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Rickroll

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To Rickroll is to intentionally misdirect one to a video from 80s pop singer Rick Astley. This tactic gets its name in part from the duckroll through the similar intent of a pissing off everyone by deception. Not to be confused with a Barrel roll

[edit] Origin

Rickrolling began on 4chan's /v/ imageboard on the day of Grand Theft Auto 4's official website premier. However, due to heavy traffic on the website, it was impossible to watch the trailer for quite some time, so Anonymous took it upon himself to link everyone to a supposedly leaked trailer hosted on YouTube:

Rickrolling has become popular outside of 4chan. Many different website communities have claimed they invented Rickrolling, such as GameFAQs, who claim that the Rickroll started on their Halo3 board. World of Warcraft gamers, (WoWfags), have also laid claim to inventing the Rickroll, and have beaten it to old meme death on their game forums twice as fast as 4chan ever could have done. The Washington hometown forum on AK47.net, filled with a bunch of old guys with guns, is also known for having links off to the Rickroll all over the place.

[edit] The Common Reaction To A Rickroll

Fadedfutures says: Dude, this movie is so fucking hilarious! You have to check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

Random Dude says: Dude wtf u rickroll'd me asshole D<

Fadedfutures says: Haha, fag. Enjoy your aids and complimentary music video of Rickroll.

Random Dude says: Dude fuck you. Blocked.

Random Dude has signed off. He/she will receive your messages once they sign in.

Fadedfutures says: Win.

[edit] Variations on the Rickroll

[edit] MootRoll

[edit] ReichRoll

[edit] FamilyGuyRoll

[edit] ButtRoll

[edit] DentaRoll

[edit] Bel-AirRoll

[edit] RammRoll

German people can't stand being rickroll'd.

[edit] TayRoll

Legendary chocolate rainer Tay Zonday broke the internet by rick rolling everyone on July 18th, 2007.

[edit] RockRoll

[edit] LoliRoll

[edit] ScaryRoll

[edit] EggRoll

[edit] AnonRoll

[edit] Lolicatgirls.swf

Moar info: lolicatgirls.swf.

lolicatgirls.swf is a meme on 4chan's /f/ that predates rickroll, but is the same concept. It's a loop of some guys dancing in a busy street to rave music, instead of loli catgirls, as the title would suggest.