Well, you can mess with Chuck Norris, just make sure you check with him first. I don’t know if you have seen any of the Chuck Norrissisms on the Internet, but they have definitely given Chuck’s career a boost.
Chuck is now suing publisher Penguin over a book that he says unfairly exploits his name by mentioning mythical facts about him that have been circulating the Internet for a few years. These facts originated from Chuck’s tough guy image from his 1980’s movies. The “facts” give Chuck a superhuman aura. Here are a few examples:
Leading hand sanitizers claim they can kill 99.9 percent of germs. Chuck Norris can kill 100 percent of whatever he wants.
Chuck Norris’ calendar goes straight from March 31st to April 2nd; no one fools Chuck Norris.
Chuck Norris counted to infinity – twice.
Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.
Chuck Norris can do a wheelie on a unicycle.
When the Boogeyman goes to sleep at night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris.
Chuck Norris can slam revolving doors.
Chuck Norris sleeps with a night light. Not because Chuck Norris is afraid of the dark, but the dark is afraid of Chuck Norris.
The only problem with the publishing of the book “The Truth about Chuck Norris: 400 Facts about the World’s Greatest Human,” is that Chuck’s lawyers say some of the “facts” are racist, lewd, or portray Chuck as engaging in illegal activities. In addition, the lawsuit says that the defendants have “misappropriated and exploited Mr. Norris’ name and likeness without authorization for their own commercial profit.” In other words, pay the man for using his name and picture!
Chuck Norris, whose real name is Carlos Ray Norris (that doesn’t sound quite as tough, does it?), says he is very protective of his name and image and what it is associated with. He is seeking damages for trademark infringement, unjust enrichment, and privacy rights. Penquin, who published the book in November, has not released a comment on the lawsuit.
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