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KamaAina

(78,249 posts) Mon Nov 23, 2015, 06:05 PM Nov 2015

Anonymous torments ISIS with 'Rickrolls'

The Rick Roll is back in a big way!

http://www.sfgate.com/weird/article/Anonymous-torments-ISIS-with-rickrolls-6652449.php

Anonymous is wielding a new weapon of mass disruption in its ongoing social media war with the Islamic State — Rick Astley videos.

The "hacktivist" group has been flooding all pro-Isis hashtags with countless videos of the red-headed bass-baritone, according to a recent tweet from the #OpParis account.

Anyone familiar with 1980s music videos knows how unsettling watching Astley sing and dance can be. In fact, as Dazed notes, tricking people to watch his "Never Gonna Give You Up" has been a staple of viruses, protests and other online pranks since 2007....

Whenever some Islamic State account attempts to spread a message or try to get a topic trending, the subject with be barraged with Rick videos from the late '80s.

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Anonymous torments ISIS with 'Rickrolls' (Original Post) KamaAina Nov 2015 OP

That is so mean. I like it! Glimmer of Hope Nov 2015 #1

i'm surprised cheney didn't think of this.... spanone Nov 2015 #2

Poor Rick, he seems to catch all the hell for the 80's. People forget about... BlueJazz Nov 2015 #3

Well, Rob Zombie did a cover of KC's "Boogie Man.." Archae Nov 2015 #5

Sweet Jesus! Although I do have to say, it's waay more entertaining than the original! BlueJazz Nov 2015 #8

haha GummyBearz Nov 2015 #13

One would think after years of this being used to troll people Egnever Nov 2015 #4

I'm not sure they would not even "get it.." CTyankee Nov 2015 #6

They should make some ISIS heads explode with this Slim Whitman video: trof Nov 2015 #7

Actually they might like it. He has a very good voice. OregonBlue Nov 2015 #9

I'd watch Rick Astley videos all day long... Johnyawl Nov 2015 #14

I liked Slim when I was a kid. LuvNewcastle Nov 2015 #15

Hahahaha! ismnotwasm Nov 2015 #10

Oh, the humanity!! Oh, the pain!! Jack Rabbit Nov 2015 #11

I say use the nuclear triad - Yanni, Zamfir, Mantovani hatrack Nov 2015 #12

Glimmer of Hope

(5,823 posts)

1. That is so mean. I like it!

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 06:15 PM

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spanone

(135,844 posts)

2. i'm surprised cheney didn't think of this....

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 06:21 PM

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BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)

3. Poor Rick, he seems to catch all the hell for the 80's. People forget about...

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 06:45 PM

Nov 2015

..KC and the Sunshine Band. Their..ah.."music" was stuff that songwriters throw in the trash-can.

Archae

(46,335 posts)

5. Well, Rob Zombie did a cover of KC's "Boogie Man.."

Reply to BlueJazz (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 07:12 PM

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BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)

8. Sweet Jesus! Although I do have to say, it's waay more entertaining than the original!

Reply to Archae (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 07:31 PM

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GummyBearz

(2,931 posts)

13. haha

Reply to BlueJazz (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 09:18 PM

Nov 2015

I saw an interview of Rick Astley several years ago where they brought up the "rick-rolled" meme. He was aware of it and was pretty cool about the whole thing. He just laughed it off with an attitude of "hey, it gets my song exposure"

Back about 7 years ago whenever my gf and I were getting ready for a friday night of partying we would play music while getting dressed and I always had "Never gonna give you up" thrown in the play list randomly. She found it hilarious... good times being young

Egnever

(21,506 posts)

4. One would think after years of this being used to troll people

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 07:08 PM

Nov 2015

Someone would have found a video by now with decent quality.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

6. I'm not sure they would not even "get it.."

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 07:12 PM

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trof

(54,256 posts)

7. They should make some ISIS heads explode with this Slim Whitman video:

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 07:12 PM

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BY god, IT WORKED ON THE DAMNED MARTIANS!

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OregonBlue

(7,754 posts)

9. Actually they might like it. He has a very good voice.

Reply to trof (Reply #7)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 07:34 PM

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Johnyawl

(3,205 posts)

14. I'd watch Rick Astley videos all day long...

Reply to trof (Reply #7)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 09:19 PM

Nov 2015

...to avoid having to hear even one Slim Whitman song. When "Mars Attacks" came out I thought I must be part Martian, because while my head didn't explode when he sang MY BRAIN TURNED TO JELLO! It took me days to recover and assume non-vegetative status.

LuvNewcastle

(16,846 posts)

15. I liked Slim when I was a kid.

Reply to trof (Reply #7)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 09:22 PM

Nov 2015

They sold his albums on tv commercials during the 1970's for a long time. My voice hadn't changed yet, so I used to sing along when one of the commercials came on. Drove my parents nuts. Slim must have made a killing selling those records, considering how long he bought air time to sell them.