Serious Internets is Serious Business

Phaedrus · Post by **Phaedrus** » 08 Jun 2008 03:00

http://www.internetisseriousbusiness.com/

Post by **Freakzilla** » 08 Jun 2008 07:25

I got a Rick Astley video and an "out of bandwidth" message. Must not be too serious or they'd pay for more bandwidth, huh?

SandChigger · Post by **SandChigger** » 08 Jun 2008 09:37

Rick Astley?!

He's dead, right?

Mandy · Post by **Mandy** » 08 Jun 2008 12:55

lol.. you've been Rickrolled!

Phaedrus · Post by **Phaedrus** » 08 Jun 2008 13:08

Clearly, some of you aren't very good at the internet.

orald · Post by **orald** » 08 Jun 2008 13:11

Can I say again "stupid, dtupid, stupid"?

Post by **Omphalos** » 08 Jun 2008 13:28

What a stupid prank. Who cares?

Phaedrus · Post by **Phaedrus** » 08 Jun 2008 13:32

Omphalos wrote:What a stupid prank. Who cares?

Clearly, you don't frequent the darker places of the internet.

Maybe it was really late last night, but this was really funny at one point.

Mandy · Post by **Mandy** » 08 Jun 2008 13:36

Phaedrus, are you a /b/tard?

Phaedrus · Post by **Phaedrus** » 08 Jun 2008 13:41

Mandy wrote:Phaedrus, are you a /b/tard?

Not unless I'm desperately bored.

But I used to(and will again in the future) play WoW, which is almost worse. I've also been known to lurk slashdot, and it's commonly known that the first place memes go after they've been spawned in the depths of 4chan is /. or WoW.

Oh, and...
http://xkcd.com/351/

Post by **Omphalos** » 08 Jun 2008 15:25

Phaedrus wrote:
Omphalos wrote:What a stupid prank. Who cares?
Clearly, you don't frequent the darker places of the internet.

Maybe it was really late last night, but this was really funny at one point.

If that is what happens on your "dark places" I think you and I have a different definition of light.

GamePlayer · Post by **GamePlayer** » 08 Jun 2008 16:18

I think Rickrolling is the new goatse, only work safe.

I am curious why Rick Astley was singled out over all the other music tards from the 80's. I guess he wasn't ever taken seriously, so morons like Prince or Warrant somehow escape the mocking they so justly deserve

Phaedrus · Post by **Phaedrus** » 08 Jun 2008 16:42

GamePlayer wrote:I think Rickrolling is the new goatse, only work safe.

I am curious why Rick Astley was singled out over all the other music tards from the 80's. I guess he wasn't ever taken seriously, so morons like Prince or Warrant somehow escape the mocking they so justly deserve

Did you watch the video? I can't imagine anyone, even people in the 80s, taking that seriously.

I think the real reason Rickrolling has taken off is due to the bonus: when someone gets Rickrolled, that song is stuck in their head all day.

Post by **Freakzilla** » 08 Jun 2008 16:46

GamePlayer wrote:I think Rickrolling is the new goatse, only work safe.

I am curious why Rick Astley was singled out over all the other music tards from the 80's. I guess he wasn't ever taken seriously, so morons like Prince or Warrant somehow escape the mocking they so justly deserve

Prince rules!

Nekhrun · Post by **Nekhrun** » 08 Jun 2008 20:50

Freakzilla wrote:
GamePlayer wrote:I think Rickrolling is the new goatse, only work safe.

I am curious why Rick Astley was singled out over all the other music tards from the 80's. I guess he wasn't ever taken seriously, so morons like Prince or Warrant somehow escape the mocking they so justly deserve
Prince rules!

In MN he's revered as a god.

Post by **Omphalos** » 08 Jun 2008 21:07

Nekhrun wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:
GamePlayer wrote:I think Rickrolling is the new goatse, only work safe.

I am curious why Rick Astley was singled out over all the other music tards from the 80's. I guess he wasn't ever taken seriously, so morons like Prince or Warrant somehow escape the mocking they so justly deserve
Prince rules!
In MN he's revered as a god.

I hear he plays a mean-ass game of H.O.R.S.E.

Post by **Freakzilla** » 08 Jun 2008 21:35

Omphalos wrote:
Nekhrun wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:
GamePlayer wrote:I think Rickrolling is the new goatse, only work safe.

I am curious why Rick Astley was singled out over all the other music tards from the 80's. I guess he wasn't ever taken seriously, so morons like Prince or Warrant somehow escape the mocking they so justly deserve
Prince rules!
In MN he's revered as a god.
I hear he plays a mean-ass game of H.O.R.S.E.

So says Dave Chappelle. That's a hilarious story.

I think he's underated as a guitarist. Did anyone see his superbowl performance?

Post by **Omphalos** » 08 Jun 2008 22:57

Freakzilla wrote:
Omphalos wrote:
Nekhrun wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:
GamePlayer wrote:I think Rickrolling is the new goatse, only work safe.

I am curious why Rick Astley was singled out over all the other music tards from the 80's. I guess he wasn't ever taken seriously, so morons like Prince or Warrant somehow escape the mocking they so justly deserve
Prince rules!
In MN he's revered as a god.
I hear he plays a mean-ass game of H.O.R.S.E.
So says Dave Chappelle. That's a hilarious story.

I think he's underated as a guitarist. Did anyone see his superbowl performance?

He's an awesome musician all around. I personally don't go in for all the theatrical stuff that he does too, but I still love his music. And yes, he is a great guitarist, though I don't think Ive heard enough to say that hes well rounded on that instrument.

orald · Post by **orald** » 09 Jun 2008 01:22

Phaedrus wrote:I think the real reason Rickrolling has taken off is due to the bonus: when someone gets Rickrolled, that song is stuck in their head all day.

It must mean "until the end of a day" then, and not 24 hours, because I don't remember it now. Acually, I didn't remember it 10 seconds after I watched the begining.

So hah!

GamePlayer · Post by **GamePlayer** » 09 Jun 2008 10:06

My favorite Prince story

She's like, "Kevin, let me explain something to you about Prince.

I've been working with Prince for many years and I can't go tell him that you can't shoot this documentary."

She's like, "Prince doesn't comprehend things the way you and I do."

I was like, "What do you mean?" She was like, "Well, Prince has been living in Prince World for quite some time now."

She's like, "So Prince will come to us periodically and say things like: 'lt's 3:00 am in the morning in Minnesota. I really need a camel. Go get it. '

And then we try to explain to Prince, like: 'Prince, it's 3:00 in the morning in Minnesota, it's January and you want a camel. That is not physically or psychologically possible.'

And Prince says, 'Why?"'

I'm like, "Is he an asshole?"

She's like, "He's not malicious when he does it. He just doesn't understand why he can't get what he wants. He doesn't understand why someone can't process a request like a camel at 3 am in the morning in Minnesota."

Nekhrun · Post by **Nekhrun** » 09 Jun 2008 10:11

GamePlayer wrote:My favorite Prince story
...

What's that from?

GamePlayer · Post by **GamePlayer** » 09 Jun 2008 10:15

An Evening With Kevin Smith

Post by **Freakzilla** » 09 Jun 2008 10:20

GamePlayer wrote:An Evening With Kevin Smith

I've seen that, pretty funny.

I like the story about the time he was interviewed on TV news while protesting the movie Dogma, and nobody recognized him.