On Rick Rolling

[mynameisnotreal.livejournal.com]

Okay, so this friend of mine has more phone lines than he knows what to do with. He set up one with a recording of the Rick Roll song. Nothing else. You can also telnet Rick Roll. I think it would be fun to give to some lu$er as an after-hours contact or something.

I've posted it to a couple of Craigslist sites under the 'no strings attached sex'. My friend is laughing about it as we find new ways to test the limits of his box.

It's also listed on Digg.

http://digg.com/comedy/Rick_Rolling_via_Telnet

248-434-5508

Have fun with it.

Comments

[alcoholiday.livejournal.com]

I gave that number to my co-worker as a contact number for a "user" that was having Blackboard problems... he slammed down the phone and said "You're dead to me."

:)

[pope-guilty.livejournal.com]

That is awesome and your friend is awesome.

[jimbojones.livejournal.com]

Now I'm tempted to set that as a banner for some of my SMTP servers.

The fact that nobody would ever see it, somehow, sort of adds to the amusement factor... or maybe the fact that nobody would ever see it *unless* some other intrepid soul akin to mine telnetted directly to it while trying to troubleshoot a problem. Heh.

[taleya.livejournal.com]

"...the Rick Roll song. "

ok. NOW I feel old. Jesus, I remember when it was released and had a name

*crawls under desk and refuses to come back out*

[mynameisnotreal.livejournal.com]

You and me both. I'm 38 and that song was cool back in the day. But Rick Astley seems to be getting a kick out of it, so why shouldn't the rest of us?

[wignersfriend.livejournal.com]

There once was a man named Bertold
Who drank beer when the weather grew cold
As he reached for his cup...
"NEEEEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP!!!"
Oh, snap! You just got limerickrolled!

[taleya.livejournal.com]

:D I still kinda like it, I must confess. And it's always hilarious to see Fark trends end up everywhere else. It's replaced IRC as the trendsetter for the net, it seems!

[compwizrd.livejournal.com]

how geek is it to notice a lot of the lyrics sites have wrong lyrics?

Never gonna give
Never gonna give, five you up

I suspect it's give.

[mynameisnotreal.livejournal.com]

It's actually a pretty cool song. I still refuse to believe that a skinny white guy could have a voice like that. It's the anti-Milli Vanilli.

[wignersfriend.livejournal.com]

I was under the impression they did that as some idiotic way of avoiding copyright infringement.

[jenaiabird.livejournal.com]

*applauds*

[mynameisnotreal.livejournal.com]

I am stealing that for next time I go to poetry night.

[taleya.livejournal.com]

That's the least of the mis-typed lyrics.

(join the club :D)

[heinous_bitca.livejournal.com]

ROFL!

[ihateemo.livejournal.com]

http://austin.craigslist.org/muc/622155886.html

[mtupyro.livejournal.com]

heh, someone else who knows paul

[mynameisnotreal.livejournal.com]

Paul is my hero.

[wignersfriend.livejournal.com]

Full disclosure. I did not write this.

http://limerickdb.com/?383

[shifuimam.livejournal.com]

This number needs to stay around for awhile. I can give it to all the creepy douchebags who ask for my number.

[jon787.livejournal.com]

who doesn't know paul?

[mtupyro.livejournal.com]

Dave

[the-s-guy.livejournal.com]

There also needs to be a fax line. Something that accepts any fax digitally and discards it, then faxes a rickroll fax back to the originating number.

[usekh.livejournal.com]

Me too :P

[soruk.livejournal.com]

UK callers can call 0870-312-0217 for the same experience without having to call international :)

(This number forwards to the above number, so will add to the box limitation testing ^^; )

[10001110101.livejournal.com]

Your icon makes me happy in my pants.

[spooforbrains.livejournal.com]

I thought it was a 4chan thing? Most of the memes these days appear to originate from 4chan.

[drquuxum.livejournal.com]

Pffht. I'm old enough to remember his *OTHER* song that got airtime in the US.

Because Internet fads and Rick Astley are...TOGETHER FOREVER AND NEVER TO PART!

[teriwyn.livejournal.com]

Last weekend while we were out drinking with friends, someone had a rickroll message call my honey's cellphone. We haven't yet determined who was behind it, but we found it hilarious and would love to salute them if we knew who it was.

[lightforce.livejournal.com]

That is now my phone number on my Facebook profile. :D

[wxgeek.livejournal.com]

That was HIM???

[wxgeek.livejournal.com]

*slow clapping*

You magnificent bastard.

[orchidaceous.livejournal.com]

I gave that number to a guy who wouldn't leave me the fuck alone tonight. Your friend is amazing.

[tragicsupergirl.livejournal.com]

I remember that one too. As well as that one where he went "serious" and grew long hair. Can't remember the title of it though.

[geekgrrl-ca.livejournal.com]

hehe i wonder how many guys will get that for a number at bars

[ateji.livejournal.com]

Saved to my cell in the event I need to give someone "my" number. ("I can't remember my number; I just moved and had to switch area codes...") *cackles evilly*