Fun fact: The guy who did the animation for the ultimate showdown video has been co-hosting a leftist utopian podcast for the past decade called Srsly Wrong. He's also the former president of the Canadian branch of the Pirate Party, and does political campaign management in BC. I think I first found out about Lemmy from the Srsly Wrong community.
The post is referencing a well-known song titled "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny", in which Chuck Norris (as a cartoon character, the whole song is animated) descends from the heavens, beats up Indiana Jones, kills Batman, but ultimately loses to a bunch of characters ganging up on him, including every single Power Ranger. In the end of this bloody battle, only one was able to come out alive: Mr. Rogers, in a blood-stained sweater.
Basically, I think that the post is saying that Chuck Norris (the real life dude) is dead because he was beaten up by a bunch of characters and every single Power Ranger, as the idea of that being the cause of someone's death is absurd and ultimately funny in a way (and obviously not possible), it would parallel what happened in the animated music video.
Specifically, it was Gandalf the Grey, Gandalf the White, Monty Python and the Holy Grail's black knight, Benito Mussolini, the Blue Meanie, Cowboy Curtis, Jambi The Genie, Robocop, The Terminator, Captain Kirk, Darth Vader, Lo-pan, Superman, every single Power Ranger, Bill S. Preston and Theodore Logan, Spock, The Rock, Doc Ock, and Hulk Hogan
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Bahnd@lemmy.world · 56 pts · 136d
Spock?
The Rock?
Doc Oct?
And Hulk Hogan?
SuperEars@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 136d
As a group: arrived from noplace electric quick
Emi@ani.social · 43 pts · 136d
To shreds you say?
rajarizer@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 136d
Well, how's his wife holding up?
Filetternavn@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 15 pts · 136d
To shreds, you say..?
TheFresh16@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 136d
Alk@sh.itjust.works · 25 pts · 136d
What a deep cut
FishFace@piefed.social · 24 pts · 136d
Well now I've got that in my head
Pandantic@midwest.social · 22 pts · 136d
Friend: How did you find out chuck Norris died?
Me: shows this meme
Rest in piss cowboy.
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net · 15 pts · 136d
Fun fact: The guy who did the animation for the ultimate showdown video has been co-hosting a leftist utopian podcast for the past decade called Srsly Wrong. He's also the former president of the Canadian branch of the Pirate Party, and does political campaign management in BC. I think I first found out about Lemmy from the Srsly Wrong community.
srecko@lemmy.zip · 13 pts · 136d
Can anyone explain what happened?
callyral@pawb.social · 43 pts · 136d
Chuck Norris (the real life dude) died recently,
The post is referencing a well-known song titled "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny", in which Chuck Norris (as a cartoon character, the whole song is animated) descends from the heavens, beats up Indiana Jones, kills Batman, but ultimately loses to a bunch of characters ganging up on him, including every single Power Ranger. In the end of this bloody battle, only one was able to come out alive: Mr. Rogers, in a blood-stained sweater.
Basically, I think that the post is saying that Chuck Norris (the real life dude) is dead because he was beaten up by a bunch of characters and every single Power Ranger, as the idea of that being the cause of someone's death is absurd and ultimately funny in a way (and obviously not possible), it would parallel what happened in the animated music video.
hellfire103@lemmy.ca · 26 pts · 136d
Specifically, it was Gandalf the Grey, Gandalf the White, Monty Python and the Holy Grail's black knight, Benito Mussolini, the Blue Meanie, Cowboy Curtis, Jambi The Genie, Robocop, The Terminator, Captain Kirk, Darth Vader, Lo-pan, Superman, every single Power Ranger, Bill S. Preston and Theodore Logan, Spock, The Rock, Doc Ock, and Hulk Hogan
srecko@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 136d
Don't know about the animation. Thanks a lot for the explanation!!!
Zagorath@quokk.au · 4 pts · 136d
Here's a link to the song. Or on YouTube, if you prefer.
It's pretty great, in the way of Internet culture of the mid-aughts, the same time period from which the Chuck Norris memes originate.
red_sock@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 136d
Angels sang out an immaculate chorus
Up to the heavens ascended Chuck Norris
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz · 19 pts · 136d
Nah, homophobes go to hell with the rest of the gays.
alx@piefed.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 136d
nah we don’t want him :(
inari@piefed.zip · 6 pts · 136d
Did they really?