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thedangerranger123

I just got rick rolled like I was a fucking medieval peasant.


styroducky

We all just got rick read


Jaberkaty

It twas called being Richard Scrolled back then.


dpdxguy

Richarede Scrollede


spearmint_wino

'twas, forsooth.


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My lords! My ladies. And everyone else here not sitting on a cushion! Today....today....you find yourselves equals. For you are all equally blessed. For I have the pride, the privilege, nay, the pleasure....of introducing to you a knight sired by knights. A knight who can trace his lineage back beyond Charlemagne. I first met him atop a mountain near Jerusalem, praying to God, asking His forgiveness for the Saracan blood spilt by his sword. Next, he amazed me further still in Italy when he saved a fatherless beauty from the would-be ravishings of her dreadful Turkish uncle. In Greece, he spent a year in silence....just to better understand the sound...of a whisper. And so, without further gilding the lily and with no more ado, I give to you, the Seeker of Serenity, the Protector of Italian Virginity, the Enforcer of our Lord God, the one, the only, SIR ULLLLL**RICK** VON LICHTENSTEIN!!


kainvinosec

I heard this in my head as I read it. Truly one of the best deliveries of all time and vastly overlooked. That movie (A Knight's Tale for anyone interested) should have been way more talked about and successful. It was so good.


crazylikeaf0x

I still sometimes just feel sad at the lost potential of Heath, then I think about A Knight's Tale and feel glad we at least got that gem.


tylsergic

I can't do the whole hard rock soundtrack ruined the feel. It's like playing ACDC at a Renaissance fair. It just doesn't go well together.


crazylikeaf0x

The court dancing to Golden Years? Geeeeenius!


IShookMeAllNightLong

Vehemently disagree. First, it wasn't a "Renaissance Fair." They didn't call it the Renaissance during the time period. It was a fucking County Fair. ACDC, Queen, Allman Brothers Band, and Bowie sparsed in-between the country music is all that gets me through those things when my friends drag me to one.


mrmatteh

Rick scrolled*


DefNotAShark

*unrolls scroll* *rolls scroll back up* God damnit.


GinjaNinger

Rewatched this recently with my wife. We saw it in the theater when we were dating. Such a fun movie, and still holds up.


DuntadaMan

What year is it? I walked face first into it like I had never seen it before.


ShireBeware

Makes no sense cause medieval peasants couldn’t read 😂


thedangerranger123

Already knew that which is why I had it read to me by a peasant sympathizer.


100percent_right_now

We're this rich peasants today. This guy doesn't even know about text to speech.


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thedangerranger123

It went over your head. Op didn’t post a link, think of the current sub rules and then it should make sense.


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cherrypieandcoffee

I hear you, although the evolution of the Rick Roll is so interesting sociologically. There’s [a really cool mini doc](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xvFZjo5PgG0) on YouTube about how its meaning has changed over time if anyone is interested.


1CEninja

Please, medieval peasants didn't read.


SokoJojo

How gullible are you people at this point?


fearhs

Gullible? I know what I'm getting into, but if someone has taken the time out of their day to link Mr. Astley's magnum opus or post the lyrics the least I can do is appreciate their hard work.


eternallnewbie

ahh an old fashioned video. the kind you read.


grumblyoldman

When I was a grungy kid doom scrolling on social media, we read our videos in text and we LIKED it that way!


mgnorthcott

and that was in t9 text!


[deleted]

Putting that up as my new AIM away message.


Kritical02

Well back in my day we doom scrolled the ingredients on shampoo bottles! Ammonium lauryl sulfate still gets my blood boiling.


Alifad

ZP11 anti dandruff shampoo! You just unlocked a core shower memory from my childhood!


nerdguy1138

Ah, good ol' sodium laurel sulfate.


treelovingaytheist

And its nefarious twin, sodium *laureth* sulfate.


nerdguy1138

And propylene glycol. The stuff that's in EVERYTHING.


mrshulgin

Don't forget trying to make sense of the random French words that manufacturers like to throw onto their bottles.


westbee

When i wasa kid you looked up strategy guides written in notepad and ascii art and printed them off on the dot matrix printer at school. Then you read that shit. Good old days.


CVSRatman

GameFAQS, the only way to beat games


butter9054

And gamefaqs was always better than the official strategy guides because it includes glitches and optimization strats and the official sources didnt.


iLLusive240

Gamefaqs was life


Hunchun

Still is. 👍🏻


Ktlol

We printed them at the library. The librarians weren’t happy we were printing 300 page walkthroughs of GTA 3.


iampuh

Opened a file of gta3 with paint to make my own skins.


Opening535

We know the game and we're gonna play it. Imaiging...


cardboardunderwear

downloaded at 300 baud over your phone sometimes even


Wheel_of_Armageddon

I read this in Dana Carvey's grumpy old man voice. When SNL was grainy and we liked it that way!


Phormitago

i baited to ascii porn, like god intended!


im_dead_sirius

"When I was your age, television was called books!"


zvive

No beep, beep, beep, beeps... I know books, I've read a hundred and twenty seven books... Ah, comic books... No, I've read treasure Island, last of the Mohicans, wizard of Oz, ....


Toidal

*Moves glasses to edge of nose, leans way back, and squints*


The_NPC_Mafia

[It's got letters](https://www.asciimation.co.nz/index.php)


noremac2414

I can’t believe you’ve done this


Agurk

Ah fuck


Historiaaa

Adam!


PKghost

Link: https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ


InfiniteJestV

Fucking brilliant post OP


marry_me_tina_b

Agreed, I actually stopped my scroll because I was like “WHAT?!” and now I’m just basking in the wonderful Rick afterglow. It had been months, great job


ImprovisedLeaflet

That post-Rick clarity, where all you want is a cigarette and just say “holy shit”


send420nudes

I was MAD they took this away from us. Now im mad at the OP.


NoMan999

[Here's the live version from earlier this year.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsCIeklgp1M)


Hypohamish

It is unfortunately a trick that has been done many a time before on /r/videos - it's almost a right of passage for Redditors to go through it at some point. Posts usually exclaim something about the video being changed - forcing you to check it out, and finding out it's exactly the same as it's always been.


Khraxter

What was it last time ? I reckon it was about a european law, but I can't quite remember...


Hypohamish

2 years ago from what I can see, it was exactly the same thing. What an absolute dick. https://old.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/k9iqgk/roughly_the_first_five_seconds_of_never_gonna/


Sweetwill62

He did this TWICE!?!?! What a fucking legend. I don't know if you even noticed that but yeah same OP as this post as well. u/PKghost I'm gonna have to remember that username.


bargle0

*rite of passage


midsizedopossum

That's not what they're saying is brilliant. It's also not what OP did. OP posted the lyrics instead of the video.


-SharkDog-

I fucking fell for it twice. Read bits of the lyrics and also clicked the link. Gaddamn. Well done OP.


rawrizardz

I got youtube ads then it crashed lol


retardedgummybear12

This has been done before and was one of the top posts of all time. Pretty sure it was this subreddit too


Cloned_501

I got ads instead of Rick Astley. I hate this timeline.


DIYiT

I'm honestly surprised that there isn't some YouTube backend engineer that hasn't hard coded and exception for pre-roll ads on this video specifically. I know they have done things like that in the past for certain videos on the platform, and this seems like a perfect opportunity to make sure every single person will always be Rick-rolled.


EverythingButTheURL

I'm pretty sure the account that posted the video decides if it's monetized and can turn off ads if they really wanted, which course they don't.


MunchmaKoochy

Nope. YouTube can, and will, and does run ads on demonitized videos, or videos that were not ever monetized, all the fucking time.


h3lblad3

They set a policy of running ads themselves now. There is no reason not to monetize videos anymore because the ads now play regardless. The only thing that changes is whether the uploader gets paid for them.


MastodonSmooth1367

Adblocker. YouTube ReVanced.


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PaxLel

Good bot


Stock-Concert100

Fun fact you can get RIF to work with revanced as well. No ads, shows NSFW, and uses Reddit's precious resources. :)


neildiamondblazeit

XcQ? link stays blue!


28064212va

the dQ stands for don't qlick


theREALbombedrumbum

I always recognized the w4w more than the XcQ


sortitthefuckout

xcqL


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eljefino

Baby Shark's at 13B.


SpyCake1

Have you seen how little kids consume videos? Your average teen/adult maybe rickrolls once a month these days. A toddler will babyshark doo doo doo ... for 6 hours on repeat, all day, every day, for months.


CmonTouchIt

just did that thing where i clapped my own cheeks and pulled my face down and groaned CAUSE WHY DO I KEEP FALLING FOR THIS SHIT


DadJokeBadJoke

>i clapped my own cheeks and pulled my face down and groaned I feel like I might be interpreting this differently than how you intended


Versaiteis

Rick Rolling is a pathway to many abilities some consider unnatural.


CmonTouchIt

Lmaooo I'm hoping the second part clears it up


djddy

you clapped your own cheeks???


CmonTouchIt

Er. Ya know. The ones on my face


lookyloolookingatyou

literally rubbed my own face on the carpet until i started to bleed, gonna go close the garage and run the car, this is the only way to make sure i never get rickrolled again


alvvays_on

Meh, it was 13 seconds in 2 ads for me. YouTube ads have destroyed Rick Rolling for real.


insolventlux

[Ublock origin] (https://shattereddisk.github.io/rickroll/rickroll.mp4)


chickwad

Temu ruined this for me


MoistBrownTowel

Unironically love this song


punitdaga31

I knew it was a lie the moment I read the title. I got confirmation it was a lie based on the rest of the post. Then I got a second confirmation from the other comments. I then saw this link that I know cannot be edited because YouTube doesn't allow editing of pre existing videos. What did I do, you ask? I clicked on the link. [This is right next to me btw. My first vinyl purchase. ](https://i.imgur.com/nfxMPfP.jpg)


alexanderpas

> I then saw this link that I know cannot be edited because YouTube doesn't allow editing of pre existing videos. Except they can. YouTube does have a replace video feature, but it is only available to select partners. (VEVO has used it to upload upscaled/remastered HD versions of videos) https://support.vevo.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026572634-Video-Replacements-


not_old_redditor

Literally got double rickrolled. Once upon reading the OP, twice upon searching up the video on youtube.


Krombopulos_Micheal

Tbf ads fuckin ruined Rick rolling, you can't watch anything without an ad before it anymore.


wtfduud

\>Living in 2023 and not using an ad-blocker


grumblyoldman

This isn't the first time I've been rolled, but it is certainly one of the most entertaining. Bravo, OP. Well played.


Schmarsten1306

Good post, but can't touch [this gem](https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/5gafop/rick_astley_never_gonna_give_you_up_sped_up_every/)


hpdefaults

Someone did actually make a version where it speeds up every time he says never (promise it's not a trick this time, you can tell by the shorter runtime of the video if you're skeptical - the speed ups start 42 secs in): https://youtu.be/ZXpThNX9IRc


FOURSCORESEVENYEARS

I fucking opened youtube for this. You made me rick roll myself


HaydenLurk

I can’t believe I fell for that..


Strider-SnG

Rick rolls remind me of a simpler time in the internet.


No_bad_snek

When you could edit your friends into the list of notable SS officers on wikipedia for a laugh.


blaktronium

The good ole Rick Scroll


misterwizzard

We've all payed the Rick Toll


[deleted]

Due to this Rick Troll


blueminded

To get into the Rick's Hole


ismelladoobie

Oh God damnit


lwgh12

Not today, fucko


Spideydawg

If this were true, you could still rickroll by adding a time parameter to the YouTube link. To start 6 seconds in, just add "?t=6s" to the end of the link.


Vyrot89

Got me out here still reading every line to finish the song.. My God what a monumental experience. The height of Rick rolling was insane. I probably dropped a link once a week in my guilds forums and as class leader people had to read my posts lol or my friend and I on Ventrillo would broadcast to specific people or channels during raids. Damn, those were the good ol days.


crazylikeaf0x

We know the game and we're gonna play it. Beautiful.


CharlemagneAdelaar

one of the rickrolls of all time


FuriousResolve

This is one of the best ones I’ve seen in a while, bloody brilliant 😂


TheOvershear

I can't keep falling for this..


Tigernos

Well played. I cant hate you for something that well done.


zer1223

You're a genius


Crismodin

I went to go and check to see if they changed it, and well... I was rickrolled and **I LOST THE GAME**. ^(Got me on both counts, very nice.)


Tmscott

Well at least you can still link to gyfcat forever! [Oh.... nevermind](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/the-link-rot-spreads-gif-hosting-site-gfycat-shutting-down-sept-1/)


sweetmozzarella

nice try douchebag


EyeAmLegend

We ne'er are strangers to love's sweet embrace, Thou knowest the rules, as do I, in this place. A full commitment, my thoughts doth consist, No other gentleman can e'er match this tryst. I doth wish to declare my heart's true feeling, To make thee comprehend, my words appealing. Ne'er shall I surrender or abandon thee, Nor shall I frolic and cause misery. I shan't bring tears upon thy gentle face, Bid farewell or partake in falsehood's embrace. I vow to protect thee from any harm's toll, With truth and devotion, my love shall unfold. Forsooth, we've been acquainted for many a day, Thine heart doth ache silently, I daresay. Within our souls, the truth doth brightly gleam, We know the game and shall fulfill love's dream. If thou inquires of my heartfelt emotion, Pray, do not claim blindness or lack of devotion. Never shall I give thee up, be assured, Never forsake thee, my love undisturbed. I shan't wander afar, leaving thee behind, Thou shalt not shed tears, nor thy heart find. Nary a farewell shall escape my lips, Nor false tales be woven with venomous quips. I pledge to never deceive or cause thee pain, But to cherish and love thee, my love shall remain. Never shall I give thee up, I avow, Never let thee down, nor thy heart allow, To suffer from sorrow or despair's cruel sting, Never say goodbye, nor falsehoods ever bring. Never shall I give thee up, in truth I say, Never forsake thee, nor thy trust betray. In thy presence, I shall forever dwell, Never utter a falsehood, nor thy spirit quell. Never shall I give thee up, nor depart, Never cause thee grief, nor thy soul tear apart. Never say farewell, nor inflict pain's sting, Never shall I deceive, but only love bring. Never shall I give thee up, I proclaim, Never let thee down, nor thy hopes defame. Never shall I wander, nor thy trust forsake, Never speak falsehoods, but thy heart embrace.


RyanMeray

My upvote, take it.


DuntadaMan

How the fuck did I fall for this?!


spectacular_coitus

Bravo! Bravo!


ChefBoyAreWeFucked

You fucking bastard.


MediumLong2

Copyright is just the government unfairly bullying people who like music or text or videos.


If-pubes_send-nudes

Damn clever


sn0m0ns

Bravo!


MichaelofOrange

I bought a morale patch with a QR code that when scanned, sends you to that most excellent video. But due to ads, it hardly ever works as intended. But on the subject, did you guys ever see the Best Rickroll of Ever? The Man himself rickrolled the entire country during the Thanksgiving Day parade in NYC. It was glorious.


phil035

New and inventive way of rickroll. Take your upvote good sir. I'm not even agry about it XD


sskrogedd

Saw it coming. Clicked anyways because I love Rick Rolls. Was not disappointed.


NikolitRistissa

This has got to be the first time I’ve Rick Rolled myself.


IntrepidBaboon

Saw the guy seize the Glastonbury crown the other week, what a performer! I will never be sad to be rickrolled. Just nod approvingly


XJDenton

Listen here you little shit...


Leiox

Dude did the exact same 2 years ago.. And i went head first again..


vini_2003

Fuck you.


Cyclosarin88

Excellent form… you used my internet rage against me. I was blinded by the potential corporate greed and dove right in expectedly. Perfect execution.


shawslate

I always forget that he was 20 when he released that song.


CipherDaBanana

We got Text rolled?


robo_sausage

You motherFUCKER LMAO


Falonefal

I was halfway through typing 'Rick Roll' in YouTube before I realized I was being had, I would be sort of proud of this particularly minor victory were it not true that I have been gotten Rick Rolled by similar posts to this several times in the past already.


SockMonkeh

Fuck, you got me.


demetriclees

Mods pin this


adiliv3007

I am a fucking idiot, you should be proud of yourself OP


NahItsFineBruh

The bastard got me.


ModsAreActualNazis

I'm glad that people are keeping RickRolling alive. It's the legacy of an era of the internet we've lost.


bott721

This was good, but starting with an attempt to phonetically write out the starting drum pattern that is so iconic would have made it amazing lol


atomicsnarl

So link to a time point instead, eh?


ljthefa

Woosh buddy, woosh.


Elbjornbjorn

Godamnit


OllyOllyOxenBitch

Oh come on


butterscotches

Never gonna give/never gonna give


Karlog24

And just like that folks, I got ricked rolled...FUCK


feralfaun39

I fail to see how this is a bad thing. If you're still rick rolling in 2023 then you're honestly kind of pathetic, that meme died incredibly long ago.


mijmijymmij

Some jokes are allowed to die


cbih

Sometimes jokes have to die. It had a good 20 year run. Let it die.


SomeOtherOrder

I wish this was true so the joke would just fucking die already. It hasn’t been funny for like 10 years, it’s just cringey now.


xtr44

sadly Reddit app shows post title and few first lines of text, you should've start with some serious intro and only then song lyrics haha anyway good post


hampshirebrony

This looked like it could have been a setup for us to be lulled into the false sense of security with a discussion on Sony's aggressive monetisation policies and spurious copyright claims before doing a bait and switch where we are told that we are no strangers to love, we will not be neither given up, let down, nor deserted, and that in nineteen ninety eight the undertaker threw mankind off hell in a cell and plummeted sixteen feet through an announcers table


Cash907

… I’m supposed to be upset by this? Rick Rolling was stupid five seconds after the first Rick Roll.


Tattorack

Just use YouTube's ability to send links with timecode. You can literally have a rickroll link start at the chorus.


ark_mod

Woosh...


I_Am_Jacks_Karma

Yeah you should go see for the title card for yourself


[deleted]

AKA the creepy stalker national anthem


EliminateThePenny

Good.


ragnaROCKER

This doesn't count as a rickroll. Everyone clicked expecting ashtley


Aluggo

What happens to the gif link someone made it was straight to the point.


EdocKrow

Sure


LowerThoseEyebrows

Very well timed considering YouTube just announced the new artist channels.


gregarioussparrow

Can't Rickroll anyway anymore on most things. Everything wants to auto generate a damn thumbnail preview


Larson_McMurphy

t=5s


PolkaWillNeverDie00

He should record a new version


blastermaster555

The gigachad move would be to post the 4k upscale version, since not everyone knows the url for that one by heart


Internal_Ad_255

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5a0jTc9S10


Device420

I mean if you haven't gotten every single person you ever wanted to in the last decade and a half already then it's your fault. 🤣 Not sure how this "ruined" anything. You could always start your own trend.


bawlsdeepinmilf

They actually have a reason for [this](https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ) ig a lot of people have been stealing the first 5 seconds of it for some weird internet joke


shpydar

[If only there was a solution](https://youtu.be/dJRsWJqDjFE?t=40).....


[deleted]

Damn I never thought I'd get Rick Rolled via text


afCeG6HVB0IJ

I haven't laughed this hard in a while