SubZeDiZeD
08-15-2006, 04:11 AM
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.
That's what happens when you put a vote into the realm of the net...
Even better... I did some random poking around on the hungarian site, and found the list of comments from people that voted for the Chuck Norris name... here are some of the comments:
-"Cause during the cold war the soviets had the bomb and America had CHUCK NORRIS"
-"A bridge named Chuck Norris will never collapse."
-"For protecting the world from the threat of Super Ninja. "
-"Chuck Norris may cross rivers, but rivers don't cross Chuck Norris"
-"he could build that bridge, knock it down with a roundhouse kick, then rebuild it again all in less that 60 minutes"
Unfortunately, that same voting list seems to indicate that Chuck Norris has dropped out of the lead...
But... for those of you that want to ensure the victory...
1) Go to http://www.m0hid.gov.hu/vote?sortby=abc
2) Scroll down and click the button next to "Chuck Norris - hid"
3) Scroll all the way to the bottom and click the button labeled "Elkuld"
You know you want to see a bridge named for Chuck Norris... :abovelol:
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.
That's what happens when you put a vote into the realm of the net...
Even better... I did some random poking around on the hungarian site, and found the list of comments from people that voted for the Chuck Norris name... here are some of the comments:
-"Cause during the cold war the soviets had the bomb and America had CHUCK NORRIS"
-"A bridge named Chuck Norris will never collapse."
-"For protecting the world from the threat of Super Ninja. "
-"Chuck Norris may cross rivers, but rivers don't cross Chuck Norris"
-"he could build that bridge, knock it down with a roundhouse kick, then rebuild it again all in less that 60 minutes"
Unfortunately, that same voting list seems to indicate that Chuck Norris has dropped out of the lead...
But... for those of you that want to ensure the victory...
1) Go to http://www.m0hid.gov.hu/vote?sortby=abc
2) Scroll down and click the button next to "Chuck Norris - hid"
3) Scroll all the way to the bottom and click the button labeled "Elkuld"
You know you want to see a bridge named for Chuck Norris... :abovelol: