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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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.
NOBODY crosses Chuck Norris and lives!