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Student’s Essay Sneakily Rickrolls Professor

Rickrolling , generally a digital bait-and-switch , involves tricking someone into viewing or hearing the Rick Astley song, “ Never Gonna Give You Up .” When redditor Mayniac182 was certain a computer class teacher didn’t actually read through students’ work, the redditor decided to hide the lyrics to “Never Gonna Give You Up” within a paper. Check out the full essay below, as well as Mayniac182’s full explanation.

Explanation:

Everyone in my computing class is certain the teacher doesn’t actually go through ANY work we hand in. So I’ve been up for the last few hours crafting  this . The first paragraph started as an idea to use ridiculously complex words to confuse him (English is his second language), do that for a bit then just go Fresh Prince on him, but that got boring. If you want to read through it all and figure out what I’ve done to it (aside from writing complete bullshit), read through it now and don’t read the next line. Read the first word of every line that touches the left margin (so everything that isn’t indented). It’s taken eight cups of coffee, but I finally did it. Rickrolling my computing teacher in style. EDIT : I handed it in just over an hour ago. Next lesson is on Friday, but I doubt he’ll ever give it back. If he does, it will probably just have a few ticks on it or something. I’ll do a follow up if he finds the Rickrolling though.

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With epic Rickroll, physics student becomes the master

Never gonna forget quantum theory..

Kevin Collier

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Posted on Jan 16, 2014   Updated on May 31, 2021, 9:09 pm CDT

It’s only January, but we’ve got an early contender for the best tweet of 2014.

Student Sairam Gudiseva tweeted a term paper  on Friday that doubles as an epic prank: In describing Niels Bohr’s career accomplishment for 3rd period physics, he managed to make the first word of every line a consecutive word from the Internet’s favorite song, bard Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up.”

Amazingly, the paper is fairly comprehensible, and keeps the jig up for all 40 lines of the song’s Internet-iconic chorus.

Screengrab via Jpaz11346 /YouTube.

A former senior politics reporter for the Daily Dot, Kevin Collier focuses on privacy, cybersecurity, and issues of importance to the open internet. Since leaving the Daily Dot in March 2016, he has served as a reporter for Vocativ and a cybersecurity correspondent for BuzzFeed.

Student Pranks Physics Teacher With Most Elaborate Rickroll Of All Time

Rickrolling has been around for more than six years — ancient by Internet/meme standards. By now, everyone has gotten an easy laugh by surreptitiously passing along a link to the “Never Gonna Give You Up” video at least once.

But burying the lyrics to the infamous song within a physics essay? That takes some serious effort.

Somehow, a student by the name of Sairam Gudiseva was up to the challenge. Behold, the first quantum physics paper about Niels Bohr to ever feature the songwriting prowess of Rick Astley:

Sairam Gudiseva via Metro

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Breathing life into a very old meme, physics student Sairam Gudiseva Rickrolled his teacher in spectacular fashion, inserting every word of Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up into an essay.

Getting each word to line up with the margin would be no mean feat with any piece of writing, let alone an assessment of the influence of Danish scientist Niels Bohr on quantum theory.

The student posted a picture of his submission on Twitter , with the parts that were more Astley than Gudiseva highlighted (though it's not clear whether this was the work of the teacher, or whether the Rickroll went unnoticed).

Read the essay in full here .

Perhaps the best known example of interpolating song lyrics where they don't belong came from BBC presenter Chris Packham, who over a number of years slipped Smiths' song names into episodes of Springwatch .

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Student Rickrolls Teacher By Sneaking Rick Astley Lyrics into Quantum Physics Paper

in Comedy , Physics | January 17th, 2014 7 Comments

Here’s a fun­ny lit­tle vari­a­tion on “rick­rolling,” a term some of our read­ers might not be famil­iar with. So let’s quick­ly refer you to Wikipedia:

Rick­rolling is an 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 hyper­link which is seem­ing­ly rel­e­vant to the top­ic at hand, but actu­al­ly leads to Ast­ley’s video. The link can be masked or obfus­cat­ed in some man­ner so that the user can­not deter­mine the true des­ti­na­tion of the link with­out click­ing. Peo­ple led to the music video are said to have been rick­rolled. Rick­rolling has extend­ed beyond web links to play­ing the video or song dis­rup­tive­ly in oth­er sit­u­a­tions, includ­ing pub­lic places, such as a live appear­ance of Ast­ley him­self in the 2008 Macy’s Thanks­giv­ing Day Parade in New York. The meme helped to revive Ast­ley’s career.

Now, in anoth­er sign that rick­rolling has gone beyond the web, we have above a snap­shot of a quan­tum physics writ­ten by Sairam Gud­i­s­e­va , a stu­dent at (we believe) White Sta­tion High School in Ten­nessee. As the snap­shot shows, Gud­i­s­e­va man­aged to run the lyrics of “Nev­er Gonna Give You Up” down the left mar­gin of the page … while still keep­ing his ideas flow­ing. Well done, young man. You can see a full page of his essay here .

By the way, this is not the first time some lev­i­ty has been intro­duced to a physic paper. You might want to refer back to our 2012 post,  Phys­i­cal Attrac­tion: Mar­riage Pro­pos­al Comes in the Form of a Physics Paper .

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A‑fook­ing-plus.

Nice one, but it’s been done before. Here’s one from 2010: http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/1179861/15bf4e1f/beste_rickroll_ooit.html

Sairam did not sneak them in. He got expelled from school.

This was nev­er an assign­ment. He did not write this

I see 6 typo­graph­i­cal errors: Line 3: Miss­ing a space before “things” Line 8: Miss­ing the “t” in “to” after “orbit” Line 10: Extra space between the quote mark and “If” Lines 16 & 17: “Nazis” is mis­spelled, don’t need the apos­tro­phes Line 25: The apos­tro­phe should be before the “s” not after it

Cor­rect­ing these errors would not have impact­ed the Rick-rolling, so B- for being unnec­es­sar­i­ly slop­py with the gram­mar.

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LOL MY SONG EVERYONE LOVES IT YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Never Gonna Give You Up: The Rickrolling Meaning Explained

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Posted on Last updated: November 1, 2023

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Have you ever been “Rickrolling” before? If you’ve spent any amount of time on the internet, chances are you’ve come across this popular online prank. In this article, we will explore the meaning of “Rickrolling” in more detail and provide an overview of how it works. Whether you’re a seasoned internet user or new to online culture, this article will help you understand the meaning and significance of “Rickrolling” and how to avoid falling victim to this classic prank.

Rickrolling Meaning

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What Does Rickrolling Mean?

If you’ve spent any time on the internet, chances are you’ve heard of Rickrolling. It’s an internet meme that involves tricking someone into clicking a link that leads to a music video for the 1987 song “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley. The video itself is not the prank – it’s the unexpected appearance of the video that makes Rickrolling so popular.

Rickrolling started in 2007 on the image board 4chan. The practice quickly spread to other websites and has since become a cultural phenomenon. It’s not uncommon to see Rickrolling references in popular media, such as TV shows and movies.

The term “Rickrolling” comes from a combination of Rick Astley’s name and the word “roll,” which is internet slang for a prank. The practice is often referred to as a “bait and switch” because the link that is clicked is not what the person was expecting.

One of the reasons Rickrolling is so popular is because the song and video are so catchy and memorable. The song has been covered and remixed countless times, and the video has over 1.4 billion views on YouTube.

Origins of Rickrolling

Rickrolling is an internet meme that originated in 2007 on the image board 4chan. According to Dictionary.com, the term “rickrolling” is a portmanteau of the singer Rick Astley’s name and the word “rickroll,” which is a type of bait-and-switch prank. The prank involves linking to the music video for Astley’s 1987 hit song “Never Gonna Give You Up” in a way that tricks the viewer into clicking on it.

The first known instance of rickrolling occurred on May 4, 2007, when a user on 4chan posted a link to what was supposedly a new trailer for the video game Grand Theft Auto IV. Instead of the trailer, the link led to the music video for “Never Gonna Give You Up.” The prank quickly gained popularity on 4chan and spread to other internet forums and social media platforms.

Initial Popularity

Rickrolling reached the height of its popularity in 2008, when it became a widespread phenomenon. The music video for “Never Gonna Give You Up” received millions of views on YouTube, and the prank was featured in mainstream media outlets such as CNN and The New York Times.

The prank was also used for various purposes, such as political protests and charity fundraisers. For example, in 2008, the Church of Scientology was rickrolled during a protest against the organization in London. In the same year, a group of students at New York University rickrolled a charity fundraiser by playing “Never Gonna Give You Up” over and over again until they reached their donation goal

Impact on Pop Culture

Rickrolling has had a significant impact on pop culture since its inception. Here are some of the ways it has influenced various industries and fields.

Music Industry

Rickrolling has had a significant impact on the music industry. Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” has become an iconic song and is often played at parties, weddings, and other events. The song has also been covered by various artists, and there is even a tropical pop version of the song.

The song’s popularity has also led to Rick Astley’s resurgence in the music industry. He has released several albums and has gone on tours around the world, performing to sold-out crowds.

Internet Memes

Rickrolling is one of the most well-known internet memes of all time. It has been featured in numerous TV shows, movies, and video games. It has also been referenced in various songs and music videos.

The meme has also spawned numerous spin-offs and variations. For example, there is a variant called “duckrolling,” where users are redirected to a picture or video of a duck instead of the desired content.

Rickrolling has also become a popular prank on social media platforms. Users will often post a link to the “Never Gonna Give You Up” music video, tricking their friends and followers into clicking on it.

Rickrolling in the Digital Age

You’ve probably heard of Rickrolling, but do you know what it is? Rickrolling is a popular internet prank that involves tricking someone into clicking on a link that leads to the music video for Rick Astley’s 1987 hit song “Never Gonna Give You Up”. It’s a classic bait-and-switch that has been around since 2007.

Rickrolling has become a cultural phenomenon in the digital age. It’s not just about pranking your friends anymore. It’s now a way to connect with people and share a laugh. You can Rickroll someone in a text message, on social media, or even in an email. It’s a way to inject some humor into your online interactions.

The beauty of Rickrolling is that it’s so simple yet so effective. All you need is a link to the music video and a gullible victim. It’s a harmless prank that has brought joy to millions of people over the years.

But why has Rickrolling endured for so long? Part of the reason is its universality. Everyone knows the song “Never Gonna Give You Up”, and everyone can appreciate a good prank. It’s a way to connect with people from all walks of life and share a moment of levity.

Notable Rickrolls

If you’ve spent any time on the internet in the last decade, chances are you’ve been Rickrolled at least once. Here are some notable instances of the prank that have gained widespread attention.

Celebrity Instances

Even celebrities aren’t immune to the Rickroll. Here are a few instances where famous people have gotten in on the fun:

• In 2008, the Foo Fighters Rickrolled the audience at the Reading Festival by playing the opening bars of “Never Gonna Give You Up” before launching into one of their own songs.
• In 2016, Adele pranked her fans during a concert in Copenhagen by playing the intro to “Never Gonna Give You Up” and then confessing that she’s a big fan of the song.
• In 2018, Rick Astley himself Rickrolled the entire Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade by performing his hit song on a float.

Major Events

Rickrolling has even made its way into major events, often catching people off guard and providing a bit of levity to the situation. Here are a few examples:

• In 2008, the New York Mets Rickrolled their fans during a game by playing “Never Gonna Give You Up” on the big screen.
• In 2010, the Oregon State House of Representatives Rickrolled their constituents by posting a link to the song on their official website.
• In 2015, the Church of Scientology was Rickrolled during a protest by Anonymous when a member played the song on a boombox.

These are just a few examples of how Rickrolling has infiltrated popular culture and become a beloved prank among internet users. Whether you love it or hate it, there’s no denying the staying power of “Never Gonna Give You Up.”

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the origin of the word Rickrolling?

The term “Rickrolling” originated from an internet meme that started on the image board 4chan in 2007. It involves tricking someone into clicking a link that leads them to the music video for Rick Astley’s 1987 hit song “Never Gonna Give You Up”. The term “Rickrolling” is a combination of Rick Astley’s first name and the act of trolling.

Why do people not like Rickrolling?

While some people find Rickrolling to be a harmless prank, others find it annoying and disruptive. It can be frustrating to click on a link expecting to find one thing and instead being directed to a music video. Additionally, some people may have negative associations with the song due to its overuse in the meme.

What is the meaning of Rickrolling?

Rickrolling is a type of bait-and-switch prank that involves tricking someone into clicking a link that leads them to the music video for Rick Astley’s 1987 hit song “Never Gonna Give You Up”. The prank gained popularity in the late 2000s and has since become a cultural phenomenon.

What does rickrolled mean on TikTok?

On TikTok, “rickrolled” refers to the act of tricking someone into watching the music video for Rick Astley’s 1987 hit song “Never Gonna Give You Up”. This can be done by disguising the link as something else or by using a bait-and-switch technique.

What are the best hidden Rick roll links?

There are many hidden Rick roll links available online, and new ones are created all the time. Some popular examples include links that appear to lead to news articles, YouTube videos, or social media posts. The key to a successful Rick roll is to make the link appear to be something else entirely.

How did Rickrolling become popular?

Rickrolling gained popularity in the late 2000s as a result of its widespread use on the internet. The prank was initially popularized on the image board 4chan and quickly spread to other websites and social media platforms. The meme’s popularity was fueled by its unexpected and humorous nature, as well as the catchy nature of the song itself.

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A Rickroll Retrospective

A definitive history of some of the most impressive rickrolls of all time, and why the phenomenon has proved so inescapable. , by ben boddez.

• Published on October 5, 2023

Renowned for his deep baritone vocals and the surprising amount of soul coming from a red-haired singer with decidedly awkward dance moves, UK singer Rick Astley’s journey from pop star to online prank subject to post-ironic success story is the stuff of legend.

Recruited to be a solo act by record producer Pete Waterman after he caught him performing a small-scale gig with his original band FBI at age 21, Astley is gearing up to release his ninth studio album, Are We There Yet? , 36 years later – and he’s still fully capable of laying down a catchy hook over a pop-soul backdrop . In honour of Astley’s enduring legacy, we’re taking a look at the history of the meme that finds us never able to give him up.

While most online memes come and go in a couple months, the Rickroll, which first reached popularity in 2007, is still going strong despite being a relic from near the advent of YouTube. This was a time when home videos and sketch comedy dominated, and the most subscribed channels racked up numbers closer to a single hundred thousand, rather than the hundred millions of today.

The joke was simple: an unsuspecting person perusing a forum or how-to guide was promised a video that had to be seen to be believed, a new and exciting trailer, or a helpful link to solve all of their problems, instead being met with the opening chords of a 1987 smash hit single and a fresh-faced Astley shuffling from side to side in a trench coat when they actually clicked on it. The bait-and-switch prank has evolved over the years, but the heart of it endures.

As for Astley’s own thoughts on it, he initially dubbed it “bizarre,” his only concern being for his daughter’s potential embarrassment. In recent years, however, he seems to have fully embraced it, quoting lyrics in announcements and even joining TikTok – or as he dubbed it, #RickTok – during the pandemic, honouring his classic with a new dance that racked up 23.9 million views.

The Early Years

As the duckroll image became what a prank victim could expect to see every time they were gullible enough to click on a link that seemed too good to be true, the person responsible for its morph into the eventual Rickroll was a 19-year-old who happened to be stationed in Korea at the time, serving in the U.S. Air Force. Shawn Cotter was his name, and Grand Theft Auto was his game.

In its relative infancy, YouTube wasn’t yet the go-to site for quick sharing of a new product or music video, and when the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV dropped – exclusively on the Rockstar Games website – so many people wanted to see it that it crashed their page. Turning to 4Chan for help, they were instead met with Cotter’s link, his promise of a way to view the trailer instead directing them to a video titled “RickRoll’D” on his personal YouTube channel.

While it was common for many victims of the Rickroll to let out a groan and quickly exit before they heard too much of the song, Cotter’s reasoning for choosing it, contrary to popular belief, wasn’t because he thought the song was bad (because as we all know today, its cheesy pop charms are too infectious to deny). Actually, as he admitted to Vice in 2022, Cotter was simply searching for a list of songs that were popular in the year he was born, “Never Gonna Give You Up” being the first one to come up for the 1987 list he discovered.

As the Rickroll picked up more mainstream steam, some other early instances of forcing Astley’s smiling face in front of an unsuspecting public came later that year and into early 2008. One of the biggest iterations on the meme was “ BarackRoll ” – which spliced up speeches of then presidential hopeful Barack Obama to make him sing Astley’s song, and which Astley himself has said is his all-time favourite version of the meme.

Later, an online campaign forced the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards to include Astley’s name alongside Britney Spears, Green Day, Christina Aguilera and U2 for a unique award that they simply dubbed “Best Act Ever.” When the online public caught wind of such a strongly-worded honour, they made sure that it went to their new king of pranks.

Astley himself acknowledged the meme for the first time at the 2008 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, emerging from an unrelated float to perform the song to the crowd in what became the first live and in-person Rickroll of many. As we all know, however, when a meme goes big, it’s often dead as soon as a late-night show, an ad campaign or a politician references it. The Rickroll had all three, but something about it kept it around.

The Rickroll Goes Global

The first sign that the Rickroll was about to become known to all was when YouTube itself made all videos on its home page link to Astley’s song for the 2008 April Fools Day. In the years that followed, some of the most notable public Rickrolls created thousands upon thousands of victims after being played at sports stadiums – in the middle of a traditional “Sweet Caroline” singalong , for example, or to rattle the opposing team.

Unexpectedly – though perhaps it was to be anticipated after the Obama video – one of the song’s biggest public forums after becoming a known factor was in the world of American politics. Obama played it instead of a promised video of a baby future president at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and Nancy Pelosi slipped it into a cat-filled ad for the White House’s YouTube channel. The song even had the potential to reach across party lines: a bipartisan group of Oregon legislators came together to create a video – proclaiming that they “won’t give up” on Oregon – after including lyrics in their speeches.

The best political example, sticking true to the prank’s original spirit, had to have been a reply from the White House’s official Twitter account in 2011. After a user complained that their correspondence briefing wasn’t as exciting as he’d hoped, they replied “Sorry to hear that. Fiscal policy is important, but can be dry sometimes. Here’s something more fun,” posting a TinyURL link that led exactly where you’d expect.

Rickrolling for ideological reasons wasn’t only limited to politicians, however. The activist collective Anonymous have turned to it twice, first showing up to Church of Scientology headquarters all over the globe with boomboxes, blasting the song to protest the church’s censoring of videos critical of them. Later, in 2015, they combated ISIS’ growing online presence by filling up their hashtags with videos of Astley.

Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters RickRoll a Westboro Baptist Church protest in 2015.

Another notably controversial group, the Westboro Baptist Church, was actually acted upon by the Foo Fighters – a band who have often shown their love for the song by covering it and mashing it up with “Smells Like Teen Spirit” at their concerts, even performing with Astley at a 2017 music festival in Japan. Countering their offensive picket signs at one of their shows, the band showed up with signs of their own, reading “You Got Rickrolled,” while playing the song. As Grohl himself said in a later interview, “Nothing says love like a little Rick Astley in your life.”

Rickrolling was even a part of the Wikileaks craze – a link purporting to be a controversial document revealing secrets about a mutually beneficial relationship between the United States and United Kingdom actually just linked to an official-looking page containing the song’s lyrics.

Rickroll Evolution

While instances of large-scale and notable Rickrolls were increasingly fewer near the end of the 2010s – there was even a 2018 article posted by Polygon titled “Westworld has finally killed the Rickroll” after the showrunners promised fans of the convoluted and fan theory-ridden HBO TV show that they would release a video spoiling the events of its second season, allowing theorists to start speculating early. Instead, they posted a video of star Evan Rachel Wood, in character, singing Astley’s hit . But any truly great meme needs to come around to its post-ironic phase, and the COVID pandemic seemed to kick it off.

Not only did Astley make his aforementioned return to the limelight with his TikTok account – also posting a number of covers from his home to join in with the trend of many other singers doing the same – but the boom of Zoom and life moving to a fully online state created more opportunities for Rickrolls in class, conference meetings, and the like, all to be posted triumphantly after a success.

It was clear that things had come full circle when we saw the first confirmed instance of Astley himself getting Rickrolled in June 2020. Astley had created a Reddit thread after posting a throwback photo of himself on a bike during his first tour, and one prankster rose to the top with a post proclaiming that he had met Astley backstage at age 12 – of course, adding a fraudulent link to a photo. Astley admitted that the dupe had succeeded, ultimately becoming the year’s most upvoted post site-wide.

As society moved onwards, pranksters had to adapt. As the collection of letters in the links to Rickroll videos became increasingly recognizable, many jumped to the technology of QR codes. The most impressive of all had to have been a Texan’s ploy to create a QR code linking to the music video constructed of 300 drones above the Dallas skyline .

A mysterious QR code made up of 300 drones appeared over the downtown Dallas skyline, directing anyone who followed the link to Rick Astley’s hit single, “Never Gonna Give You Up.”

In recent years, titans of pop culture as diverse as climate activist Greta Thunberg – who was only four years old when the meme was born – and rapper Yung Gravy have Rickrolled their wide audiences, the former doubling up in 2021 with a posted link to a “climate-related video” and a speech where she included the lyrics , and the latter getting into legal trouble with his song “ Betty (Get Money) ,” featuring a heavy interpolation of Astley’s hit that featured a singer imitating Astley’s vocal tone in lieu of paying for a sample.

All in all, if we had to name a top Rickroll of all time, the most unbelievable has to come from the public figure you might expect least: the leader of the Catholic Church. During his annual sermon delivered at the Pentecost Mass last year, Pope Francis arrived on his balcony to the sweet sounds of Astley’s synths. To see the most truly surreal and unbelievable Rickroll yet, just click here .

At the end of the day, not only has Rickrolling been kept around all these years because it’s a great joke, but there has to be some degree of acceptance that after all this time, the track that went to number one in 24 countries has some degree of enjoyment to it, whether it’s ironic, unironic, or even post-ironic. While Astley continues to dance on our screens and deliver new tunes well into his 50s, it’s clear that he’s never going to let us down. And he certainly won’t run around or desert us. 

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Rickrolled: Student pranks his physics teacher by inserting lyrics to Rick Astley’s 'Never Going to Give You Up' into paper on quantum mechanics

• Sairam Gudiseva's started every line of his text with word from the 1987 hit
• Student's 'Rickrolling' stunt retweeted thousands of times

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Published: 06:47 EDT, 17 January 2014 | Updated: 10:29 EDT, 17 January 2014

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Getting to grips with the complicated works of a Nobel prize winning physicist can be difficult enough.

But a student's short biography of scientist Niels Bohr has gone viral on the internet after he also managed to weave the lyrics from a Rick Astley song into the text under the nose of his professor.

Sairam Gudiseva's boast on Twitter that he had 'Rick Rolled my physics teacher...', posting an accopmanying photograph of his essay with the verse from the 1987 hit 'Never Gonna Give You Up' written with the first word on every line.

Going viral: Student Sairam Gudiseva posted a picture of an essay which had the song lyrics from Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up weaved into the text

The tweet has been retweeted nearly 18,000 times since being uploaded four days ago.

Interwoven among details of the Danish physicist, who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, were the words: 'Never going to give you up, never going to let you down, never going to run around and desert you, never going to make you cry, never going to say goodbye, never going to tell you a lie.'

His friends on the social network were quick to praise his ingenuity about being able to craft the essay from the lyrics with enough subtlety to avoid his teacher noticing.

Prank: Sairam Gudiseva's science essay has gone viral after he managed to work in a Rick Astley son into the text

Boasting: Sairam Gudiseva managed to slip song verse, highlighted in yellow down the left side of the page, into his essay without his professor realising

The University student at South Harmon Institute of Technology, Missouri, was latching on to an Internet meme involving the music video for the 1987 Rick Astley song which went to number one in the charts in 25 countries.

To carry off the prank, people attempt to insert something to do with the Rick Astley hit into a video or text on a totally unrelated topic without the viewer being immediately aware.

The prank was first dreamed up in May 2007 and took off across the internet.

Hayday: Rick Astley's 1987 pop hit 'Never Gonna Give You Up' has been used in an internet prank call Rickrolling

The musician himself even took part in a Rickrolling stunt by interrupting a float in the 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York with a rendition of his song.

A string of famous people have been the bait for a Rickrolling attempt - including U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle.

Praise: The prank won Sairam Gudiseva gushing praise from some of his twitter followers

Crafty: Sairam Gudiseva's successful 'Rickrolling' of his teacher impressed his twitter followers

In 2008, a number of political blogs posted an article claiming to show Michelle Obama going on a rant full of racist references to 'Whitey', but the video was actually a Rickroll.

Hugh Atkin, an Australian lawyer and notable producer of Internet viral videos, created a popular YouTube parody video of the rickrolling meme involving U.S. President Barack Obama while he was running for the White House in 2008.

The video consists of clips of Obama speaking the words of Astley's song and scenes of his appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

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Rickrolling, what does rickrolling mean.

Rickrolling is when you troll someone on the internet by linking to the music video for Rick Astley’s 1987 hit song “Never Gonna Give You Up.” It is, by far, the most popular example of bait-and-switch linking.

Where does rickrolling come from?

The practice of rickrolling started in 2007 on the image board 4chan. The first-ever rickroll involved a link promising to be a trailer for the game “Grand Theft Auto IV,” that instead directed excited gamers to the “Never Gonna Give You Up” music video.

The rick part of rickrolling comes from Astley’s first name, but where does the roll part come from? It turns out that also started on 4chan, according to Know Your Meme. In the mid-2000s, the then-director of the site, who is known as “moot,” decided to prank users by changing all instances of the word egg to duck . This, of course, changed the word eggroll to duckroll , which created such an amusing mental image that someone photoshopped wheels onto a picture of a duck. Suddenly 4chan users were posting bait-and-switch links that led people to a wheeled-duck image. The practice soon took on the name duckrolling .

Since 2007, rickrolling has taken on a life of its own. In 2008, Astley contributed to a live-action rickroll during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade when he emerged from inside a Cartoon Network float to sing his famous song. By 2011,  rickrolling had become so mainstream that the White House’s official Twitter handle sent users to the video of “Never Gonna Give You Up” after a user complained that the correspondence briefing from that day wasn’t as entertaining as the one from the day before.

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Who uses rickrolling.

Rickrolling is also now used more generally to refer to someone quoting Astley’s famous song. A Vox article titled “Did Melania Trump include a Rickroll in the middle of her convention speech?”, which came out during the 2016 Republican National Convention, asks if she intentionally quoted “Never Gonna Give You Up” in her speech or if it was accidental. The line of her speech in question: “He will never, ever give up. And, most importantly, he will never, ever let you down.” A couple months later the New Yorker asks the same question in its article “Did Melania Trump Rickroll America?” and this time has Astley himself weigh in. His response: “Maybe.”

It seems that in order to rickroll , there has to be intent. Just saying the lyrics of “Never Gonna Give You Up” probably doesn’t actually count as rickrolling .

This is not meant to be a formal definition of rickrolling like most terms we define on Dictionary.com, but is rather an informal word summary that hopefully touches upon the key aspects of the meaning and usage of rickrolling that will help our users expand their word mastery.

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The video for Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up" became a quintessential internet meme known as "Rick-Rolling."

In this excerpt of an “Endless Thread” podcast, hosts Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock Johnson talk with singer Rick Astley, whose video for the song “Never Gonna Give You Up” has become the internet meme we call “Rick-Rolling.”

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By Evelyn Nussenbaum

• March 24, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO — Before the women’s basketball game at Eastern Washington University on March 8, as the Eagles of E.W.U. faced off against the Montana State Bobcats, attendees were greeted by a 1980s flashback.

Two men on the sidelines surprised the crowd by blasting the British singer Rick Astley’s 1987 hit song “Never Gonna Give You Up” through the gym, while one, dressed as a look-alike in Mr. Astley’s signature trench coat, lip-synched and mugged to the music: a popular prank known as rickrolling.

The stunt, which was also performed before three other basketball games and distilled into a YouTube video , provoked a variety of reactions. Many older spectators looked, by turns, puzzled or irritated. But the under-30 fans danced and sang, happy to participate in a rapidly spreading phenomenon with roots in their favorite medium — the Internet.

Rickrolling is a descendant of an older Internet joke called duckrolling. A Web site or blog post would offer a link to something popular — say celebrity photos or video gaming news — that led unsuspecting viewers to a bizarre image of a duck on wheels .

For rickrolling, the duck was replaced with the 20-year-old Astley video , and in the last year it has become a hugely successful “meme,” the Internet’s word for an idea repeated across the Web. The video from yougotrickrolled.com has been viewed more than seven million times.

The “Never Gonna Give You Up” video has been watched over a million times on YouTube — not bad for a song that last had heavy radio play in 1988, when it spent two weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart of the top-selling singles.

Rickrolling has also come to mean a disruptive blast of the Astley song in a variety of situations. Former Scientologists protesting against the church, for example, have been playing and singing the song this year outside Scientology offices in London, Washington, Seattle and other cities.

It is not clear what Mr. Astley himself thinks about rickrolling. He has not spoken publicly about the meme and efforts to reach him through his agent were unsuccessful. But it has surely renewed attention on his career at a beneficial time. He is planning a tour through England along with other ’80s pop stars.

Still, Pawl Fisher, the 22-year-old film major behind the Eastern Washington University prank, has high hopes for the practice. “I want people to rickroll even bigger events, like the Super Bowl,” he says. “I hope people do it better than I did.”

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An article on Monday about a popular Internet video prank known as rickrolling referred incorrectly to its use during a March 8 women’s basketball game at Eastern Washington University, based on information provided by Pawl Fisher, a student; Davin Perry, who shoots game videos for the university; and Dave Cook, its sports information director. The stunt, which involves a person lip-synching the 1980s hit song “Never Gonna Give You Up” while dressed as the British singer Rick Astley, was performed before the start of four separate basketball games, and the pranksters distilled the performances into a YouTube video. The March 8 game, between Eastern Washington and Montana State, was not interrupted by a performance.

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What Does Rick Roll Mean? – Meaning, Uses and More

What Does Rick Roll Mean?

The term rick roll is a slang phrase that originated on the internet and is used as a prank or a form of trolling. It involves tricking someone into clicking on a link or watching a video that leads them to the song “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley. The term is not an acronym or short for anything, but rather a play on words using the artist’s first name and combining it with the word “roll.”

The prank gained popularity on the website 4chan in 2007 and has since spread across the internet. When someone is rick rolled, they are usually led to believe that they are about to see or hear something else, only to be surprised by the music video for “Never Gonna Give You Up.” The prank is often disguised by using misleading or disguised links. Here are some examples of how the term rick roll can be used in conversation:

• “I sent my friend a link to a funny video, but it turned out to be a rick roll . He was not amused.”
• “I thought I was clicking on a news article, but it was just a rick roll . I should have known better.”
• “My coworker tried to rick roll me by sending me a link to a new product, but I was one step ahead and didn’t fall for it.”
• “I pranked my sister by rick rolling her on her birthday. She was not expecting that!”
• “I was browsing the internet and accidentally clicked on a rick roll . It’s always a surprise when that happens.”

The term rick roll is primarily used by internet users and is often seen as a lighthearted and playful prank. It does not have a sexual meaning and is not considered offensive. However, it can be seen as a form of trolling or trickery.

What Does Rick Roll Mean From a Girl?

When a girl uses the term rick roll , it typically means the same thing as when a guy uses it. It is a prank or a form of trolling where someone tricks another person into clicking on a link or watching a video that leads them to the song “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley. Girls may use rick roll in the same way as guys, using misleading or disguised links to surprise and prank their friends.

Girls usually use rick roll in a playful and lighthearted manner, just like guys. It is a way to have fun and play tricks on their friends or acquaintances. Girls may send a link that they claim is something else, like a funny video or an interesting article, only to surprise the recipient with the music video for “Never Gonna Give You Up.” It’s all about getting a good laugh and enjoying the element of surprise.

If a girl rick rolls you, the best way to reply is with humor and good sportsmanship. You can acknowledge the prank and let her know if you found it funny or surprising. Responding with laughter or a witty comment shows that you appreciate her sense of humor and are not easily fooled. However, if you didn’t find it amusing or if you’re not in the mood for pranks, it’s okay to express your feelings politely and let her know that you didn’t appreciate being rick rolled.

Overall, girls use rick roll similarly to guys, finding joy in pranking their friends and enjoying the element of surprise. It’s all about having fun and sharing a laugh together. So, embrace the prank and be ready for anything when interacting with girls online or in person!

• Girl: Hey, check out this hilarious video I found!
• Guy: Alright, let’s see what you got.
• [Guy clicks on the link and gets rick rolled]
• Guy: Haha, you got me! That was a good one, girl!
• Girl A: Have you heard this new song? It’s amazing!
• Girl B: Oh really? Send me the link!
• [Girl B clicks on the link and gets rick rolled]
• Girl B: You got me! I was not expecting that. Well played, girl!
• Guy 1: I just found this interesting article. You should check it out.
• Guy 2: Alright, send it over.
• [Guy 2 clicks on the link and gets rick rolled]
• Guy 2: Haha, nice try! You almost got me there.
• Girl: Guess what? I found a secret website with exclusive content!
• Guy: Really? Show me!
• Guy: Oh man, you got me again! That song is so catchy.
• Girl A: I have a surprise for you. Click on this link!
• Girl B: Okay, let’s see what it is.
• Girl B: Haha, you got me! That song never gets old.

What Does Rick Roll Mean From a Guy?

When a guy uses the term rick roll , it typically means the same thing as when a girl uses it. It is a prank or a form of trolling where someone tricks another person into clicking on a link or watching a video that leads them to the song “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley. Guys may use rick roll in the same way as girls, using misleading or disguised links to surprise and prank their friends.

Guys usually use rick roll in a playful and lighthearted manner, just like girls. It is a way to have fun and play tricks on their friends or acquaintances. Guys may send a link that they claim is something else, like a funny video or an interesting article, only to surprise the recipient with the music video for “Never Gonna Give You Up.” It’s all about getting a good laugh and enjoying the element of surprise.

If a guy rick rolls you, the best way to reply is with humor and good sportsmanship. You can acknowledge the prank and let him know if you found it funny or surprising. Responding with laughter or a witty comment shows that you appreciate his sense of humor and are not easily fooled. However, if you didn’t find it amusing or if you’re not in the mood for pranks, it’s okay to express your feelings politely and let him know that you didn’t appreciate being rick rolled.

Overall, guys use rick roll similarly to girls, finding joy in pranking their friends and enjoying the element of surprise. It’s all about having fun and sharing a laugh together. So, embrace the prank and be ready for anything when interacting with guys online or in person!

• Guy 1: Hey, have you seen the new trailer for that highly anticipated movie?
• Guy 2: Yeah, it looks amazing! I can’t wait to watch it.
• Guy 1: Well, prepare to be rick rolled because the link I sent you actually leads to the music video of “Never Gonna Give You Up”!
• Guy 1: Check out this hilarious video I found on YouTube.
• Guy 2: Alright, let’s see it.
• Guy 1: sends a link Enjoy!
• Guy 2: clicks on the link and gets rick rolled
• Guy 2: Haha, you got me! That was unexpected.
• Guy 1: Have you heard about the new gaming console that just came out?
• Guy 2: Yeah, I’ve been wanting to buy it. Do you have any reviews or videos about it?
• Guy 1: Sure, here’s a link to a review that will give you all the details.
• Guy 2: Oh man, I should have known better. Nice one!
• Guy 1: Did you see that viral video everyone is talking about?
• Guy 2: No, what’s it about?
• Guy 1: It’s hard to explain, but here’s the link. Just watch it.
• Guy 2: Haha, you got me! That was clever.
• Guy: Hey, have you heard this new song? It’s really catchy!
• Girl: No, I haven’t. Can you send me a link to it?
• Guy: Of course, here you go. Enjoy!
• Girl: clicks on the link and gets rick rolled
• Girl: Oh my gosh, I can’t believe you rick rolled me! That’s hilarious.

Origin of Rick Roll

The term “rick roll” is a slang phrase that originated on the internet and is used as a prank or a form of trolling. It involves tricking someone into clicking on a link or watching a video that leads them to the song “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley. The term is not an acronym or short for anything, but rather a play on words using the artist’s first name and combining it with the word “roll.”

The prank gained popularity on the website 4chan in 2007 and has since spread across the internet. When someone is rick rolled, they are usually led to believe that they are about to see or hear something else, only to be surprised by the music video for “Never Gonna Give You Up.” The prank is often disguised by using misleading or disguised links.

The origins of the term “rick roll” are clear, as it was popularized on the internet in 2007. It is not derived from a popular typo or misspelling. The term itself is a creative combination of Rick Astley’s first name and the word “roll.”

Frequently Asked Questions

Slangs similar to rick roll.

Prank, troll, deceive, mislead, trick, and surprise are similar to rick roll because they all involve some form of trickery, deception, or misleading behavior. Just like rick rolling, these terms are used to surprise or fool someone for amusement or annoyance.

Is Rick Roll A Bad Word?

No, “rick roll” is not a bad word or vulgar word. It is a slang term used to describe a prank or trolling method on the internet. It involves linking or sending the video of the song “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley to trick or mislead someone into thinking they are about to see or hear something else. The term originated on the site 4chan in 2007 and has since become a popular internet meme. While the prank itself may be misleading or unexpected, the term “rick roll” is not inherently offensive or vulgar.

Is Rick Roll a Typo or Misspelling?

No, “rick roll” is not a misspelling or typo. It is a slang phrase that originated on the internet and is used to describe a prank or form of trolling where someone is tricked into clicking on a link or watching a video that leads them to the song “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley.

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What is a Rick Roll?

A rick roll is an internet prank involving the unexpected use of the music video for the 1987 Rick Astley song “Never Gonna Give You Up.”

The prank involves someone posting a hyperlink they claim is relevant to the topic at hand, which actually leads to Astley’s music video.

The goal is to trick someone into clicking the link, thereby inadvertently playing the catchy pop tune.

The effectiveness of the prank lies in the song’s catchy beat and the meme’s recognition within internet culture.

How Did Rick Rolling Start?

Rickrolling started in 2007 on the website 4chan, where a user offered a sneak peek at the then-upcoming video game “Grand Theft Auto IV” but instead linked to Astley’s hit song.

The bait-and-switch tactic was not new, but coupling it with “Never Gonna Give You Up” proved wildly popular.

The meme’s simplicity and humorous impact made it go viral, turning rickrolling into a mainstream internet phenomenon.

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• Enter your desired anchor text in the provided field. This is the text that will include a hyperlink to the rick roll music video.
• Click ‘ Generate Link ‘ to create your rick roll link.
• The generator will output a shortened link, a hyperlink, a QR code, and HTML code for creating your own rick roll link.

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