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nifty @lemmy.world

2mo ago

If you know, you know

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Edit: and if you really wanna roll, check the OG source.
- I love the alt text on your images, top notch
  
  How does one see alt text? I've seen people reference it on here, but I have no idea how to see it
  
  Only the best! Or... at least put the rest?:-)
- I love that video just for the guest star.

- always coming from hinder me up

Never gonna give you up never gonna let you down... Fuck how is this my brains first thought, thats insane.
- Seriously I didn't even need the hint. My first impression when I saw all those empty letters was that there's no way I can guess this. Take a stab at it anyway, shed a tear as I realized that I guessed it first fucking try. Only then I see the hint. I think Rick Astley secretly controls society.
  
  Exact same for me. Crazy.
  
  We need to assassinate Rick Astley

Did anyone else get it without even noticing the hint at the bottom?
- Yep. If you’re on the internet for long enough, you pretty much develop a sixth sense for when you’re being rickrolled. As soon as I saw that ‘Never’ fit, I knew what was up.
  
  Yup, same, I didn't even look for hints, just tried those lyrics...and groaned! Just like loosing the game, once you've been sucked into the vortex you'll never get out!
  And yes, I just lost the game.

Ricky Rolling right

Is this from the soundtrack of a famous video people would often send?

I would like to solve the puzzle
- I already had the answer, knew what I was clicking, and did it anyway. I have no regrets, Pat.

I lost the game.
You deserve it.

Do you think in 20-30 years time, you can do the same with a 2010s song lyric, with the answer being Baby Shark? Or is Rick Astely just too famous/infamous to be replaced?
- Rick Astley is never gonna give up
- I didn't think any will work.
  Rickroll has been a thing for what 20 years? It's not about just being catchy. It came about in a time when 'going viral' still meant something. Early Internet culture spread it everywhere. I remember an addon in WoW that was a full screen Rickroll. People everywhere in various forums were tricking folks. So many people have grown up with it.
  
  Ai will rick roll you with youtube links sometimes. The meme has transcended humans.
- I can't think of lyrics iconic enough to do that for from the 2000s/2010s. Maybe Oops I did it again?
- Will people in the future hide Baby Shark links?
  
  Be the change you want to see in the world.

Well that was a lot quicker than I expected

remem berrr too dri nk yourov altine

OK fuck sake this got me, gonna bring the song up now

Looks like someone should send us the YouTube link.
- Since you asked nicely
  
  I think you linked the wrong video, this should be the right one
  
  I don't get it. It was just a Hulu ad.
  
  Damn, I just noticed that even the URL seems familiar to me.
- I think it's faked. That, or a major American network game show programme, one based on spelling, can't spell " '80s " properly.
  After some thought, either case is possible.
  
  Look at the woman's head.
  
  I don’t think I’ve every seen them do a song lyrics by decade category, and like the other guy said, check Vana's head. maybe its foreign but I'd say 95% likely its fake.

I didn't even need it to tell that it's an 80's song lyrics

This isn't Facebook you know
- I didn’t thanks for letting me know

Is this Loss?
- We're no strangers to that meme. But you know the rules, and so do I.
  This is not loss.
  
  Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more.

I am not shocked

Im actually proud of myself for not getting it after looking at the comments
- The power of memes, haha
  Memes deserve their own academic field, says an ardent nerd.

That song came out in 1980s?? I always thought it came out at around early 2000s because of those memes.
- no.
  ...
  nooooooooooo
- 1987 to be precise. It was quite a popular song when it was released; it was a chart topper in 25 countries. It was played for weeks on the radio and the single sold like hot cakes.
  What’s even wilder: it was Rick Astley’s first solo hit. He had done duets and sang on other people’s tracks, but that was his first single from his debut studio album. And it went straight to the fucking moon.
  He had a fair few hits and ‘retired’ in 1993. He was 27 at the time! He returned in 2000, and in 2007 the rickroll became a thing. And the rest you know.
  As an 80’s kid, you can imagine it was wild to see kids using one of my favorite songs ever as a meme. I’m just glad Astley himself took the jokes in a good nature and is enjoying his continued career because of it. Gotta be even stranger for him to see the song get back to this level of popularity well over 20 years post release because of a dumb internet joke.
  
  What’s even wilder: it was Rick Astley’s first solo hit. He had done duets and sang on other people’s tracks, but that was his first single from his debut studio album. And it went straight to the fucking moon.
  That is wild, had no idea. Was he well known as a non solo singer at the time with lot of anticipation of his first solo?
- The original did. He did a remix that came out in the early 2000s.

MJ

Pasting Rick's face over Vanna's gives it away. Bunch of idiots pretending this is amazing in the comments... Rick's face is literally right there morons
- I didn't look at that until I saw your comment. And looking at it now, I see why I didn't notice it - it looks like a blurry mess. But yeah, even so blurry it is a massive hint. I reckon you can probably turn down the sensitivity on your moronometer though.
- Wow my eyesight is so bad I didn’t notice

Is this loss?
- No, this is Patrick.
  
  At my age it's too late for life insurance.
- That was my first guess. But, no it's not.

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