The White House 'Rickrolls' Its Twitter Followers

[cory777]

Source: Huffington Post

It's not every day that the White House responds to one of your tweets--but it's even rarer that it "rickrolls" you.

Twitter user David Wiggs (@wiggsd) decided to share his thoughts on the latest White House correspondence briefing, which he described as " nearly as entertaining as yesterday's," in a tweet that incorporated the #WHChat and #TCOT hashtags.

-------

"Sorry to hear that. Fiscal policy is important, but can be dry sometimes. Here's something more fun," wrote @WhiteHouse, with a link to a music video of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up."

In other words, Wiggs--and anyone else who clicked the link--got rickrolled, a term for an Internet meme that essentially consists of directing someone unknowingly to Rick Astley's 80s hit song. Short links (like "huff.to") on Twitter are great for this type of tomfoolery because they mask they actual URL of a page. (The White House used "tinyurl.com/y8ufsnp.")

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/27/white-house-rick-roll-twitter_n_911345.html?1311800964&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000008

---

Activist News http://activistnews.blogspot.com/

[bitchkitty]

1. You've got to be kidding me. n/t

[bananas]

2. I still don't know what "rick roll" means.

And I probably don't care.

[lapfog_1]

5. It's all explained here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

[gateley]

8. I can't believe I clicked on the link!

:rofl:

:spank:

[bananas]

9. The girls are hot, the bartender could star in a Jackie Chan movie, but who's the dweeb with orange

hair?

[gateley]

7. I'm surprised you haven't been rick rolled here - it seems to

come in waves.

[bananas]

10. That's what she said - "it comes in waves" nt

[bananas]

14. I hang out in the ass-burger forums

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1587054


edit to add: we don't understand jokes.

[awoke_in_2003]

11. oh my...

someone who hasn't been rickrolled? You must get out more :)

[chollybocker]

The real shame comes to those

who've been Rickrolled MORE than once.

;)

[chollybocker]

13. ctrz-z dupe

[awoke_in_2003]

15. Well, it has happened

a few times to me :)

[patrice]

16. Even I have managed to rickroll someone once, here on the DU, several years ago.

[tavalon]

21. you probably don't care

but click on the link, it's not nearly as bad as people make it out to be.

[Tx4obama]

3. It was a tweet directed to ONE person. Not very news worthy. n/t

[greyl]

17. I think who did the tweeting makes it newsworthy.

What if the Whitehouse tweeted "fuck you asshole" @ONE_person?

[Muskypundit]

20. Well it depends on what asshole they are talking about XD

[greyl]

23. No, I really don't think it would. ;) nt

[Luminous Animal]

4. I am respecting the virtual picket line at Huffington Post so I won't click on the link.

But really, rickroll? That is sooooo 2 years ago.

[patrice]

12. Thanks for reminding me of that. Haven't gone over there in a while, but I did forget

the picket line.

[gateley]

6. I think that's pretty funny! Rick Astley will live on forever!

:rofl:

[pam4water]

18. Ack I got adrolled which is even worse.

[uncle ray]

19. you guys didn't hear? his record label filed a complaint and had the video removed.

all that's left is this message:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

[tavalon]

22. Bastid!

This is why he will last forever.

[bitchkitty]

24. Hey

I can't believe I fell for it...

[SoCalDem]

25. they should have sent him this one instead

Fun fun fun