brandy327
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Post by brandy327 on Jul 12, 2014 3:11:40 GMT
Don't feel left out. LOL The first time it happened to me, it took me FOREVER to figure out WTH I kept getting a Rick Astley video when I was trying to go to this other place that they were advertising. It was a LONG time after that when I first heard about being rickrolled. LOL
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Post by auntkelly on Jul 12, 2014 3:31:41 GMT
The next time someone starts a "what have you learned on Two Peas?" thread, I'll have to add that I now know the meaning of "Rick-rolled" thanks to the peas.
By the way, my spell checker obviously knew what it meant because it corrected my spelling of the term.
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Post by stephofalltrades on Jul 12, 2014 3:54:53 GMT
I looked it up a few years ago when I was taking some IT classes. When you spend a lot of time researching web design and cyber law, you manager to get Rick Rolled a lot. I'd be willing to bet that other than maybe a few of my gamer geek cousins no one I know IRL has a clue what it is. I've been in IT for a zillion years, I've done a lot of research on web design, and I've never heard this term or had it happen to me before. I feel so ... naive? left behind? left out? stupid? Aw, Becky, don't feel bad. I'm sure it's nothing to do with you lacking in any way and much more due to the classes I took were at a small town community college, we never used official textbooks, and studied from random links of things the oddball instructor had looked up. Also, you may have been rickrolled without knowing. It's not always a video link, often the lyrics are hidden in a meme or text. I've actually seen rickroll cross stitch samplers on etsy.
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 12, 2014 3:56:19 GMT
I must say that being Rick rolling makes me smile.
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paget
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Post by paget on Jul 12, 2014 4:04:08 GMT
Of course I know who Rick is because I'm an 80's girl but I have never heard of being Rickrolled and now that I *think* I know what it is, I can say it's never happened to me.
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Post by karen on Jul 12, 2014 4:18:17 GMT
I know the song, but I have never heard that term before. Now I know!
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Post by BeckyTech on Jul 12, 2014 5:00:56 GMT
I've been in IT for a zillion years, I've done a lot of research on web design, and I've never heard this term or had it happen to me before. I feel so ... naive? left behind? left out? stupid? Aw, Becky, don't feel bad. I'm sure it's nothing to do with you lacking in any way and much more due to the classes I took were at a small town community college, we never used official textbooks, and studied from random links of things the oddball instructor had looked up. Also, you may have been rickrolled without knowing. It's not always a video link, often the lyrics are hidden in a meme or text. I've actually seen rickroll cross stitch samplers on etsy. Oh thank you. You've made me feel a lot better!
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Post by tania7424 on Jul 12, 2014 5:03:05 GMT
I was thinking that it's a slow Friday night when you realize that you are essentially your grandparents, watching specials on CNN and documentaries on PBS. And now I really feel like my grandparents...I haven't a clue what being rickrolled is. Hey!! We love PBS!! I've got some Masterpiece Mystery to catch up on! And why are British crime dramas so much creepier than American?
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Post by leftturnonly on Jul 12, 2014 5:14:03 GMT
I cannot believe so many Peas were never Rickrolled! I know, right?
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oaksong
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Post by oaksong on Jul 12, 2014 5:22:33 GMT
Add it to the WikiPEAdia file of things you learn from the Peas! My friend and I were obsessed with that song when they first started playing it in dance clubs. Still brings back good memories. I wouldn't mind being Rickrolled.
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Post by corinne11 on Jul 12, 2014 12:00:17 GMT
I love being Rick-rolled! Admittedly I am a closet collector of kitchsy songs and love his songs. They are on my IPad and I play them loudly on my way to work. My favourite is "Cry for Help" And he is certainly looking good for 48! Corinne
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Post by BarbaraUK on Jul 12, 2014 13:14:11 GMT
Well, you learn something every day here!! I've never heard of the word before though I have heard of Rick Astley of course.
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Post by gloryjoy on Jul 12, 2014 14:38:59 GMT
I've never been rickrolled, never heard of the term before but hey, I loved that song in it's day!
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Post by AgnesDeux on Jul 12, 2014 14:41:03 GMT
I was thinking that it's a slow Friday night when you realize that you are essentially your grandparents, watching specials on CNN and documentaries on PBS. And now I really feel like my grandparents...I haven't a clue what being rickrolled is. At least Lawrence Welk is no longer on the air. That would be the end.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2014 15:15:49 GMT
I love being Rick-rolled! Admittedly I am a closet collector of kitchsy songs and love his songs. They are on my IPad and I play them loudly on my way to work. My favourite is "Cry for Help" And he is certainly looking good for 48! Corinne That's my favorite Rick song, too!
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Post by conchita on Jul 12, 2014 18:56:03 GMT
There was definitely rickrolling at the old bucket! The first time I was rickrolled I think (could be completely wrong) was by MizIndependent. If I'm wrong call me a liar. ETA: It wasn't *me* personally she was Rickrolling, I just happened to be lurking at the time, enjoying the conversation when Bam! I clicked and spent the next minute or so singing to "Never Gonna Give You Up!
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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 12, 2014 19:05:16 GMT
I was thinking that it's a slow Friday night when you realize that you are essentially your grandparents, watching specials on CNN and documentaries on PBS. And now I really feel like my grandparents...I haven't a clue what being rickrolled is. At least Lawrence Welk is no longer on the air. That would be the end. OMG I remember my grandparents LOVED watching Lawrence Welk. I, of course, would have much rather watched American Bandstand. I remember sitting in a guest bedroom, watching Donna Summer (does that date me??) on a tv the size of a postage stamp in order to avoid my grandparents tv watching tragic choices.
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Post by valincal on Jul 12, 2014 19:11:47 GMT
...when you look up the history of being rickrolled. Answer from Wiki: The first known instance of a rickroll occurred in May 2007 on /v/, 4chan's video game board, where a link to the Rick Astley video was claimed to be a mirror of the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV (which was unavailable due to heavy traffic). The joke was confined to 4chan for a very brief period.[5] By May 2008,[6] the practice had spread beyond 4chan and became an Internet phenomenon,[7] eventually attracting coverage in the mainstream media.[8] An April 2008 poll by SurveyUSA estimated that at least 18 million American adults had been rickrolled.[9] In September 2009, Wired magazine published a guide to modern hoaxes which listed rickrolling as one of the better known beginner-level hoaxes, alongside the fake e-mail chain letter.[10] The term has been extended to simple hidden use of the song's lyrics.[11] I also could have sworn it was going on way before 2007!
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Post by AgnesDeux on Jul 12, 2014 20:52:00 GMT
At least Lawrence Welk is no longer on the air. That would be the end. OMG I remember my grandparents LOVED watching Lawrence Welk. I, of course, would have much rather watched American Bandstand. I remember sitting in a guest bedroom, watching Donna Summer (does that date me??) on a tv the size of a postage stamp in order to avoid my grandparents tv watching tragic choices. I tried recently to explain Friday Night Videos on TBS to my children. They got it, but didn't understand the lack of cable.
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