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Q: What is Rick Roll, Rick Rolling, Rick Rolled?

A: (courtesy of Yahoo! Answers)

An internet prank or joke. Rick Roll, Rick Roll’d or Rick Rolling is an internet spam trick in which people

post a link to a Rick Astley video on Youtube, but say the viewers of the video are

being led to another video, usually proof of unconfirmed gaming news or trailers.

So what is this Rick Rolled craze going around the internet? A prime example of link bait. I was going through some of my favorite social sites, and a site had been sent to me by a friend of mine with the words “I’ve been rickroll’d” This obviously sent me into a wild research frenzy because I had to know what this joke was all about. Here are some of the sites I found including the official Rick rolled website.

Here’s some kid’s reactions when they get rick rolled in person.

Here are some more Resources and great “You just got Rick Rolled” Videos

we just got rick rolled at kar… - we just got rick rolled at karaoke. Originally published at notetoself.net. Please leave any comments there. This is how I (Rick) roll - I recently attended a good friend’s wedding. And yeah, during the reception, I Rick Rolled him. Rick Rolled When a song by a Gay guy fails you! - Rick Rolled When a song by a Gay guy fails you! Comments. A short video - Capt Picard gets rick rolled - I come bringing a new little video! Captain Picard gets rick rolled by Admiral Janeway. And he’s left speechless. Link to the video as well as another rick roll (DW) video at my journal. What Is Rick Rolling? - If you click the link, then you’ve just been Rick Rolled. Some Internet users think that this is funny. Others are merely annoyed by the deception. Either way, Rick Rolling is currently a common Internet prank. … You’ve been Rick Rolled… - April Fools day helped to bring legendary 80’s pop star Rick Astley back to life, after millions of people across the world were “rick rolled” while trying to access videos on Youtube. His video “Never gonna give you up” popped up in … HAHA! I got rick-rolled! I was expecting muppets, but really the… - HAHA! I got rick-rolled! I was expecting muppets, but really the way they match up Beaker’s mouth is inspired! Mets got RICK ROLLED! - Mets got RICK ROLLED! My University just got Rick Rolled - Someone got into the Uni’s network today. For the exam timetable under every module theres a notification: “Important exam information: http://tinyurl.com/2q9j9y” Whoever did this is a genius but its also kinda worrying that the network … new rage: getting rick rolled - i got rick rolled… straight up. whoever thought of that is a genius. if you don’t know what it’s all about… it’s worth checking out, but you really need to watch the entire clip to get it… watch this clip from Serra vs. …

Thanks goes out to Dull-summer for opening my eyes to a new link bait.