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An Oral History of Rickrolling


What the heck is... Rickrolling? - Forbes

Rick rolling started around 2007 on online bulletin boards like 4chan and Reddit, where users would post a link that unexpectedly directed other ...

The Legendary Song That Became the Rick Roll | The Story Of

Nearly everyone has been RickRoll'd. But few know the real story of the artist behind the 1987 hit “Never Gonna Give You Up” nor do they ...

10 Stories of Epic Pranks and Legendary Hoaxes - Pocket

An Oral History of Rickrolling. From the pages of 4chan to the White House, the story behind the meme that's never going to give you up. Brian VanHooker. MEL ...

Why we're never gonna give up on the Rickroll - The Conversation

Of course, when people talk about Rick Astley in the ... As RickRolling and other memes have spiralled out from their subcultural origins, more ...

Scrolls, Trolls, and Rickrolls: The Crisis of Online Harassment | WIRED

WIRED columnist Virginia Heffernan on what the history of online harassment can tell us about today's contrarian crisis.

Why we never gave up on Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up

As the Eighties star prepares to reissue the album that inadvertently spawned the rickroll, we chart the outrageous history of the world's most endlessly memed ...

Rickroll | Know Your Meme

According to 4chan founder m00t, the "rickroll" phenomenon began on /v/ (video games) circa May 2007, when someone posted a link to Rick Astley's music video ...

Rick Roll started in 2007?!?!?! : r/RBI - Reddit

I am only asking this to set the record straight! Even Google and chat AIs believe the first rickroll was 2007 and stems from a 4chan post.

How Did Rickrolling Start? - Today I Found Out

When asked by Rolling Stone about the making of arguably one of the most famous music videos in history, Astley stated there really wasn't much ...

The origins of the 'Rick Roll'; 2021 in U.S. labor movements - NPR

In this excerpt of an "Endless Thread" podcast, hosts Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock Johnson talk with singer Rick Astley, whose video for ...

RickRolling: A look back at the Rick Astley internet phenomenon ...

A spokesperson for Rick's record label released a statement which showed that Rick's interest with the phenomenon had faded: "I'm sorry, but ...

Rickrolling - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rickrolling ... Rickrolling is an internet meme that involves playing a trick on someone by tricking them into listening to Rick Astley singing his 1987 song, " ...

Unveiling the Origins of Rick Rolling - TikTok

#rickroll #ricktok #learn. Keywords: Rick Rolling origins, Rick Astley TikTok, internet phenomenon, Rickroll history, viral trend, video memes, ...

What in the world is Rick Rolling? Where did the term even ... - Quora

The origins of Rickrolling can be traced back to a 4chan meme from around 2006 called “duckrolling”. People would post links to various ...

The Story of the Rickroll - YouTube

Before the rickroll exploded in popularity, it found itself a simple message board prank. But today we explore how Rick Astleys 'Never Gonna ...

A Rickrolling Oral History, Harvey Weinstein's Walker Bit and What's ...

A Rickrolling Oral History, Harvey Weinstein's Walker Bit and What's Up with Ayn Rand Obsessed College Kids. I'm a big fan of oral histories ...

I am youtube user Cotter548, AKA the inventor of the Rickroll. AMA.

Story time: It was a warm day in Korea. 2007 was the year, and every gamer across the globe was awaiting the arrival of GTA:IV. I ...

The history of rickrolling - Raoul Pop

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Discover the history of Rickroll 🕰 Join me on a journey through in...

It all started back in 2007. when a user on 4 Chan posted a link to this video. and called it something else. People clicked on the link ...

The Untold Truth Of Rickrolling - YouTube

From the origins of the meme to the time the Foo Fighters used it to fight bigotry, let's take a look at the untold truth of Rickrolling. # ...