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OT: RIP Chuck Norris

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Damn! Rest easy.

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I just read he turned 86 a week or so ago. I remember watching a 'Force of One' when I was a teenager, and there was another early movie too. Somehow it doesn't seem that long ago.
 
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I'm not sure when testosterone overdose began to lose its charm, but it was sometime in the middle of Chuck Norris's career.

With that said, he made some really good movies and really fun shows.
 
“Forced Vengeance” is the movie that I remember. Unlike other martial artist actors, he was the real deal. Fight scene with Bruce Lee in “Way of The Dragon” is often ranked as the best. Never thought he would pass. RIP Chuck
 
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HCCForever said:
“Forced Vengeance” is the movie that I remember. Unlike other martial artist actors, he was the real deal. Fight scene with Bruce Lee is often ranked as the best. Never thought he would pass. RIP Chuck
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I just read an article where Chuck Norris gave Bruce Lee the nod as someone who would be ahead of him in the martial arts world.

It was kind of surprising. I think Chuck Norris had considerable height and weight over Bruce Lee, and Norris was very accomplished himself.
 
Superman must be devastated. At least he still has his Chuck Norris PJs to remember him by.
 
Very sad. May he rest in peace.

I heard a great Chuck joke a few weeks back:

Chuck was at an event with a lion tamer and asked if it was safe to pet the lion. The tamer took Chuck into the cage, told him to be still, then brought the lion over. As Chuck was petting the lion, the lion started to growl. The tamer said "ok, crouch down a bit and slowly walk backwards so he won't see you as a threat". The lion then crouched down and slowly walked backwards.

To Temery's comment. Bruce Lee's speed and skill were other worldly. I'm not sure Chuck was that much bigger (maybe 3+ inches taller, 35 or so lbs heavier) where Bruce couldn't have overcome it. It wasn't like Chuck was 6'3" 225 lbs (Ali's size when he and Bruce sparred).

A final comment. At the end of a tour of the Coliseum many years ago, at the end of the tour, when the guide asked if there were any questions I raised my hand (because I had to be that guy) and asked if she could show me where Bruce Lee fought Chuck Norris in Way of the Dragon.
 
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Kolumbo said:
both born in 1940 but Bruce died in 1973.

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Why does Norris look like Luke Skywalker?

I never knew there was such an age difference
 
temery said:
Why does Norris look like Luke Skywalker?

I never knew there was such an age difference
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Chuck Norris doesn't look like anyone. Luke Skywalker looks like Chuck. The Force was with him. Delta Force, that is.
 
For a while there, he made some really, really good bad movies and shows.

Unlike a guy like Steven Segal or however he spells it, Norris always seemed to get the joke.
 
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FfldCntyFan said:
Very sad. May he rest in peace.

I heard a great Chuck joke a few weeks back:

Chuck was at an event with a lion tamer and asked if it was safe to pet the lion. The tamer took Chuck into the cage, told him to be still, then brought the lion over. As Chuck was petting the lion, the lion started to growl. The tamer said "ok, crouch down a bit and slowly walk backwards so he won't see you as a threat". The lion then crouched down and slowly walked backwards.

To Temery's comment. Bruce Lee's speed and skill were other worldly. I'm not sure Chuck was that much bigger (maybe 3+ inches taller, 35 or so lbs heavier) where Bruce couldn't have overcome it. It wasn't like Chuck was 6'3" 225 lbs (Ali's size when he and Bruce sparred).

A final comment. At the end of a tour of the Coliseum many years ago, at the end of the tour, when the guide asked if there were any questions I raised my hand (because I had to be that guy) and asked if she could show me where Bruce Lee fought Chuck Norris in Way of the Dragon.
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I got to shake Ali's hand once while departing a flight from Atlanta to Greenville-Spartanburg. Granted he was older (around late 80s), but he wasn't close to 6'3". Maybe 6'1".
 
FfldCntyFan said:
Very sad. May he rest in peace.

I heard a great Chuck joke a few weeks back:

Chuck was at an event with a lion tamer and asked if it was safe to pet the lion. The tamer took Chuck into the cage, told him to be still, then brought the lion over. As Chuck was petting the lion, the lion started to growl. The tamer said "ok, crouch down a bit and slowly walk backwards so he won't see you as a threat". The lion then crouched down and slowly walked backwards.

To Temery's comment. Bruce Lee's speed and skill were other worldly. I'm not sure Chuck was that much bigger (maybe 3+ inches taller, 35 or so lbs heavier) where Bruce couldn't have overcome it. It wasn't like Chuck was 6'3" 225 lbs (Ali's size when he and Bruce sparred).

A final comment. At the end of a tour of the Coliseum many years ago, at the end of the tour, when the guide asked if there were any questions I raised my hand (because I had to be that guy) and asked if she could show me where Bruce Lee fought Chuck Norris in Way of the Dragon.
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Bruce Lee took down the great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The bigger they are...
 
Kolumbo said:
Bruce Lee took down the great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The bigger they are...
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I saw that. Bruce was already gone when that happened. And he needed sunlight.
 
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