You Know When You’ve Had Sprouts ¹

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If you’ve been using the ‘InterWebz’ for any length of time, you will … if you have not fallen ‘victim’ to it yourself … at least have become aware of a phenomenon known as rickrolling ².

What you may not be aware of, however, is the phenomenon of being Madagascar’d.

You are now though.

So, be wary of any mention of Madagascar in future — things may not be what they seem at first sight!

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¹ Tango Adverts, ’91 — ’97 … which just go to show that, thirty years ago already, the UK was a better place to live than any other place could, to this day, ever even hope to be.

In fact, the Blackcurrant Tango advert at the very end made such an impression that Felix sampled it and released the Blackcurrant Tango remix of his track.

And then there was this …

I have many regrets in life … the fact that I never made the Adolf Hitler, Porn Star movie … that when, after seeing the Slag Of All Snacks Pot Noodle advert, friends called me up to ask if I’d got a new job in the advertising industry, I wasn’t able to claim responsibility for it … but none greater than that I didn’t have a hand in this …

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Or this

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² Let that be a lesson to you! Never simply click on a random link unless you’re prepared to run the gauntlet of being rickrolled ³.

³ Seriously? I’ve gotta spell it out for you? You must be new around here! ⁴

⁴ I’ll come around and scroll for you as well, shall I?