We won’t get fooled again…
… TOO LATE!
It’s April 1. This would be a day to celebrate fools. (Note that there was no comma between “celebrate” and “fools.”)
And, yes, 80’s “singer” Rick Astley would apply. But he is getting the last laugh at your computer’s expense.
Let me set the stage here to save you a bit of grief…
You’re welcome, in advance, by the way:
You get a link from a “friend” accompanied by text that says something like “Check Out the Leaked Trailer for Iron Man” or “News Flash About Led Zeppelin’s Summer Tour!”
And, then you are “Rick Rolled.”
Yes, baby - bask in the some of the greatest dance moves of the 80’s by a red-haired guy with one hit…and then hit yourself in the head repeatedly with the claw of a nearby hammer after 30 seconds of it.
See, what happens when you click that link is Mr. Astley and his “hit,” “Never Gonna Give You Up” …play on…repeatedly. Non stop. And it - the video with lyrics provided - bounces all over your computer, avoiding your attempts to turn it off. The damn thing actually moves like a cockroach avoiding your stomp in your apartment.
The thing has gotten out of control where people are “Rick Rolling” live at basketball games and office conference rooms. Think singing telegram with dance moves. Bad ones.
Personally, I think it was all part of Al Gore’s masterplan when he invented the worldwide Web.
It was PR brilliance to promote a guy that dances worse than he and Tipper.