Oh, thank Christ
Apr. 1st, 2008 03:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
This spoils an April Fool's joke involving Youtube. If you don't care, already know it, or whatever, then click the cut and enjoy.
Thank Christ.
No, I don't think that Youtube linking all their Featured Videos to the Rick Roll video of Never Gonna Give You Up is particularly clever. At the same time, I think it's clever enough for an April Fool's day gag.
However, by doing this, Rick Rolling officially becomes passe. Dad has now done it. It is ineffably uncool now. Those who enjoy the art of pranking will move on to new ground.
It will not die overnight, but this is the death knell, mark my words. All Rick's Base are now Belong To Them. This one's number now gets retired.
And thank Christ for that. It stopped being even vaguely amusing like a month ago. Or more.
Thank Christ.
No, I don't think that Youtube linking all their Featured Videos to the Rick Roll video of Never Gonna Give You Up is particularly clever. At the same time, I think it's clever enough for an April Fool's day gag.
However, by doing this, Rick Rolling officially becomes passe. Dad has now done it. It is ineffably uncool now. Those who enjoy the art of pranking will move on to new ground.
It will not die overnight, but this is the death knell, mark my words. All Rick's Base are now Belong To Them. This one's number now gets retired.
And thank Christ for that. It stopped being even vaguely amusing like a month ago. Or more.
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Date: 2008-04-01 07:59 pm (UTC)So, yeah. Pretty much dead now.
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Date: 2008-04-01 08:07 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2008-04-02 03:15 am (UTC)It would also result in history's most hilarious 15% stock price fall.
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Date: 2008-04-01 08:13 pm (UTC)I LOLed
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Date: 2008-04-01 08:50 pm (UTC)I don't suppose I missed that much.
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Date: 2008-04-02 02:30 pm (UTC)Honestly, it's a little distressing to have an entire Internet meme flare up and die without my even realizing it was there, but then again, I'm not really on the cutting edge of this sort of thing. I don't even know that I can see the cutting edge from where I stand with the help of powerful telescopy. It wasn't that long ago that I figured out what O RLY? was all about fer cryin' out loud.
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Date: 2008-04-01 08:56 pm (UTC)(It's amusing to see the reaction of heterosexual males who aren't deeply secure in their manhood to this video.)
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Date: 2008-04-01 09:04 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-04-02 02:19 am (UTC)On an unrelated note
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Date: 2008-04-01 09:46 pm (UTC)Occasionally.
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Date: 2008-04-02 03:19 am (UTC)Off-topic...
Date: 2008-04-04 09:45 pm (UTC)It's apparently also called a "snark"...
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Date: 2008-04-12 02:09 pm (UTC)Remember the episode where Peter goes back in time. Brian picks up the guitar and says "And now, time for a song by a gay guy.".
Never Gonna Give You Up starts playing, and the over-excited clapping guy starts cheering. I didn't even catch it until the second time it aired, but Family Guy rick-rolled its viewers.