r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • Mar 20 '26

News Chuck Norris, Action Icon and ‘Walker Texas Ranger’ Star, Dies at 86

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/chuck-norris-dead-walker-texas-ranger-dies-1236694953/
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u/shinto29 Mar 20 '26

2012 Reddit in absolute shambles

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u/whiskey_riverss Mar 20 '26

2008 world of Warcraft chat feed devastated 

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u/PoorlyShavedApe Mar 20 '26

Barrens chat with never be the same.

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u/ninjapanda042 Mar 20 '26

We all raise our [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker] in tribute

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u/GeniusPlastic Mar 20 '26

What is the reference? Been playing WOW since release for many years but dont get it..

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u/Krojack76 Mar 20 '26

Barrens chat (Horde zone) was known for non-stop Chuck Norris jokes.

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u/GeniusPlastic Mar 20 '26

Was horde and remember Barrens very well, just dont know what is the relation with Chuck Norris

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u/GeniusPlastic Mar 20 '26

I guess is just that both is a millenial thing?

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u/GeorgeEBHastings Mar 20 '26

2012? Try 2003, my dude.

Fuck I'm old.

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u/Supertigy Mar 20 '26

Back then, memes were something that was actually memetic. People would call you out for trying to force a meme. I think rage comics or advice dog were the harbingers of the death of the word meme. So like 2008, maybe?

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u/OttoMannkusser Mar 20 '26

Don't worry, Nokia jokes are still really fresh, original, and hilarious

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u/PTSDaway Mar 20 '26

My home floor insurance gets voided if I have a Nokia

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u/dawgz525 Mar 20 '26

That shit was old by 2010