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How to Rick Roll others

A tutorial-style GIF meme titled 'How to Rick Roll others' structured in three progressive steps. Each step features instructional text on the left and a corresponding brain scan image on the right, escalating in activity. The first step reads 'Post the original link and wait for people to click it' with a basic blue brain scan. The second: 'Use 'Rick Roll but a different link'' with a more active brain (purple highlights). The third: 'Pretend this meme to be a still image' with a fully illuminated brain. The bottom section reveals Rick Astley singing from his 'Never Gonna Give You Up' music video, completing the rickroll.
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How to Rick Roll others: Post the original link and wait for people to click it; Use 'Rick Roll but a different link'; Pretend this meme to be a still image

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A tutorial-style GIF meme titled 'How to Rick Roll others' structured in three progressive steps. Each step features instructional text on the left and a corresponding brain scan image on the right, escalating in activity. The first step reads 'Post the original link and wait for people to click it' with a basic blue brain scan. The second: 'Use 'Rick Roll but a different link'' with a more active brain (purple highlights). The third: 'Pretend this meme to be a still image' with a fully illuminated brain. The bottom section reveals Rick Astley singing from his 'Never Gonna Give You Up' music video, completing the rickroll.

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Originates from Reddit:Meme, created by remixing text instructions, stock/educational brain scan images (progressing from basic to highly active), and a clip from Rick Astley's 1987 music video 'Never Gonna Give You Up'—the classic source of rickrolling. This meme is a user-generated tutorial combining these elements to demonstrate advanced rickrolling techniques.

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