This could be the strangest rickroll yet

August 6, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

The concept of the rickroll–tricking someone to click a link that will deliver Rick Astley singing “Never Gonna Give You Up,” began sometime in the late aughts and has taken many different forms and tactics. This, however, is a new one.

Some dude got a tattoo of a QR code. He then asks random people to scan it. You can guess what happens. (Via Exclaim!)

@isaiahphoto
asking strangers where my QR tattoo leads to..
♬ original sound – Isaiah

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