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Posted at: 9/4/08 08:07 PM
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I am not a fan of most internet memes. I enjoy and can find teh lulz in some of them, but most I couldn't care less.
However, it bugs me when I cannot understand the origins of one. Today's? The do a Rick Roll. At first I understood it as somebody trying to make a comeback, yet, I saw on you tube one that was misleading and it said "you have been rick rolled"....
So now I am confused, would somebody care to explain to me the concept or idea behind the rick roll? You can flame my noobness on this matter later, first answer the question seriously please.
i didn't even ask about the mudkipz and barrel roll so dont complain :)
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Posted at: 9/4/08 08:08 PM
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Its just an internet thing dude, dont let get to ya.
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Posted at: 9/4/08 08:09 PM
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Wikipedia really does know everything =)
In short, it's just another meme. You don't really have to understand it, just accept it.
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According to a source I can't remember, it started out as Duck Rolling, which was a line of ducks on wheels rolling across the screen. Then someone decided to make a malicious script that locked you into the video of Rick Astley.
Makes no sense, but why should it?
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Posted at: 9/4/08 08:10 PM
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I believe that we're all payed by 'Him' to make his view count higher.
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It originated as the duckroll where a misleading link would lead to a picture of a duck with wheels, then evolved ointo something much more sinister
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Posted at: 9/4/08 08:11 PM
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It started on 4chan in a video game discussion. Someone linked to it and said it was the GTA4 trailer.
At least that's what I got from wiki when I googled 'rick roll.' ;)
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At 9/4/08 08:08 PM, slackerzac wrote: Its just an internet thing dude, dont let get to ya.
I know it's an internet thing :S
it's not that I am "letting it get to me", I'm just a curious guy and I like knowing the "whys" of things. I have never considered myself internet-saavy, but I do use it on a regular basis and understand a lot of it, I'm not computer iliterate like that, I just do not understand some memes because of how stupid they are or because I was not net-active when they started.
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Tells you everything you need to know:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_roll
Sup?
Posted at: 9/4/08 08:13 PM
Thank you for the replies :)
and yeah, like I said, I understand most memes are "just there", but just my personality, I HAVE to know or it drives me crazy :)
allright, I think I get it now, feel free to flame, spam or lock this topic now.
thanks for your answers guys :)
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