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Slovaks vote to name bridge Chuck Norris
2012 Feb 23, 11:49pm 2,576 views 16 comments
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Honest Abe
2012 Feb 24, 10:36pm
The Prague Castle is breathtakingly beautiful. Its unbelievable - over the top. But avoid the train station after dark. Unlike other train stations in Europe you get the distinct feeling "lets get outa here, now".
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HeadSet
2026 Jan 19, 5:31pm
HeadSet
2026 Jan 19, 5:31pm
Booger says
False. Anyway, Chuck Norris would never run for Congress, Congress would run for Chuck Norris.
False. Anyway, Chuck Norris would never run for Congress, Congress would run for Chuck Norris.
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Patrick
2026 Jan 19, 8:11pm
Patrick
2026 Jan 19, 8:11pm
He's 85, but still, I'd be delighted if he actually did run for Congress.
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RWSGFY
2026 Jan 20, 7:26am
RWSGFY
2026 Jan 20, 7:26am
Patrick says
Why? Don't we have enough octogenarians choking up the works?
He's 85, but still, I'd be delighted if he actually did run for Congress.
Why? Don't we have enough octogenarians choking up the works?
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Al_Sharpton_for_President
2026 Jan 20, 8:18am
Al_Sharpton_for_President
2026 Jan 20, 8:18am
The First Slovak Republic's signing of the Tripartite Pact on November 24, 1940, marked a pivotal moment in World War II, as Slovakia officially joined the ranks of the Axis powers alongside Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan.
Executed Slovak collaborators with Nazi Germany
https://www.famousfix.com/list/executed-slovak-collaborators-with-nazi-germany
Executed Slovak collaborators with Nazi Germany
https://www.famousfix.com/list/executed-slovak-collaborators-with-nazi-germany
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RWSGFY
2026 Jan 20, 8:41am
RWSGFY
2026 Jan 20, 8:41am
Al_Sharpton_for_President says
Just like Hungary they have the uncanny ability to join the losing and morally corrupt side in every conflict. 🤡😂
The First Slovak Republic's signing of the Tripartite Pact on November 24, 1940, marked a pivotal moment in World War II, as Slovakia officially joined the ranks of the Axis powers alongside Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan.
Executed Slovak collaborators with Nazi Germany
https://www.famousfix.com/list/executed-slovak-collaborators-with-nazi-germany
Just like Hungary they have the uncanny ability to join the losing and morally corrupt side in every conflict. 🤡😂
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Patrick
2026 Jan 20, 1:30pm
Patrick
2026 Jan 20, 1:30pm
RWSGFY says
Just for the entertainment.
Patrick says
He's 85, but still, I'd be delighted if he actually did run for Congress.
Why? Don't we have enough octogenarians choking up the works?
Just for the entertainment.
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Al_Sharpton_for_President
2026 Jan 21, 5:20am
Al_Sharpton_for_President
2026 Jan 21, 5:20am
After Trump meeting, Slovak PM Fico tells German chancellor that the ‘EU is not taken seriously’ by world leaders
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said the European Union is “not taken completely seriously” by world leaders because of its “suicidal migration policy” and “nonsense climate goals,” after a phone call on Monday with German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
According to the government’s press office, cited by the TASR news agency, Fico told Merz that he would send an open letter on Tuesday to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and circulate it to all EU prime ministers and heads of state, in which he would express concerns relayed to him following a meeting with U.S. President Trump at the weekend and offer solutions.
“I have proposed several solutions to the Federal Chancellor, and I hope that he will visit Slovakia soon, as he promised. We have something to talk about,” Fico said. He added that several hundred German companies operate in Slovakia and that the Slovak economy is particularly dependent on German economic development because of the high concentration of car production.
Fico said he and Merz discussed the current “serious international situation,” including the escalating transatlantic tensions over the future of Greenland, and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. He told the German chancellor about his conversation over the weekend with U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
“The U.S. president is clearly pursuing the nation-state interests of the U.S. If the EU had acted this way, we would be in a completely different place than we are now,” Fico said, again arguing that the European Union is not taken seriously on the world stage.
The Slovak government described the Fico-Trump meeting as informal and a sign of respect and trust. The talks covered the war in Ukraine, the European Union, and bilateral relations, and were attended by U.S. and Slovak foreign ministers Marco Rubio and Juraj Blanár.
On Ukraine, Fico said he reiterated his long-held positions to the American president. “All my positions are well-known, and I repeat them in the same wording at every meeting,” he said, declaring “Slovakia’s peaceful position and the opinion that diplomacy and mutual listening must take precedence over military solutions.”
According to Fico, he and Trump shared the view of the European Union as “an institution in deep crisis” in relation to its competitiveness as well as its energy and migration policies. They also discussed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in nuclear energy, ceremonially signed in Washington before the Florida meeting. “Both countries are fully aware that solving serious energy challenges is not possible through wind turbines or photovoltaics, but that the basis for the future is the rapid development of nuclear energy,” Fico said.
Fico also said he presented Trump with a Slovak postage stamp depicting a U.S. Marine Corps soldier of Slovak origin, Michal Strank, noting that a photograph of Strank raising the American flag on Iwo Jima in February 1945 later became the model for a major military monument at Arlington National Cemetery.
“The trip to the USA was our next success, as was the case with visits to Russia, China, and many other countries. We make many decisions prematurely… Luck favors the brave, sovereign, and proud. The trip to the USA, from which we are now returning, was a sovereign, self-confident, and useful representation of our homeland,” the prime minister concluded.
https://rmx.news/article/after-trump-meeting-slovak-pm-fico-tells-german-chancellor-that-the-eu-is-not-taken-seriously-by-world-leaders/
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said the European Union is “not taken completely seriously” by world leaders because of its “suicidal migration policy” and “nonsense climate goals,” after a phone call on Monday with German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
According to the government’s press office, cited by the TASR news agency, Fico told Merz that he would send an open letter on Tuesday to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and circulate it to all EU prime ministers and heads of state, in which he would express concerns relayed to him following a meeting with U.S. President Trump at the weekend and offer solutions.
“I have proposed several solutions to the Federal Chancellor, and I hope that he will visit Slovakia soon, as he promised. We have something to talk about,” Fico said. He added that several hundred German companies operate in Slovakia and that the Slovak economy is particularly dependent on German economic development because of the high concentration of car production.
Fico said he and Merz discussed the current “serious international situation,” including the escalating transatlantic tensions over the future of Greenland, and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. He told the German chancellor about his conversation over the weekend with U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
“The U.S. president is clearly pursuing the nation-state interests of the U.S. If the EU had acted this way, we would be in a completely different place than we are now,” Fico said, again arguing that the European Union is not taken seriously on the world stage.
The Slovak government described the Fico-Trump meeting as informal and a sign of respect and trust. The talks covered the war in Ukraine, the European Union, and bilateral relations, and were attended by U.S. and Slovak foreign ministers Marco Rubio and Juraj Blanár.
On Ukraine, Fico said he reiterated his long-held positions to the American president. “All my positions are well-known, and I repeat them in the same wording at every meeting,” he said, declaring “Slovakia’s peaceful position and the opinion that diplomacy and mutual listening must take precedence over military solutions.”
According to Fico, he and Trump shared the view of the European Union as “an institution in deep crisis” in relation to its competitiveness as well as its energy and migration policies. They also discussed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in nuclear energy, ceremonially signed in Washington before the Florida meeting. “Both countries are fully aware that solving serious energy challenges is not possible through wind turbines or photovoltaics, but that the basis for the future is the rapid development of nuclear energy,” Fico said.
Fico also said he presented Trump with a Slovak postage stamp depicting a U.S. Marine Corps soldier of Slovak origin, Michal Strank, noting that a photograph of Strank raising the American flag on Iwo Jima in February 1945 later became the model for a major military monument at Arlington National Cemetery.
“The trip to the USA was our next success, as was the case with visits to Russia, China, and many other countries. We make many decisions prematurely… Luck favors the brave, sovereign, and proud. The trip to the USA, from which we are now returning, was a sovereign, self-confident, and useful representation of our homeland,” the prime minister concluded.
https://rmx.news/article/after-trump-meeting-slovak-pm-fico-tells-german-chancellor-that-the-eu-is-not-taken-seriously-by-world-leaders/
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HeadSet
2026 Jan 21, 12:06pm
HeadSet
2026 Jan 21, 12:06pm
Al_Sharpton_for_President says
I see the EU has a low Fico score.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said the European Union is “not taken completely seriously” by world leaders
I see the EU has a low Fico score.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/23/slovaks-bridge-chuck-norris
Slovaks vote to name bridge Chuck Norris
US action film star leads the running in public vote for name of bridge to cross Morava river into Austria
Slovaks have been voting overwhelmingly in favor of naming a new pedestrian and cycling bridge near their capital after 1980s US action film and TV star Chuck Norris.
The two other top names in the running for the bridge, which will span the Morava river and cross the border to Austria, were Maria Theresa after an Austro-Hungarian empress and the Devinska cycling bridge in honor of the closest village.
Norris, a martial arts expert-turned film star, is known for playing tough guy characters in such movies as Lone Wolf McQuade, Missing in Action and The Delta Force.
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 final decision will be up to a regional assembly. But regional governor Pavol Freso has said it would follow the wishes of the people in the internet ballot where Norris leads as the top choice for the bridge's name.
"The same way as we have so far been building it in full sight of the public, we will seek that the name is accepted by the public as well," he said.
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%.