well, Chuck Norris is pissed

[Guest canynracer]

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN2129580420071222

LMFAO!!!!!

Chuck Norris sues, says his tears no cancer cure

By Christine Kearney

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tough-guy actor and martial arts expert Chuck Norris sued publisher Penguin on Friday over a book he claims unfairly exploits his famous name, based on a satirical Internet list of "mythical facts" about him.

Penguin published "The Truth About Chuck Norris: 400 facts about the World's Greatest Human" in November. Author Ian Spector and two Web sites he runs to promote the book, including www.truthaboutchuck.com, are also named in the suit.

The book capitalizes on "mythical facts" that have been circulating on the Internet since 2005 that poke fun at Norris' tough-guy image and super-human abilities, the suit said.

It includes such humorous "facts" as "Chuck Norris's tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried" and "Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits," the suit said, as well as "Chuck Norris can charge a cell phone by rubbing it against his beard."

"Some of the 'facts' in the book are racist, lewd or portray Mr. Norris as engaged in illegal activities," the lawsuit alleges.

Norris, who rose to fame in the 1970s and 1980s as the star of such films as "The Delta Force" and "Missing in Action," says the book's title would mislead readers into thinking the facts were true.

"Defendants have misappropriated and exploited Mr. Norris's name and likeness without authorization for their own commercial profit," said the lawsuit.

The suit, filed in Manhattan federal court, seeks unspecified monetary damages for trademark infringement, unjust enrichment and privacy rights.

Norris, whose real name is Carlos Ray Norris, claims in the suit he is protective of what his name is associated with. He has recently made U.S. headlines for backing Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.

A spokesman for Penguin, owned by Britain's Pearson, was not immediately available for comment.

(Editing by Michelle Nichols and Todd Eastham)

CHUCKS NAME IS CARLOS????

Edited March 16, 2009 by canynracer

[memphismason]

This is Bad. This is real Bad.

[Guest db99wj]

So this is the real thing, not a drill, no moment, so we are not breaking any forum rules by talking about the end of this country, end of our civilization, shoot, it's the end of the world....we are dooooommmmeeeeddddd!!!!!

[memphismason]

He did confirm these two facts:

Chuck Norris recently had the idea to sell his urine as a canned beverage. We know this beverage as Red Bull.

While urinating, Chuck Norris is easily capable of welding titanium.

(I wished we had a Chuck Norris Smiley)

Wait. Chuck Norris does not smile for any forum nut, he only smiles when sea monkies sing his praises.

Dang, guess I just got told.

[Guest TennFarmer]

Chuck approves this thread

[Guest slothful1]

Wow, this makes him look a bit humorless. Hustler vs. Falwell established that you can legally make fun of a public figure, so long as you're not spreading some kind of credible slander. Or at least that would be the relevant case law, except that if Chuck Norris is involved I'd expect nine roundhouse kicks to help set a new precedent in the Supreme Court.

[Jack]

I remember an episode on some sport show where he was laughing at those jokes.

He even told his own Chuck Norris joke.

Edit here it is.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8k3uGzgZIs

Edited March 16, 2009 by Jack
add video.

[Guest db99wj]

I believe it is fine or can't do anything as long as the jokes are not for profit. This guy published a book for profit off of Chuck's name. I think that is how that works.

[Guest Grout]

Chuck Norris is so old and stove up he could not do his own fight scenes the last couple of seasons of Walker.

[Guest OttoMaddox]

My fave Norris joke. Why does Chuck Norris sleep with the lights on? Because the dark is afraid of Chuck Norris.

[Guest Galba]

I hear he lost his virginity before his dad.

[Cajun]

There is no 'ctrl' button on Chuck Norris's computer. Chuck Norris is always in control.

[Metalhead]

You guys do realize that this is from 2007 right?