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Posted: 27 March 2008 03:14 PM   [ Ignore ]
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As always, whenever I get to hear of a phenomenon it’s old hat. Apparently this term has been all over the net for the last year or so. Rickrolling means posting a blind link which purports to be relevant to a discussion. On clicking the link one is taken to a pop video featuring a song by Rick Astley, and an accompanying message to the effect that one has just been rickrolled.  (See section “Rickroll" Internet phenomenon in the wiki on the singer.)

I came across the term for the first time this morning. It took but a scant four hours for diegogarcity to assert itself in the shape of this story, linked on the Drudge Report. I look forward to a host of similar appearances in the next few days.

By the by, the phenomenon was once known as duckrolling, a skateboarding duck once featuring where Mr Astley now gyrates triumphant.

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Posted: 01 April 2008 02:35 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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YouTube Rickrolled everyone today for April fools. All of their “featured” videos pointed to Rick.

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Posted: 02 April 2008 10:35 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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A similar Internet phenomenon of the 90s was to Hasselhoff or to Hoff someone, i.e. to link him to Hasselhoff-related photos and Hasselhoff montages.

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[ Edited: 02 April 2008 10:59 PM by Pavlos ]
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