Chuck Norris Facts Dude is Coming to ROFLCon

This Just In From Natalie Bau: Thanks to a sketchy summer camp/middle school connection, I just got confirmation that Ian Spector, the genius behind the Chuck Norris Facts Generator, will be coming to ROFLCon. Ian’s internet celebrity has translated into offline success: he’s just published a book called The Truth About Chuck Norris: 400 Facts About the World’s Greatest Human (promotion here) and the Chuck Norris Facts Generator has been hijacked for political ends by the Mike Huckabee presidential campaign. I’m thinking Ian might be super awesome for a panel on translating online celebrity into offline success OR a panel on using memes for political ends (remember Tron Guy?).

After this, I’ll be turning my attention to gnabbing some super cool academics to round out the conference end of this shindig. So if you’ve got a hot panel idea – or an equally hot academic (but aren’t they all?) – in mind, drop us a line.