Chuck Norris was not only a legendary martial artist and actor, but also an internet icon.
The “Walker, Texas Ranger” star, who died suddenly Thursday at age 86 after a medical emergency, was the subject of hilarious internet memes highlighting his tough-guy, no-nonsense personality.
This meme, which began circulating on the Internet in 2005, features highly exaggerated statements about Norris.
“Chuck Norris can pass an eye test with his eyes closed” is just one of many viral memes.
The joke became an internet phenomenon, becoming known as the “Chuck Norris Fact” and even got its own page on Wikipedia.
Norris has responded to the meme many times over the years, choosing to embrace the internet’s appeal rather than take offense.
“I’m often asked if I like the ‘facts about Chuck Norris’ that are out there. The answer is yes,” Norris wrote in a 2023 Facebook post.
“My wife Gina and I are really enjoying it,” he joked.
There was also a nod to this fact in the 2012 film The Expendables 2, where Sylvester Stallone and Norris’ characters joke that “Chuck Norris was once bitten by a king cobra. After five days of suffering, the cobra died.”
Keep reading for the best memes in the wake of Chuck Norris’ death.
“Chuck Norris never sleeps, he waits.”
One of the most iconic Chuck Norris memes exaggerates Norris’ strength and toughness. It is also effective to make your muscles stand out.
“Chuck Norris can win the game of Connect Four in just three movies.”
Chuck Norris Connect for Memes highlights his ability to do the unthinkable. The man could make the impossible possible.
“Only two things will survive the doomsday: cockroaches and Chuck Norris. But cockroaches cannot survive Chuck Norris.”
Norris shirtless standing in front of a volcano is also one of his most infamous memes. He can survive anything, even a doomsday scenario.
“When I cut onions, they cry.”
Real men cry, but Chuck Norris doesn’t cry. Even when I’m slicing onions.
“When 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 once kicked the world, and the world still hasn’t stopped spinning.”
The meme of a ripped Chuck Norris holding a weight says it all. The world never stops spinning because of him.
“Chuck Norris’ blood type is A-K47”
Chuck Norris blood type meme is one of the best memes. That guy loved guns in the movie.
“I carry a gun for his protection.”
Memes about Chuck Norris guns have always been a hit on the internet. Never touch the chuck.
“When Chuck Norris sees Dora, she doesn’t ask any questions.”
The Chuck Norris Dora meme exaggerates his self-authority. This implies that she is too scared of Dora and her map to ask him to join her on her symbolic quest.
“There is no such thing as evolution. It’s just a list of creatures that Chuck Norris allows to continue living.”
The evolutionary meme emphasizes Norris’ personal abilities. It jokes that he has outlived a long list of creatures.
“Yo, Chuck, now I’ll let you finish, but…here, just go ahead and finish.”
One meme pokes fun at Kanye West’s infamous interruption of Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the 2009 VMAs. In this case, West would not have the courage to do the same to Norris.
“Death once had a similar experience to Chuck Norris.”
Instead of the usual way of saying someone had a near-death experience, this meme flipped that phrase on its head to make a joke about Norris being invincible.
“If you have $5 and Chuck Norris has $5, Chuck Norris has $10.”
Chuck Norris money facts joke that the actor always got what he wanted from others.
“Chuck Norris can never fill out an online form because he never submits it.”
Norris never “submitted” to others in his life. His infamous snapshot in a blue sleeveless shirt received even more exposure thanks to this meme.
“When Chuck Norris went to college, he said to his father, ‘You’re the man of the house now.'”
This meme pokes fun at Norris for always being the one making the decisions, and even for his stay-at-home father.
“I played rock, paper, scissors in front of the mirror and won.”
Norris could do anything, including winning rock-paper-scissors using mirrors.
“Chuck Norris is the reason Wally is hiding.”
The meme poked fun at “Where’s Wally?” with Norris again wearing a sleeveless shirt. Apparently, Norris sent a character in a red and white striped shirt into hiding.
“We use stuntmen for crying scenes.”
As this meme shows, Norris himself didn’t like filming crying scenes, so his stunt doubles helped out.
Chuck Norris once had a gambling fight with Batman. The loser has a night shift.”
Chuck Norris vs Batman meme is one of the best memes. Of course, it was a losing battle for Batman from the beginning.
“Chuck Norris has a carpet of grizzly bears in his room. He’s not dead, he’s just afraid to move.”
This meme is a joke about Norris hiding a grizzly bear in his room as a carpet because of the big bad.
