A popular one back in 2007 was known as duckrolling, where you’d have a link with some catchy title, and then people would click on that, only to be redirected to an image of a duck with these Photoshopped tires.ĭuckrolling began in 2006, when 4chan administrator Moot put in a filter to change the word “egg” to the word “duck,” and as a result, “eggroll” became “duckroll,” which is what inspired people to create the image and link to it. The Birth of Rickrollingĭon Caldwell, internet historian and editor-in chief of Know Your Meme : Rickrolling is a bait-and-switch prank where someone posts a link that seems relevant to whatever discussion they’re having, but then the link redirects to Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up.” The prank of doing a bait-and-switch on 4chan is one of the oldest pastimes of the site. And, much like it did in 1987, the song - and Astley - went through a resurgence in 2008, thanks to one of the web’s earliest, and most enduring memes. His short career and one-off hit made Astley and “Never Gonna Give You Up” fuse into a singular entity in the public consciousness in a way that only a “one-hit wonder” can.įor all these reasons - as well as the general “randomness” of the song - “Never Gonna Give You Up” became the perfect candidate for a rather unique revival in the age of the internet. While Astley continued working until 1993, he never had another hit and retired from the music business in 1994. Or maybe it was Astley himself, whose smooth, baritone voice sounded like it had been dubbed onto the skinny redhead dancing onscreen. Or perhaps it was the low-budget music video, which features Astley singing and dancing in a trenchcoat. It became a symbol of a bygone era, perhaps because the song’s sensibilities were so emblematic of the 1980s, with its heavily synthesized instrumentation. While the song was undeniably successful, in the decades to come, “Never Gonna Give You Up” became just as maligned as it was celebrated, with VH1 even naming it as one of their 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs… Ever. The song, which was written by famed songwriting trio Stock Aitken Waterman, climbed to the top of the charts in 25 countries, served as Britain’s top-selling single in 1987 and won Best British Single at the 1988 Brit Awards. One thing the sources do agree on: the recommendations did not come from the government's health or scientific advisers.On July 27, 1987, Rick Astley’s “ Never Gonna Give You Up ” was released as a single. #Story behind linkin park given up Pc#Still others claim the impetus to take action came from two of the PC party's top advisers, campaign director Kory Teneycke and pollster Nick Kouvalis. Other sources say Health Minister Christine Elliott and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones own the playground closure and police powers, respectively. Some are blaming the premier's key political aides, chief of staff James Wallace and principal secretary Amin Massoudi. There's no consensus among Progressive Conservative insiders about who's actually responsible for proposing the controversial measures that were approved by cabinet late Friday afternoon, only to be rescinded 24 hours later. Various sources close to the government say the decisions came amid panic over the latest modelling for the pandemic and fears that Ford's approval among voters would suffer badly if he was not seen to be taking action. The decision by Premier Doug Ford and his cabinet to give police arbitrary powers and shut playgrounds across Ontario was made in a rush and without evidence that the moves would help rein in the third wave of COVID-19, multiple sources tell CBC News.
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