4Chan Founder Gives Palin Courtroom Lesson In Internet Slang

You have to love the lack of tech and Web knowledge shown in the modern day judicial system (I honestly don’t have a clue as to why some of these questions needed to be asked).

Q: And the term “rickroll” you said it tries to make people go to a site where they think it is going to be one thing, but it is a video of Rick Astley, is that right?

A: Yes.

Q: He was some kind of singer?

A: Yes.

Q: It’s a joke?

A: Yes.

Full court document over at Smoking Gun.

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