August 1, 2006 8:10 AM PDT
Hungary's Economy Ministry probably didn't know what it was getting into when it launched an Internet voting campaign to allow Web users to choose a famous person as the namesake for a new bridge to be built over the Danube in Budapest.
Reuters is reporting that the current front-runner is former "Walker: Texas Ranger" star Chuck Norris, with 11 percent of the vote. He could be overcome by the second-place contender, Hungarian humorist Geza Hofi, but after news of the bridge-naming poll was posted on Fark.com, Mr. Norris may receive quite a few more votes.
It appears that anyone can vote to name the bridge (voting ends September 8th), but it helps to be able to read Hungarian.
In this reporter's opinion, having a "Chuck Norris Bridge" in Budapest could do wonders for tourism.
helpful hints from fark:
"For voting, click 'Szavazok'. You'll get a list of all of the candidates in no particular order. Chuck's about a fifth of the way down."
amusing commentary from islamicans:
azher: awesome. a bridge that can roundhouse kick you in the face.
fortune: They'll have to change the name after people start dieing... nobody crosses Chuck Norris... and lives.
meraj: shortly after the bridge is named, jack bauer will blow it up to stop terrorists from crossing it...
2 comments:
barrrr, you quoted my lame... quote. and i didnt even know it.
haha oops! sorry dude, i'll warn you next time, iA.
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