Rick Trooper
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Rickrolling is a prank and Internet meme involving the music video for the 1987 Rick Astley song "Never Gonna Give You Up". The meme is a bait and switch: a person provides a Web link they claim is relevant to the topic at hand, but the link actually takes the user to the Astley video. The URL can be masked or obfuscated in some manner so that the user cannot determine the true source of the link without clicking (and thus satisfying their curiosity). When a person clicks on the link given and is led to the web page he/she is said to have been "Rickrolled". By extension, it can also mean playing the song loudly in public in order to be disruptive.
The practice began as a variant of an earlier prank originating from the imageboard 4chan called duckrolling, in which a link to a popular celebrity or news item would instead lead to a photoshopped picture of a duck with wheels. The first instance occurred on the site'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.
By May 2007, the practice had spread beyond 4chan and become an Internet phenomenon, eventually amassing some coverage in the mainstream media. An April 2008 poll by SurveyUSA estimated that at least 18 million American adults have been rickrolled.
Those who follow my twitter, subscribed to my youtube channel or in my facebook friends list would have already seen this video as I always post my videos there first - feel free to add me ^^;
The practice began as a variant of an earlier prank originating from the imageboard 4chan called duckrolling, in which a link to a popular celebrity or news item would instead lead to a photoshopped picture of a duck with wheels. The first instance occurred on the site'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.
By May 2007, the practice had spread beyond 4chan and become an Internet phenomenon, eventually amassing some coverage in the mainstream media. An April 2008 poll by SurveyUSA estimated that at least 18 million American adults have been rickrolled.
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Internet contents, music, webdev
Great! Time to rickroll the guts out of Twitter!
(ID #239502) Posted on 2008/07/16 17:57
Hikikomori + Manga-ka + Bejiterian + Tiny Man
Woot..Great post to end my day at work... and dun you love causing traffic jams eh?
(ID #239543) Posted on 2008/07/16 18:54
Hehehe... Despite getting rolled, I quite enjoyed the 80's flashback. This was quite a rollback (no pun intended) to your earlier vids of nightime crosswalk dancing, and random people jumping in. Classic trooper at its best.
(ID #239548) Posted on 2008/07/16 19:04
JR. College Student
Wow it's like the people behind all of my bookmarks helped you film that.
(ID #239550) Posted on 2008/07/16 19:08
Danny, I've never actually bothered to listen to the entirety of "Never Gonna Give You Up" as I have the intro of that damn song memorized. But I did it for you. Excellent work.
(ID #239552) Posted on 2008/07/16 19:09
Awesome!....but could've done with Danny doing a few backflips or running up walls like the bartender in the original music video :p Also, just out of curiosity, does anyone know if Rick Dom has been done yet ^^?
(ID #239557) Posted on 2008/07/16 19:18
let's rick&roll:D
(ID #239560) Posted on 2008/07/16 19:24
Hehe, nice video. Do other people see you dancing to silence, or do you have some speakers or something? I didnt get any notification of this video before this post, and im on your facebook friends list. Strange...
(ID #239571) Posted on 2008/07/16 19:40
Director/代表取締役
Hey Andy, Al they hear are the silence of the lambs. Trying to attach speaker somewhere though. Facebook must be slow or something?
(ID #239583) Posted on 2008/07/16 19:57
Part human, part student, 100% loser
Have I ever been rick rolled before? Why yes, a couple of times even! All thanks to a certain DC.com member LOL
(ID #239584) Posted on 2008/07/16 20:00
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
it's not me. ('~')
(ID #239729) Posted on 2008/07/16 23:28
Yuri eroge artist. Well, sort of.
D: I'm one of your victims...
(ID #239762) Posted on 2008/07/17 00:02
Rickroll'ed!
(ID #239590) Posted on 2008/07/16 20:10
Chemical Engineer
Great! I will "rickroll" some friends. But i think they will like, because they enjoy your Storm Trooper videos, i'm not so sure about Rick Ashley's music mwhahahaha. By the way, some days ago, i've found your "CaramellDansen" version on Youtube. It was too funny!
(ID #239594) Posted on 2008/07/16 20:15
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
best rickroll ever! imperial style ^_^
(ID #239600) Posted on 2008/07/16 20:20
Student and Miku Guardian
Awesome video Danny.. It is a pity that Darth Vader have to do a desk job instead of the Stormtrooper.. Yeah, I have been Rick Rolled once in awhile, but all in the name of fun right?? ^^
(ID #239602) Posted on 2008/07/16 20:21
ROFLMAO! Danny that video really makes my day XD I never expect seeing a Storm Trooper and Vader doing Rickroll, you dance really well ^^;
(ID #239606) Posted on 2008/07/16 20:23
Software Engineer
LOVE the twitter link to get me here Danny! Also very happy with the appropriate dance moves, great stuff man!
(ID #239614) Posted on 2008/07/16 20:33
lol @ the girl stopping you... Did she want a photo? Also, thx for the tinyurl... got 5 ppl already this morning!
(ID #239620) Posted on 2008/07/16 20:46
4 minutes of win!
(ID #239632) Posted on 2008/07/16 21:08
Student
It's amazing the things you can do there with the Star Wars suits, don't try doing that here unless you want the cops to get you for disturbing public peace XD
(ID #239638) Posted on 2008/07/16 21:14
IT Client Support
A mate and I were discussing rickrolls around the last major rickroll flood (around the time MGS4 came out) and it raised an interesting question: Is it considered a rickroll if you know, or work out beforehand, that it will link you to the rick astley vid? we never figured out the answer...
(ID #239650) Posted on 2008/07/16 21:37
nice song + nice dance, i want more~
(ID #239659) Posted on 2008/07/16 21:57
WebDesign, Coding, Administration
He can dance, he can code, he can make SHOES... this is the perfect man. :p Good video there, thumbs up to the people who did help you as well. Uh and yea, been rickrolled a few times... *sigh* ^^;
(ID #239665) Posted on 2008/07/16 22:12
Outpost Events Executive
Finally the new & never-fading Tokyo Trooper dance video!
(ID #239667) Posted on 2008/07/16 22:12
(University)Student and Mcdonalds Grease monkey.
YUS! I loves it!!! Was waiting for this lol. Nice suprise for when I got home lol.
(ID #239669) Posted on 2008/07/16 22:13
(University)Student and Mcdonalds Grease monkey.
I was rickrolled by someone from the Neomag forum... asked me to visit their new forum.... bastards..... it was there for SOOOOOO LONG :cries: But I love the song lol
(ID #239773) Posted on 2008/07/17 00:43
i never knew what hit me until now.. i was like, WTF??? oblivious.
(ID #239677) Posted on 2008/07/16 22:28
OMG!! You got Rickrolled! I'm gonna Rickroll some friends right know... Love that song...
(ID #239698) Posted on 2008/07/16 22:49
For better or worse, Rick Astley is coming to my country next month. Really.
(ID #239701) Posted on 2008/07/16 22:54
*GASP* I must be there! *rushes to book an air ticket to Singapore*
(ID #240215) Posted on 2008/07/17 12:51
I was so disappointed Danny didn't do any wall backflips like in the original music video *sigh* As for the wikipedia entry, I find it funny they didn't go a little further back and reveal the how it all started with child porn ^^;
(ID #239702) Posted on 2008/07/16 22:57
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
so danny did u find the droids u are looking for? ('~')
(ID #239728) Posted on 2008/07/16 23:28
Lol at the rickroll prank but actually I'm not any suprised or angry when I'm rickrolled, guess I like the song.
(ID #239736) Posted on 2008/07/16 23:34
Rick Astley, all time 80's favorite still
(ID #239750) Posted on 2008/07/16 23:49
On April 1st, 2008, youtube did a major rickrolled on users who clicked links on its main page ^^;;
(ID #239764) Posted on 2008/07/17 00:08
- I been Rickroll maytime, at the Ax someone was walking around with a boom box playing that song -Danny so lucky... 1:30 into the video! - Danny have you listen to Rick Astley?
(ID #239776) Posted on 2008/07/17 00:51
"Muppet Show outtake" turns into footage of Beaker singing, synched up to make it look like he's crooning the infamous pop song. Brilliant in every respect!
(ID #239777) Posted on 2008/07/17 00:51
I thought you said you weren't going to do the video with this sony?
(ID #239803) Posted on 2008/07/17 01:49
Director/代表取締役
Sony?
(ID #240034) Posted on 2008/07/17 08:40
Think he meant "song". I had a feeling the moment you stated "80's song" in the preview, and reflected it in my comment of being rolled. I can read your mind Mr. Choo. Resistance is futile.
(ID #240345) Posted on 2008/07/17 15:31
study
lol going to job with your suit lol
(ID #239825) Posted on 2008/07/17 02:33
おたくと大学生。
great! I very much enjoyed watching the vid.
(ID #239830) Posted on 2008/07/17 02:36
Rick roll? On my Dannychooz?
(ID #239840) Posted on 2008/07/17 02:57
Rick roll? On my Dannychooz?
(ID #239841) Posted on 2008/07/17 02:58
Drth Vader and Stormtrooper... Great pair!!!!!!
(ID #239843) Posted on 2008/07/17 03:01
Online Shop
LOL, I love this song! I always wondered who sang this song when I heard this song on radio while driving but never bothered to find out. But now I know and that's worth getting Rickrolled for. Now to sing this song at karaoke :D
(ID #239845) Posted on 2008/07/17 03:02
Hehe! For us, it's always the first song we sing at karaoke....stupid memes are so infectious. I wish they had Caramelldansen or Rainbow Girl though ^^
(ID #240217) Posted on 2008/07/17 12:53
Why were the droids missing? :P Anyway, nice video, Danny.
(ID #239846) Posted on 2008/07/17 03:03
What did that lady ask you in the middle of the video Danny? She popped out of nowhere while you were dancing.
(ID #239909) Posted on 2008/07/17 04:38
JooNkeN (Registered on 2008/04/04 23:40)
Looked like she wanted to take a picture with him.
(ID #239957) Posted on 2008/07/17 06:00
Saving this video for future rickrolls!
(ID #239924) Posted on 2008/07/17 04:55
Student & Authorized Chicken Slapper
I have been rick rolled by people and have rick rolled a few myself. Hey did anyone else find it weird that in the video this white guy had such a deep voice. I seriously thought he was a black guy till I saw the video.
(ID #239972) Posted on 2008/07/17 06:29
Indeed, I thought it was a black guy singing too.
(ID #239992) Posted on 2008/07/17 07:13
LOL i thought the lady was attacking you. oh danny these are not the droids you are looking for http://youtube.com/watch?v=k1rlThKe1qo the force can have a strong influence on the weak minded. :D
(ID #239978) Posted on 2008/07/17 06:46
Haha, I have been rickrolled. Smooth moves though.
(ID #239989) Posted on 2008/07/17 07:12
I loved your dancing a minute and a half in. It made me laugh out loud.
(ID #239994) Posted on 2008/07/17 07:15
mymiles (Registered on 2008/06/23 08:03)
I enjoy being rickrolled.
(ID #240045) Posted on 2008/07/17 09:05
Graphic Designer, Anime Game Show Producer/ Host
You should youtube Vince McMahon got Rickrolled on live national television. XD
(ID #240146) Posted on 2008/07/17 11:16
LOL that was awesome, I love how there's a lot of cars that slow down as they go by you Danny!
(ID #240171) Posted on 2008/07/17 12:03
Close-protection officer/Martial artist
I love that song. ^_^
(ID #240183) Posted on 2008/07/17 12:23
now the inevitable gets asked-wheres the BEST OF DC Dance mix? I always love the trooper videos-its how i stumbled on this site. Anyways keep up the moves.
(ID #240199) Posted on 2008/07/17 12:34
Vampire
28% have not been rolled or not even know what it is!? I been rolled like 4 times in one day before >.>
(ID #240208) Posted on 2008/07/17 12:44
I cant remember how many times i have been rickrolled... mostly when i was trying to find info bout haruhi s2... just when i think i found something delicious... You have been rickrolled T_T
(ID #240314) Posted on 2008/07/17 14:41
.NET/Web Developer
You were the first to rick roll me. Darn it. I knew something was wrong about that news you posted on twitter. LOL at darth vader dancing. That one is EPIC!
(ID #240315) Posted on 2008/07/17 14:41
There is a web comic I read called Looking For Group. One of the main characters is an undead warlock named Richard. In one episode, the group was seriously outnumbered by a group called The Sisters. Richard sings this song and charms them, getting their guard down. Then, her burns a few of them to ash. He says to the remaining sisters "you've just been Dick rolled." Only after reading this article do I now understand the significance of that statement. It makes it that much funnier.
(ID #240331) Posted on 2008/07/17 15:06
This is probably the only time I've willingly sat through the entirety of a rickroll. Great job with the video!
(ID #240333) Posted on 2008/07/17 15:12
The first time I was ever ricked rolled was from this site...
(ID #240448) Posted on 2008/07/17 17:55
Carbon dioxide producer
I would kill to see the trooper jump on the fence.
(ID #240452) Posted on 2008/07/17 18:00
I thoroughly enjoyed that, better than the original rick roll of course
(ID #240454) Posted on 2008/07/17 18:16
lol... I requested this song back when Danny asked us for rock songs for the next video with the guitar
(ID #240499) Posted on 2008/07/17 19:51
anime/cosplay events organizer
zOMG! I've been rickroll'd XDD
(ID #240546) Posted on 2008/07/17 22:05
Student
First time being rick rolled here. =p Nice song... I remember listening to that om the radio a lot when I was younger.
(ID #240668) Posted on 2008/07/18 01:21
Ive just been rickrolled!LOL Catchy song.
(ID #240686) Posted on 2008/07/18 01:40
Danny!! Nice Roll brotha. As funny as Rick Rolling is, its great to hear the song that I grew up with. I still say you have to get a droid with a speaker system inside to follow you around so everyone can hear it. Then you teach it dance moves! Did anyone read that article about how the infatuation of stormtroopers is going to be the downfall of society? Ill find that link. AHhhh, cant find it.. enjoy these instead *may be NSFW: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4ca_1181161511 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=3&entry_id=8393 http://gizmodo.com/5019917/stormtrooper-high-heels-are-key-to-all-your-sex-fantasies
(ID #240790) Posted on 2008/07/18 04:59
You've hit another homerun Danny, that was fantastic to watch :)
(ID #240934) Posted on 2008/07/18 08:52
Chemical Engineer
Bravo Danny! Rick Astley is one of my favorite singers and also the trooper adventures!
(ID #241137) Posted on 2008/07/18 13:34
Japanese Student
What a great Rick Roll! Your videos get better all the time, Danny!
(ID #241552) Posted on 2008/07/18 23:59