rescue.
Chuck Norris once fought Batman for a bet. The loser got nightshift”
The Chuck Norris vs. Batman meme is one of the best. Of course, it was a losing battle for Batman from the beginning.
“Chuck Norris has a grizzly bear carpet in his room. It’s not dead, it’s just afraid to move”
This meme jokes that Norris had a grizzly bear hiding in his room, acting as a carpet, because of the big bad actor.