I can think of a couple of people in my life who would appreciate a Rickroll. One would crack the hell up, but my husband, on the other hand… well, he’s sort of a big Rick Astley fan. He’d be tickled to know there’s any such thing as a Rickroll. It would totally rock his world. Then he’d wonder why more people haven’t Rickrolled him. Then he’d accuse me of withholding the Rick goodness. Then I’d have to Rickroll him twice a day to show I care.
Sigh. I have to listen to Michael McDonald covering motown hits in the car, too.
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I think you think it’s funny because you think random is a good word to use to describe something.
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:dubious: Not quite sure how to take that, but yes, I do find humor in the inexplicably absurd.
Put me squarely in the “I’m old and have no sense of humor” camp. Prior to this thread I had no idea what Rickrolling was (though I’d heard the term). Now that I’ve read the Wikipedia article and this thread I still can’t fathom why people think this is funny. It’s not even all that annoying…it’s just meh.
I’d say it’s in the context. There was a video on Youtube going around last year that looked for all the world like a porn clip. In fact I believe it originally was. So the viewer sits through two or three minutes of buildup, and riiiiiight as things start getting unzipped, it cuts to Rick Astley.
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I’d say it’s in the context. There was a video on Youtube going around last year that looked for all the world like a porn clip. In fact I believe it originally was. So the viewer sits through two or three minutes of buildup, and riiiiiight as things start getting unzipped, it cuts to Rick Astley.
Well, I thought it was funny.
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Okay, that would be funny. I still don’t get rickrolling though. shrug
Hm, he is kinda cute though… well was, he’s probably too old for me now.
Even with assurances that the phone numbers won’t be retained, I’d hesitate to give my friend’s cell phone numbers away, and I would hope they would be careful with my number.
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:dubious: Not quite sure how to take that, but yes, I do find humor in the inexplicably absurd.
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But it’s not really all that absurd. Someone who doesn’t know about rick roll will just think it’s some kind of telemarketing, or maybe just harassment. Someone who does, well, if they still think it’s funny, good for them.
And it doesn’t have the same effect without the stupid video.
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And it doesn’t have the same effect without the stupid video.
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You’re right, it helps that the target know about the meme already. I’ve found that quoting the lyrics at opportune moments in text chat accomplishes the same effect as linking to the video, but more because it’s saying ‘You’re getting rickrolled’ rather than anything in the lyrics themselves.
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And how, pray tell, are you supposed to know one youtube link from another, since there is nothing to identify it in the link itself? If someone tells me that a link is relevant to a topic under discussion, and the fact that it’s a youtube link is not unreasonable (such as in CS, when it could be a clip someone posted), why should I have to consider that they might be playing an infantile prank?
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You shouldn’t, really. You’re expecting a Youtube clip, you get a Youtube clip. Again, it’s five seconds of your time wasted that someone else probably found funny. Close the window and get back to the discussion; ignoring the infantile prankster is your choice.
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Even with assurances that the phone numbers won’t be retained, I’d hesitate to give my friend’s cell phone numbers away, and I would hope they would be careful with my number.
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Same here. I wouldn’t mind getting Rickrolled over a message board or AIM or something, though. DKW’s post made me wondering if I was whooshed or if getting Rickrolled was like the new evil.
