Have you ever opened an email or IM from a friend directing you to an "awesome" or "really funny" site, only to click on the link and find yourself rockin' out to a Rick Astley video on YouTube? You may begin thinking to yourself "This isn't really that funny or awesome," then you begin to wonder what happened to you. Wonder no more, my friend, you've just been "Rick Roll'd."
What is Rick Roll'd? Well, also known as "Rick Rolling" or "Rick N' Roll", Rick Rolling is an internet prank in which "roll-ers" disguise a link to a Rick Astley video on YouTube as another video or website (usually consisting of puppies, unconfirmed gaming news, fake presidential updates, or blogs with interesting or funny comments) to the the "roll-ee". But why Rick Astley? To find out why, read more.
Some think it's an attempt at a comeback, but personally, I can't think of a better prank than getting his highly infectious song to repeat in someone's head all day. And apparently, it's catching on. Rick's YouTube vid has had almost seven million hits since it was posted last year. This is definitely something my girl Giggle would appreciate, since it seems she's such a big fan!
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Ally Capellino
I actually like this song/video...Silly people and their rick-rolling.
1I have been Rick Rolled many a time. It's especially popular amongst my boyfriend and his group of nerd-friends, where approximately every third Youtube link is a Rick Roll.
2Yep. Numerous times. It's hilarious every time, too, lmao.
I love this song, by the way. So gay and amazing.
3That episode of Family Guy where Brian was singing that song was on, and my boyfriend IM'd me, telling me to turn on Cartoon Network.
I did...and got Rick Roll'd in the process.
4haha, yep, I've been rickrolled.
one of my friends rickrolled a karaoke bar...they had it in their list of songs, so he HAD to sing it!
love the xkcd comic about it:
5http://xkcd.com/351/ (that was posted the day after a friend rickrolled me!)
Ahhh, this is why I love Digg.
6I just rickrolled my upstairs neighbor. They have a great dane and they are loud as hell. Well deserved I think.
7haha, I done it to people many times and had it done to me, but in the process I found out that I actually like the song. I Rick Roll'd my boyfriend on a cell phone voicemail, lol.
8Yep and I love it!
9oh man ... one of my friends does this sh*t to me ALL the time. I get rick roll'd way to often. hhaha
10Rick rolling is the funniest ever! Someone just rick roll'd me the other day, 5 seconds before I was getting to rick roll him!
11My boyfriend Rick-Roll's me all the time.
12I think it's the key to a healthy relationship.
Leaky Rickroll'd me on April Fool's. They promised a Half-Blood Prince trailer! Stupid, stupid me.
13i just awnsered my cell phone from a number that was 1 148 151 62342
14and it started playin the song im so confused did i get rick rolled
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