AntiSpore Creationist Site Revealed as a Rick Roll
AntiSpore Creationist Site Revealed as a Rick Roll
September 11, 2008
Yesterday GamePolitics covered AntiSpore, an apparent Creationist site bent on attacking the evolutionary message inherent in Will Wright's best-selling Spore.
We noted that there was some suspicion that the over-the-top blog was a hoax. And so it was. In today's entry the author starts out with a lengthy diatribe on her religious views:
I think part of the problem that is going on here is that the bulk of you are ignorant as to the word of God. I don’t have these beliefs just because I want to, I have them because they are the beliefs that I was raised in. I understand that everyone didn’t have the chance to be taught these things, and learn about God as my family did so if I am going to have this kind of attention I should use it to help teach others about the words of God that helped to shape me into the woman I am today...
...and then goes on to quote biblical passages from the Book of Genesis:
...But the Bible teaches us that God was not done with man. For we were His creation and He then spoke to Noah in Genesis 8:21-27 after the flood.
“21. The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood. And never gonna give you up.
22. “Never gonna let you down.”
23.”Never gonna run around and desert you.”
24. “Never gonna make you cry.”
25. “Never gonna say goodbye.”
26. “Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you.”
27.”Never truly believe anything you read on the Internet. There will always be cases of Poe’s Law.”
So - a very clever Rickroll, indeed!
Now, the only remaining question is: who pulled this off? To find out that AntiSpore was an EA marketing stunt would be disappointing. Otherwise, Bravo!
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Posted 11/20/09 at 05:42pm
ZippyDSMlee: oh may the cute stab out your eyes, http://www.youtube.com/user/simonscat
ZippyDSMlee: oh may the cute stab out your eyes, http://www.youtube.com/user/simonscat
Posted 11/20/09 at 05:17pm
JDKJ: O.K. Suit yourself. But when you're wearing Ray-Bans, sitting on a curb with a white cane and a cup of pencils, and doing Stevie Wonder impersonations, don't say I didn't warn you.
JDKJ: O.K. Suit yourself. But when you're wearing Ray-Bans, sitting on a curb with a white cane and a cup of pencils, and doing Stevie Wonder impersonations, don't say I didn't warn you.
Posted 11/20/09 at 05:10pm
ZippyDSMlee: JD:No thank you I don;t want your cooties...or STDs...
ZippyDSMlee: JD:No thank you I don;t want your cooties...or STDs...
Posted 11/20/09 at 05:01pm
JDKJ: Me. I'm rehearsing the role just in case I do get dubbed Zippy The Soecnda.
JDKJ: Me. I'm rehearsing the role just in case I do get dubbed Zippy The Soecnda.
Posted 11/20/09 at 04:59pm
DarkSaber: Wait, is that meant to be Zippy, me or you?
DarkSaber: Wait, is that meant to be Zippy, me or you?
Posted 11/20/09 at 04:49pm
JDKJ: I cud caer lez. =^^= *wakes up in mid-afternoon after staying up until 3:00AM soldering resistors on to circuit boards, stumbles around in formerly white but now grey underwear, while simultaneously scratching groin with vigor and making coffee*
JDKJ: I cud caer lez. =^^= *wakes up in mid-afternoon after staying up until 3:00AM soldering resistors on to circuit boards, stumbles around in formerly white but now grey underwear, while simultaneously scratching groin with vigor and making coffee*
Posted 11/20/09 at 04:46pm
DarkSaber: knell? Don't you mean Neil? Anymore of tht and I'll dub thee Zippy The Soecnda
DarkSaber: knell? Don't you mean Neil? Anymore of tht and I'll dub thee Zippy The Soecnda
Posted 11/20/09 at 04:44pm
JDKJ: Now, now, Saber. Don't be salty. You weren't the first one to knell and bob and you ain't gonna be the last one, either.
JDKJ: Now, now, Saber. Don't be salty. You weren't the first one to knell and bob and you ain't gonna be the last one, either.
Posted 11/20/09 at 04:42pm
DarkSaber: JD's feeling rather desperate it seems.
DarkSaber: JD's feeling rather desperate it seems.
Posted 11/20/09 at 04:33pm
JDKJ: C'mon, Zip. You already touch yourself way too much. Spread the love. Before you go blind.
JDKJ: C'mon, Zip. You already touch yourself way too much. Spread the love. Before you go blind.
Posted 11/20/09 at 04:27pm
ZippyDSMlee: JD:No and I ain't touching any part of you or your friends!! :P
ZippyDSMlee: JD:No and I ain't touching any part of you or your friends!! :P
Posted 11/20/09 at 04:25pm
JDKJ: @Zip: You know Lik Mitaint?
JDKJ: @Zip: You know Lik Mitaint?
Posted 11/20/09 at 04:18pm
ZippyDSMlee: neill and bob,oldest giveing head joke and most lamest...
ZippyDSMlee: neill and bob,oldest giveing head joke and most lamest...
Posted 11/20/09 at 04:18pm
JDKJ: But thanks for the memory. MIB's a classic. *sings* "Here come the Men in Black. Galaxy defenders. Here come the Men in Black. They won't let you remember."
JDKJ: But thanks for the memory. MIB's a classic. *sings* "Here come the Men in Black. Galaxy defenders. Here come the Men in Black. They won't let you remember."
Posted 11/20/09 at 04:18pm
ZippyDSMlee: JD:for the record I told you you can suck your own dck.
ZippyDSMlee: JD:for the record I told you you can suck your own dck.
Posted 11/20/09 at 04:07pm
JDKJ: Naw, man. That's Mueedeegiaap and Bob. And you can stop bobbing. I got Zippy bobbing now, too.
JDKJ: Naw, man. That's Mueedeegiaap and Bob. And you can stop bobbing. I got Zippy bobbing now, too.
Posted 11/20/09 at 03:56pm
DarkSaber: OH I get it now! It's Men In Black quote! The twins that run the comm centre in HQ.
DarkSaber: OH I get it now! It's Men In Black quote! The twins that run the comm centre in HQ.
Posted 11/20/09 at 03:49pm
JDKJ: I'd like to introduce you to them. First, Neil. Then, Bob.
JDKJ: I'd like to introduce you to them. First, Neil. Then, Bob.
Posted 11/20/09 at 03:47pm
ZippyDSMlee: JD:I know they are intimate friends of yours...
ZippyDSMlee: JD:I know they are intimate friends of yours...
Posted 11/20/09 at 03:44pm
JDKJ: @Zip: You know Neil and Bob?
JDKJ: @Zip: You know Neil and Bob?
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Poe's law people. It'll always happen. Some people can't tell the difference between Wesboro and Landover Baptist church.
If you scroll down the comments at #354 someone proclaiming to be the admin has said that his/her site was hacked. I'm rather skeptical though.
Keep scrolling, and you'll see even more 'admin' posts.
Ah, the good old "I was hacked" trick, good for extending your hoax's life and getting people back for more trolling....
If it was a hack, I have to ask why the post claiming a hack was removed (check for yourself) and the post is still up. In fact, as of right now, there's only one "admin" reply.
Yeah I'd count that as an EPIC WIN.
Seriously this crap with rick roll is getting old. I can't go on youtube any more without someone doing this stupid prank anymore. @#$%ing aye dude. This is joke is not funny anymore.
Rick Rolling is always funny
Jack Trolling is never funny
Forced memes are not funny. Rickrolling, therefore, is not funny.
You are wrong.
We will have to agree to disagree about Rick Rolling
We can agree, however, on Jack Trolling ;)
Most of the memes that /b/tards start are decidedly unfunny. They're even less amusing when they're overplayed and spammed on nearly every discussion thread there (which is most of the time).
That said, rick-rolling CAN be funny, if it's done well - if you really didn't see it coming. This one was reasonably well-done.
Trolling Jack is always funny
Fixed it for you, junk like a RR loses its so called humor the more people keep overusing and overdoing it....
No, like all memes, they're good in moderation. Now Rick Rolling is just plain annoying and JT trolling is almost always worth a chuckle.
I've never found it particularly funny, but I do like the song.
You know, I never was phased much when I got the Rick Roll. Maybe because I heard the song so many times before. When I was a little kid my dad bought me an 80's mixtape from the flea market. Rick Astley's song was in it.
Damnit, I was actually hoping this was fully real. Love bible thumpers when they get a wild hair up thier ass and do things like this.
Did do a bit of quick searching. Site was registered on GoDaddy via a site called 'Domains by Proxy', which hides personal information when creating sites. So it seems the persons intent from the begining was to Rickroll. No clue, however, if it is EA or not. Somehow, I doubt even EA would be evil enough for this XD
Actually, I was pretty certain it was a joke, and am relieved it turned out to be. I'm sick to death of the "bible thumpers" who "get a wild hair up their asses and do things like this" ruining the reputation of Christians in general who often end up lumped together with those extremist whackos.
"I'm not responcabel fer my comuter's spleling errnors." -- Xlorep DarkHelm
Here here. I couldn't agree more.
i have to kept laughing becuse that was great haha and mean ...mean person lol
thanks
Zaruka
It was me. I did it.
Of course it was, it's always anonymous doing this crazy shit and it's all for the lulz IIRC.
I just love what Brian Griffin said about this song. It pretty much summed-up my own thoughts on it.:
"This is a song by a gay guy."
Nuff said.
Oh, well played Mr. Whoever-You-Are.
I was half expecting this to be a rick roll and the other half saying this was just your average troll. I have to admit though, even though one of my halfs was right, it still made me chuckle
I always love to yell at someone to make my day, and I did when this first came up. But GP didn't fall for it, so nice job. The sad this is that there are people who truly believe the same things as this website intended.
I thought it was a parody, didn't occur to me it would be a Rickroll. I just thought it would be one of those parody sites like shellytherepublican.com
the best part is the comments by people who clearly didn't get the joke.
I'm gald I'm one of the people who called this hoax.
A subtle Rickroll, well played.
The funny part is that most of the comments are by people who actually think its real. The sad part is that their are comments by people who read the full post AND still think the other posts are real.
In order to be a satire it has to be just a little bit over the top. This is not - it's exactly what the ACTUAL creationists believe, and as such it serves them more than it serves rationality. If this is intended as satire I think the author needs to read Kurt Vonnegut's 'Mother Night', because this sort of foolishness does more harm than good.
Yes and no. The site is similar to how the hard liners work, but the wording is off.
A well done Rickroll.
we'll just have to see if it was a hacker or what. Its probably just someone doing something to something to cause a stir, and now they got that attention, they decided to rick roll. Again, we'll never know, but it was hilarious.
Whew, glad it wasn't a real idiot. Unfortunately there's people even more stupid that aren't joking.
Really, those horrible monster creationists. Yeah. How dare they. *cough*
I'm still not sure I understand the animosity towards us. It just goes to show that societies never truly become tolerant, they just change their objects of prejudice.
A creationist complaining about intolerance.
Thats cute.
To make my reply somemore than a snarky remark I'll explain the animosity often expressed. It generally stems from the animosity and persecution that the most vocal of creationists pressured upon those who do/did not believe as they.
Not all, but the most vocal and vehement have left a stain upon your reputation. It was the church that first lashed out against Science, not the other way around, and people on both side bear grudges.
All I can say is that there are rotten people everywhere who do nasty things in the name of some cause or another. That doesn't explain why there's an exceptionally vocal backlash against creationists. Seriously, some of the stuff people complain about happened hundreds of years ago.
"Poe's Law"?
Huh. That's a new term for me.
"Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is utterly impossible to parody a Creationist in such a way that someone won't mistake for the genuine article." ~Nathan Poe, Christianforums.com
http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/Poe's_Law
The most depressing part of that site is the response from so called gamers, especially the sheer number of idiots who haven't even read the post before commenting.
My thought exactly.
It's actually a bit frightening to see so many dimwits VISIBLY missing out on an entire section of the blog post, only to then bash it, point by point, never realising how fooled they've been..
But on the other hand, it's good lulz. Stupidity never gets old, after all!
Great rickroll or greatest rickroll?
You know which gaming-related website I wish was a hoax? The "All I want for Xmas is a PSP" blog. Terrible, terrible viral marketing, Sony. And now for some weird reason, the url re-directs to the Haagen-Dazs website.
High-fives all around.
No, Luke, I AM the Walrus
I find it hilarious that people "read it in a book" and therefor it must be true.
Come on, just because a book says something does not make it fact, using that as your sole argument against evolution because the bible doesn't say it is so, does not overpower thousands of experiements that indicate evolution is reality, thousands of books with evidence to support them backing evolution. Find a shred of evidence that creation was done without evolution, that the way the bible puts it is all there is. Can people really be this stupid, are they really that afraid to open their eyes, are they so terrified that they could be wrong. Come on people over 2/3rds the population are not god fearing, so god must suck at marketing.
I don't care if people believe in god or not, just don't make an argument against something because one book that has been rewritten constantly over the years to meld to the latest political views. The bible does not tell you about computers, but guess what they exist. It doesn't mention man visiting the moon, in fact it indicates that the moon is not real because you could build a tower to heaven ofcourse that would upset god.
oh dude never funny
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