Chuck Norris facts
Meme & format · 2005 · Notable
Forwarded jokes became books; Norris’s publisher reported over 100,000 sales.
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- Milestone date
- Jan 6 ’06
- May 2005 to Jan 6 ’06
- Platforms
- 5
- Started on Open web
- Origin
- Organic
- Culture (no sector)
How it spread
Trace the originA Norris fact generator followed Vin Diesel jokes in 2005. Readers forwarded lists, wrote variations and carried them into military life. Spector published a book; Norris sued, withdrew the suit and issued his own collection.
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May 2004
Late Night with Conan O’Brien precursor · May 12 ’04
Conan O’Brien introduced the Walker, Texas Ranger Lever, replaying clips from Norris’s television series.[1]
April 2005
Ian Spector precursor · Apr 2005
Spector started a Vin Diesel fact site.[2]
May 2005
Ian Spector and Mike Lelli seed · May 2005
Spector and Lelli launched the Chuck Norris generator.[2]
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