@Visually-ize the History of the #RickRoll - #Rick @RickAstley @CTVnews #Roll #Mis-

The History of RickRolling

From Visually.

That brings up the name & some words  (not 'RickRolling' most of the links below) ...

The name “Rick” (short for Richard ... which is also abbreviated "Dick" for some reason) is built on “Brave Ruler.” 
The word “Roll” is built on “|Wheel” (|Rotary ... somehow also-meaning "List, Catalogue, |Register" (e.g. Roll-Call ... I imagine it's from 'such a list' being #RolledUp on a |Scroll) ... 'drum-roll'-etc. from "|Imitation of the Sound of a rolling |Bowling-|Ball or |Boulder").
The prefix “Mis-” (of "Misdirect") is built on “|Bad, Wrong, Divergent, |Astray” (|Difference, Change).


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