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Adventurer
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 Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:17 am Post subject: Chuck Norris may have bridge named after him in Slovakia |
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BRATISLAVA � Slovaks have been voting overwhelmingly in favour of naming a new pedestrian and cycling bridge near their capital for 1980s action film and TV star Chuck Norris.
The two other top names in the running for the bridge, which will span the Morava river and cross the border to Austria, were Maria Theresa after an Austro-Hungarian empress and the Devinska cycling bridge in honour of the closest village.
Norris, a martial arts expert-turned film star, is known for playing tough guy characters in such classic movies as �Lone Wolf McQuade,� �Missing in Action� and �The Delta Force.�
The actor�s work has become a popular source of kitschy fun among Slovaks and a mainstay for local jokes about macho strength and invincibility.
The final decision will be up to a regional assembly. But regional Governor Pavol Freso has said it would follow the wishes of the people in the Internet ballot where Norris leads as the top choice for the bridge�s name.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/02/24/chuck-norris-may-have-bridge-named-after-him-in-slovakia/ |
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cwflaneur
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| Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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| I've also heard that country music is huge in Central Europe. Seems there's a certain redneck aspect to that corner of Europe. |
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declan74
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 11:30 am Post subject: |
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| Country music isn't popular at all in Central Europe.I lived in that region for almost a decade and spent many years in Slovakia specifically. No one there listened to or knew anything about country music. I don't think I ever heard a country music song played while I was there. |
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cwflaneur
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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| I am relieved to hear it. |
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Squire
Joined: 26 Sep 2010
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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| They should do it! It's amazing more things aren't named after the man! |
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Nowhere Man
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