Okay, WTF is this Rick Rolling business?

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GTaudiophile

GTaudiophile

Lifer
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It's like I took the weekend off from ATOT only to come back to people getting banned for mentioning this guy/linking the video. WTF is the big deal? It's just a famous Eighties hit!

Rickrolling is a great way to earn a few days off
Rickrolling to the annoying site that can't be closed is an even better way to earn a week or more off.
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Lifer
Apr 29, 2003
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What gets me is that people link to the Youtube video instead of the website (the internet is serious business) that uses all kinds of crazy javascript to make the window jump around. What's the big deal about a Youtube link? I can close it before the song even starts if I don't want to hear it; but it's a great song.
 
QueBert

QueBert

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I didn't understand the big deal to the youtube links, I was like "whoopie" but then I was pointed to the javascript site version where it moves the window around the screen and has pop up boxes with the lyrics (1 line each box) and closing out of it, is difficult to say the least. Clicking on the X does nothing. That annoyed me, the song wasn't even so bad it was the fact it kept going. And if you run Firefox, when I finally C+A+D'ed out of it. When I reloaded I accidentally hit the "restore last pages" button and BOOM Rick was back on my screen. I laughed, but it was pretty damn annoying.

the song itself ain't that bad, just cheesy.
 
Ika

Ika

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It's basically another random internet meme. Wouldn't be surprised if it developed on 4chan.
 
hdeck

hdeck

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Originally posted by: QueBert
I didn't understand the big deal to the youtube links, I was like "whoopie" but then I was pointed to the javascript site version where it moves the window around the screen and has pop up boxes with the lyrics (1 line each box) and closing out of it, is difficult to say the least. Clicking on the X does nothing. That annoyed me, the song wasn't even so bad it was the fact it kept going. And if you run Firefox, when I finally C+A+D'ed out of it. When I reloaded I accidentally hit the "restore last pages" button and BOOM Rick was back on my screen. I laughed, but it was pretty damn annoying.

the song itself ain't that bad, just cheesy.
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hoorah for noscript on firefox
 
UberNeuman

UberNeuman

Lifer
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Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
It's like I took the weekend off from ATOT only to come back to people getting banned for mentioning this guy/linking the video. WTF is the big deal? It's just a famous Eighties hit!
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It was a hit and not a bad song - but too many people link it to a video that isn't what they claim it to be....

such as: oh, my god - here's a link to a video of a Natalie Portman sex vid...

Now add a few thousand more people doing that over and over again...
 
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thecrecarc

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I actually enjoy the song. But it is mostly the dissapointment of a false link that annoys people...
 
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nonameo

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I clicked on the wiki link to rick roll, and wound up at an article on sound and unsound logic.

Wiki effect :eek:
 
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Lifer
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Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: Jhill
It's stupid and only idiots do it.

Trust me it's fucking dumb.

Here is a basketball game getting rick rolled

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeuEMeg8eQE
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I laughed at that one, wow dumb as hell but funny.

when I youtube Rick Rolled my GF I had a suspicion she would dig it, she was dancing and singing alone and thanking me lol.
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They couldn't find a black guy to play the bartender?
 
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