The New Chuck Norris: White Noise

What's not to revere?

Chuck Norris’s tears cure cancer.  Too bad he has never cried.

It takes Chuck Norris 20 minutes to watch 60 minutes.

Only Chuck Norris can prevent forest fires.

Chuck Norris Jokes

We’ve all heard them before.  Chuck Norris jokes are so serious, they are Chuck Norris facts.  I’ve never been sure why everyone loves and jokes about Chuck Norris.

A few nights ago, I was lying in bed listening to our house guest thump around.  Our flat is very noisy, with thin carpet and even thinner walls, so every footstep is magnified a thousand times.  Plus, our son is teething and his random through the night crying is keeping my jet-lagged guest awake unnecessarily.  So, as we listened to our nightie symphony of sounds, I said to my husband, “Thank the Lord for white noise and ear plugs.”  He jokingly said, “Until we find out that ear plugs cause cancer.”  In total reverence, I quipped, “or white noise cures it.”

And there it was- I understood Chuck Norris jokes facts.  You revere the things you respect by joking about them.  I’m still not a Chuck Norris fan, but I have found my equivalent: white noise generators and the peace they bring my home at night.