Archive for the ‘Popular Follies’ Category

Hey, who remembers this: “When Chuck Norris does pushups, he doesn’t lift himself up. He pushes the world down.” That’s a well known factoid from the Chuck Norris Facts internet phenomenon that spread across the web in 2005 and made its way into the popular culture. And there was, “When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris.” Not to mention countless others.

Well move over, Chuck. Barack Obama is now the new internet phenom, and he’s going viral in exponential leaps.

It took only hours after the Nobel Foundation announced Barack Obama as it’s Peace Prize recipient for the internet to explode with Barack Obama prize awards and astounding feats. To list just a few:

·    Obama inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
·    Barack Obama Wins Pre-Emptive Title of “2010 Playmate of the Year”
·    President Barack Obama Wins Stanley Cup
·    BREAKING! Obama wins “American Idol”

And that’s just a miniscule sampling of the deluge that’s now flooding the internet.

Here’s one of my favorites, though perhaps an obscure reference for many:

“Obama becomes the second student in Starfleet Academy’s history to defeat the Kobayashi Maru test.”

It’s a bit nerdy, but still funny.

Even as you’re reading this, President Barack Obama’s reputation is expanding by the minute. He’s become the new Chuck Norris. So here’s some advice to all you bloggers and news forum contributors. “If you spell Barack Obama wrong on Google it doesn’t say, “Did you mean Chuck Norris?” It simply replies, “Run while you still have the chance.”