Slovakia is cleverly and inexpensively rendering its border with Austria completely impregnable. How? It's naming a bridge at a border crossing after action movie hero Chuck Norris:
In the comments, describe the properties of the Chuck Norris bridge.
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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 voting will run until April. As of Thursday, 1,157 votes have backed Norris, 74% of the total, leaving the runner-up "Maria Theresa Bridge" far behind with 8%.
In the comments, describe the properties of the Chuck Norris bridge.
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NOBODY crosses Chuck Norris and lives!
the water runs away from it.
There is a toll. You will pay.
It's constructed entirely of
his beard hair and is stronger
than steel.
Cars will stall, refusing to
sully the deck with their
worthless rubber.