Friday, September 8, 2023

I don't care what people say, Rick and roll are here to stay

This afternoon I happened to pass a stranger whose T-shirt said "NEVER STOP" followed by something else that was occluded from my view. For some reason I became very curious about what it was that he didn't want to stop, so much so that I contrived a reason to walk past him a second time and get another gander at the tee.

It said "NEVER STOP ROLLING."

Hours later, while looking for something completely unrelated, I happened upon a link to a brand new (uploaded to YouTube less than a week ago) music video by Rick Astley, obviously intended as a sort of sequel to the 1987 hit that made him a meme:

I take this as a sign that it's time to resume syncposting.

Vizzini, flies, and full fathom five

In past comments on this blog, Bill has associated me with the character Vizzini from The Princess Bride  (starring, incidentally, Cary Elw...