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Mootles
In wake of the "Fappening" and the increased interest in 4chan and the legal issues surrounding it, the last time Moot went to court:
Moot was called in to testify about 4Chan in 2010 and the data that he turned over to investigators (He was summoned because the then vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palins email login details were posted back in 2008). But, for some reason, both the prosecution and defense felt the need to question him about 4Chan slang.
Nothing in the rest of the testimony makes it clear why these questions needed to be asked, but the testimony is a lot of fun:
Source:
http://www.businessinsider.com/4chan-founder-moots-weird-testimony-in-sarah-palin-email-hacking-trial-2010-8
The time Moot won most influential person of the year:
http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1894028,00.html
More Mootles:
http://canitbesaturdaynow.com/images/fpics/2656/8_22_09_72.jpg
http://img.chan4chan.com/img/2009-04-03/1238755111067.jpg
onedayiwillruletheworld
I am seriously disappointed that you didn't use this opportunity to rick roll us
GenericAfricanDictator
he is some kind of singer? yes. It's a joke? yes.
FabulouslyTiti
He looks pretty...emootionless. 8D
VBKG
This post is Moot.
Compendyum
"some kind of singer"...
vathy
I'm sure he had a great time laughing when he got home after this one wondering wtf just happened
icantbelieveireadthewholething
The pic that appears in the dictionary under "Douchebag."
abowersock
Was I just Rick Rolled through stenography?
Therm
Yes.
napsmear
When they asked about "Rickroll" I would have immediately stood up and busted out a rendition of "Never Gonna Give You Up" ♫♪♫
copingcabana
As a lawyer, I would have loved to call him to the stand. "Your honor, my next witness is Moot." "Okay, let's take an early lunch, then."
Harmonex
No, no. It's "moo". Like a cow's opinion.
GameOfJabronis
Dad, stop.
Ordinance
MOOT, CORAAAAAAAAL!
TheronJon
I am kind of upset that none of these links were rickrolls
TheBlackShakes
You ain't been lookin' hard enough, they're in there.
MeSoMerry
That guy was great in The Social Network and Zombieland!
ihatepeoplejustthat
Its just me or he is more if Jesse eisenberg and kristen stewart's child?
Makinbrosmadonimgurandnotgivingafuck
Ha! I was gonna suggest if Jessie Eisenberg would play him in the 4 Chan movie
WorriedChimera
Banned everywhere... except 4chan
RuneKatashima
I bet he's first pick.
JustKiddingImBlakeGriffin
m<3<3t!
TeddyBearsPicnic
Plot twist: prosecutor was an Anon
HYDROFRACKER
"And what about anon?"
TheLastBillyBumbler
Prosecutor *was Anon*
Codingale
But who was phone?
WeCanAllPhoneHomeTogether
This idea makes me happy. The founder and Anon, trolling the courts, in person.
TK421isAFK
Sounds more like a seasoned troll, really.
ThatBabyDontLookLikeMe
This interview is pathetic. He could have answered all of these questions himself off one website - knowyourmeme
sheldonthepig
This way it's in the court record, though. I don't know WHY it needed to be in court record...
ThatBabyDontLookLikeMe
I get the legality behind it but it seems pretty irrelevant, unless the fed really has NO IDEA what they're reading on 4chan. ask interns :D
warneverchanges
And found the perfect opportunity to ask questions they had been wondering all along. Haha.
NothingButReposts
prosecutor was SNACKS!
gilsuhwan
Plot twist: prosecutor basically verbally rickrolled moot.
TimTamFlimFlam
Q: You know the rules? And so do I?
therealSKYKING
"We're no strangers to loveee!"
fullmanchild
"you know the rules, and so do i"
Supanini
Shhh, let's not start this
OrbitusII
NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP!
kylotrash
I'd fuck him
seksiseppo
Me too. No hetero.
HD2composer
not sure if males or females are commenting this. or both
Polismack
A large portion of the internet would too.
ZaphodsFriend
Good god would I
MLGsandwichmaker
Interested in what hes packing? NSFW http://imgur.com/L6npFTD
whatevar
there needs to be more.... for... for science...
Efreeti
He's a year younger than me D:
JamesBluntThatSmartassCunt
Aaaand?
Efreeti
What and? It's like you've never had an existential crisis from watching your juniors surpass you.
Ronsedm
Is he the famous hacker named 4chan ?
melancholicjeans
WHO IS THIS 4 CHAN.gif
OiMysize
n7pixel
Cock Piss Partridge.
contentfromconcentrate
You can find clips of his visit to court here for those that are interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
nightexcessive
dammit.
drokblock
i clicked hoping for this.
Sennox
Joke's on you, that Song is not available where I live :D
GilgameshWulfenbach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL-hNMJvcyI Best one imo
SirArtoriasTheAbysswalker
Normally you get a "HA" but for this you got a HA HA HA
GilgameshWulfenbach
Beat me to it
maybeaforestheartambassador
son of a bitch
unspaghetti
Fuckin twice now, god DAMMIT
silentbob62
Do you really think someone will fall for that?
eggmuffin
Of course. After all, you did.
hipu
guilty
bbforyou
Fuck..
r40k
Fell for it and laughed my ass off.
tunes
I did :'(
shazardous
me too ...but advertisement saved me from the worst
LordChappers
The same conversation in 2014, all of his answers: "I AM MOOT."
ZaphodsFriend
WE ARE MOOT
TheNextBestUsername
I like that even though the stenographer misheard "meme", it still makes a bit of sense: a rickroll is a mean internet trend.
Westham0812
Isn't it though?
DoorToDoorWikipediaSalesman
I read the whole thing, they also misunderstood the term "white knight" and spelled it "white night."
huginandmunin
It's standard to ask about terms in a depo: "So, when a CPA says 'EBITDA' what do they mean?" ... Ok, asking about rickrolls is weird.
rectalprolapse
I mean can't they just Google it?
huginandmunin
If serious: especially in the first part of a depo, you usually only ask questions that you already know the answer to, just for the record.
rectalprolapse
That actually makes a lot of sense. Thanks for clarifying that, good sir or ma'am.
IveSeenEnoughWeirdShitToday
There's actually a video of him being asked these questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
KillerAceUSAF
I clicked on that link, I was not dissapointed at all!
ncsp
how did i not see that coming...
awong112
i shouldve know.......damn you bro
Westham0812
I clicked on it and knew but hoped it wouldn't
RD84
'It's a joke?' sums the whole thing up
deerdrah
I am moot.
RoriZ
I never knew 4Chan's found had such nice yes.
Harmonex
His nos is pretty nice, too.
RoriZ
And is hair is so fluffy too
Harmonex
I...I was making a pun. But sure.
isildur
I thought the pun a very good one. So there's that, at least.
adam1111
Shit fuck I finally saw a frontpage-worthy post in usersub with no comments and I'm too high to think of a clever comment bollocks
infogulch
You done fucked up now.
wengocerrones
This is it!
CultofCedar
Couet logs have been posted here a few times already though haha
immagonnatickleyourpicklesooooogooooood
Come on people. Get this comment to the top. Do it for the drugs!
TheBoredHistorian
My parole officer told me to stop doing things for the drugs, but maybe just this once...
immagonnatickleyourpicklesooooogooooood
You're doing the Lord's work son
Tuanicle
i'llallowit.gif
9384582j2n02
ugh. Boooo!!!
justanothercanuck
Ya dun good son.
ThisUsernameWillHaveToDo
Well... Shit fuck
PMMeYourMitts
Dude, how many marijuana's did you take?
ThatEngineer
Sounds like 5 WHOLE marijuana's.
adam1111
All. All of the marijewanas.
AwhatNwhatAwhatMwhatE
"It's a joke?" Yes. "It's funny?" Yes. No. Maybe.
Toonight
It's classified.
Squossifrage
He should have just started singing.
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iliketokeepitsimplestupid
That, right there is the humour I like. The stuff that suprises you.
SpaceOrks
Yes, no, maybe so. I don't know, repeat the question!
oblivioniscalling
even if it's not funny, it's kindA NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP
Dicio
Should of stood up in court and yelled "You can't handle the truth!"
OldYudansha
.... Yes. Maybe. No.
poogie67
What is the average speed of an unladen swallow?
LearnedCoward
I don't know. Can you repeat the question?
Nalianna
You're not the boss of me now.
KnockKnockWhosThereJehovahsWitness
I don't know. Can you repeat that question? You're not the boss of me now! You're not the boss of me now!
gzig
AAAAAANNNND YOUURR NOOOOOOT SOOOOO BIIIIIIIG
FloppyTheFighter
Yes no, maybe can you repeat the question?
baneofbelial
PaulHeartist
"Bitch I might be."
ItsCaptain0bvious
It reminds of Men In Black, when they visit Beatrice... 1/4
ItsCaptain0bvious
KAY: How do you do, ma'am, I'm Special Agent Manheim, this is Agent Black, FBI. Had a few questions about your visitor.
ItsCaptain0bvious
BEATRICE: Are you here to make fun of me too?
ItsCaptain0bvious
KAY: No ma'am. We at the FBI don't have a sense of humor that we're aware of.
OneFun
It's only funny if your the Rick Roller, not the Rick Rollee.
AwhatNwhatAwhatMwhatE
Exactly.
seaish
Full testimony: http://www.scribd.com/doc/35688046/Christopher-Moot-Poole-Testimony-in-Palin-Email-Trial
fattycat
I am so happy I wasn't rickrolled
bollwevil
I actually found this very interesting... SOOOO pointless, but interesting
DrSleepyPhZzz
OMG would have been the perfect opportunity to Rick Roll
JosephMans
Stupid fucking site wants me to install a special app just so i can read a typed document. I really hate mobile sometimes.
KillerCobbleh
Request desktop site as i did, fuck that app.
IhavenoanusandImustpoop
Holy fuck, this guy made 4Chan when he was only 15 years old.
804R
To be fair, at the time it was a tiny imageboard based on anime. Had like 5 users the first month.
eggmuffin
It started out alright. But then it became absurdly specific, with regards to how the site works. Is this Chewbacca-prosecution? :)
agreyworld
The rick roll bit seems less snarky here, just asked what it is and gets a reply...
isaacbaker
Thank you based irino
Miphon
Nice!
tydamann58
I just read it, all of it. I dont know why...but I did.
larperdoodle
Um, he didn't actually say those last few lines. didn't ask if it was a joke, ect. Just the initial answer, and then it moves on
TheFireNation
keep reading
seaish
He says them later when asked by the other attorney.
larperdoodle
Ah, ok
idrinkcheapbeer
No wonder the judicial system is so fucked. I can't believe the number of questions that were asked that were absolutely fucking useless.
TimTheScifiGuy
They're not useless. The jury consists of old men and bored housewives. They understand nothing about this, and have to be informed.
eggmuffin
If the time ever comes for you to face a trial, you will be very pleased that everyone endeavors to as accurate and specific as this.
eggmuffin
(Unless you're guilty, of course.)
lolzomg123
They're used to make sure that everyone involved is working with the same information. They make sure it's all correct, unlike the media.
idrinkcheapbeer
Yes, let's make sure all of the rickroll information is correct. It's absolutely VITAL to this case!
lolzomg123
So you guys have special terms for certain activities, so we can't take QUITE everything at face value? Use witness as a dictionary. gg.
Abracaderpa
The greatest thing moot ever did (after creating 4chan) was:
Sennox
Why does it say "NSFW" when I hover your link? xD
exoticcaptive
That would be because somebody replied with the letters NSFW
typingtreemonkey
I liked when he did his own "message from founder..." in style of wikipedia fundraising, but just led to a fishbowl pic of a cat
8bitTunes
Oh shit, the glory days
KarlPilkington
Baffled as to why I got an NSFW warning before clicking this.
jobokai
Some dude posted a reallly really really NSFW picture.
Therm
It's 2lewd.
kendovzii
He also did a TED talk and tells a heartwarming story about 4chan. See below.
kendovzii
http://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_m00t_poole_the_case_for_anonymity_online?language=en
Miphon
It's used normally to prove that the person on cam is live/who they say they are beyond all reasonable doubt.
IamNotAshamed
Or to troll Cam-Girls
forgivemeimguratfirstididntlikeyou
It's a joke?
EchoOfSnac
It's a mean.
mightyjoemomma
yes.
DickMercenary
Yes. If my internet history is right it started on ytmnd where they went on live jasmine and such and asked them to put "shoe on head!"
DickMercenary
One of the better examples of girls who rolled with it: http://thebestshoegirlever.ytmnd.com/
FrigginCornflakes
I thought it was just about demonstrating the power of the person demanding the shoe, and the shoe wearer's submission to their authority.
BobRossHappyTrees
man, did your internet memories just get a little more lame?
Efreeti
Nah, it originated on Livejasmin and similar camwhore sites, as a random thing they asked the camwhores to do for their entertainment.
Lierofox
Put shoe on head.
wartoaster
I still use this to verify people on chatmegle
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Retardedseizure
OMFG LOL
EveryCommentIs140CharactersExceptMaybeThisOne
fucking... just... godddamnit.
dorklord07
HOLY CHRIST
TheAngryJew
http://imgur.com/PsBl0yR
imnotwearingaponcho
I see it
Erilis
They probably used that in court. "Please describe the photo. Is there any significance to the shoe? Is it a joke?"
Abracaderpa
"No, your Honor. It is, as we say on the Internet, super cereal." "Cereal? You would eat this picture?" "Yes, your Honor."
TheFlyingHellfish
You're the man now, dog. ytmnd.com Ah, takes me back to 2003.
ChefG0ldblum
PUNCH THE KEYS, FOR GOD'S SAKE!
InertUsername
http://candhandlemysax.ytmnd.com/
IWRITEEVERYTHINGINCAPS
STILL THE BEST SITE AROUND
MLGsandwichmaker
The greatest thing he ever did was post his own noods and expect no one to notice. NSFW http://imgur.com/L6npFTD
wazbat
fucking hell
seksiseppo
moot is my spirit animal <3 Totally no hetero.
dontcallmeplath
Wow. Is he fourteen there? I feel..... a little pedo.
Supernerdtastic
I wanna say he was 15 when he created the site, 19 at the time of the Time interview sooo. Possibly still underage.
dontcallmeplath
Well. Turns out we're the same age. So. I'd tap it.
LtShed
Does he make money from 4chan? Like for all the silliness/insanity/searing hatred/clopping that happens on there, I hope he gets some
IMadeAnAccountJustToWriteThis
No, he actually loses money on 4chan.
IMadeAnAccountJustToWriteThis
For the record, Google and Youtube also lose money. A lot of ultra popular sites do. Hard to make enough money to counter the costs.
Yoshiru
Google loses money? I know there are theoretically an infinite number of universes, but even then...
IMadeAnAccountJustToWriteThis
Google the company does not lose money. Google the website (www.google.com) DOES lose money.
kendovzii
He says no: http://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_m00t_poole_the_case_for_anonymity_online?language=en
Therm
Nope.
hockeyham
YTMND!!!
InboxMeYourOods
Good to know he comes from a good base.
jrunk
Was expecting a rick roll. Apparently it's some kind of joke.
cookiecakemonster
is this a joke?
Efreeti
Yes.
ImgurMontoya
It's a mean.
BeeR411
Yes.
xehikurfa
Rickroll is a mean
domenick91
It's a joke? Yes.
whooshby
Sadly, this is probably how I sound asking my kids about twitter, tumblr, snapchat, ....
kilocron
The court stenographer has arguably the most difficult job in the courtroom. Give the guy/gal a break
ILostIt
They also most likely use a shorthand -- maybe meme didn't translate
TheFeralDog
Also was around long before 4chan was created
ParsleySage
Memes or Rick Rolling? Rick Rolling probably did start on 4chan, memes were first described by Richard Dawkins 1976. And despite what a lot
TheFeralDog
both I was rick rolled on a phone call prank and I know it was no later than 2001.
ParsleySage
of people think aren't synonymous with "image macro".
TheFeralDog
They probably gave it a name and made it popular though.
cheebody
Can't believe he gave Rick up!
OkiDokiSmokie
It's a joke?
v3rtabreaker
Yes.
Osper
And what is a "joke"?
gotreference
Well most of them are average at best.
Shroomslapz
Have you, or anyone else, heard someone pronounce meme "may-may"?
Osper
I pronounce it like the french word for same. Like mim but spelled meme.
VileJester
They're gone, now.
Shroomslapz
Haha hopefully you're right.
Efreeti
Tom Fucking Green
Shroomslapz
LOL oh the memories.
krallisawesome
I've heard it pronounced "mee-mee" in Saints Row 2.
InvalidUserAccount
Had a cousin say it that way to me. Started to correct him, but he went into a rant about all of the internet idiots.
ExoFox
*twinge*
Shroomslapz
[EYELID SPASM INTENSIFIES]
ImNotAnActorIJustPlayOneOnTV
Rickroll is supposedly 404 now because of copyright stuff. I did not investigate.
ImNotAnActorIJustPlayOneOnTV
I've investigated and I'm pretty sure what I just said is false. But I read that on the internet..I thought everything online is true!
ImNotAnActorIJustPlayOneOnTV
Maybe they were taken down and put back up and they will be removed then put back up again, like everything that gets removed from youtube?
ImNotAnActorIJustPlayOneOnTV
I think I'm talking to myself. It's 330 AM and Chantix makes you have weird dreams; is this a weird dream? I don't know what's real anymore
Popcake
Rickroll a shit
JasonD
Rickrolling did not start on 4chan, though the term was born there.
SteveHarringtonsLusciousLocks
i thought the sentence was gonna be like..."its a mean to an end or something" but nope, just old people.
ButterfaceTaintClown
Was the court effectively Rickrolled by the 4chan collective?
yarir
I read "he was some kind of a ginger" and I thought HOW THE FUCK IS THIS POSSIBLE
steamyreality
No its the average posy
JosephDunaravich
It sure is.
phlat6
your a mean
xehikurfa
My a mean? I don't own a mean.
guericK
Rickroll is kill
BecauseIWantPokemon
We're no strangers to glooooove
Zedhairy
Haha its my favorite mean!
FMShyGirl
yeah I loved that, transcriber obviously never heard the term "meme" before haha
ButterfaceTaintClown
Dawkins would be slightly irritated, and his response would be curt.
JamesBluntThatSmartassCunt
Funny thing is "meme" originally meant an idea that forms with culture or something like that. It's sort of been twisted by the internet.
Cheddar07
no it hasn't. Internet memes are ideas that are influenced by the current Internet culture, rather than nationality, religion or race.
StrangelyCalm
Maybe if he pronounced it correctly "may-may"
subhankarbiswas
maybe or maybe not
TheBlackShakes
For the confused: @StrangelyCalm is joking (or also confused). It rhymes with "beam". Term was coined in the '70s by Richard Dawkins (1)
ElectricSkateboardsForAll
Thanks buddy :-)
TommyCreo
You live up to your name, and I like you.
ElectricSkateboardsForAll
Whoopz. Thats my alt account
TheBlackShakes
(2) in his book The Selfish Gene where he invented "memes" as an analogy for genes, illustrating the way information spreads
Koztah
Also used extensively (and pronounced aloud) in Metal Gear Solid 2, for those who can`t read.
geriatricsanatore
Oh man.. I feel so dumb right now, I thought he was saying a "mean joke" but changed his mind before he said joke. Didn't even think of meme
raveracer77
I'm actually thankful they didn't hear correctly. Could you imagine trying to explain what a "meme" is? Try it without citing examples.
VulcanP90
And do it four years ago.
YoDawgIHeardYouLikeThings
an element of a culture/system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means/imitation
baneofthewalrus
an idea or trend repeated over and over and over. meme is just an idea that gets passed around enough. Catholicism could be a meme.
saywhatiwant
just say they are like inside jokes, after saying what avidathiest said
leaflock
An element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means,(1/2)
leaflock
especially imitation. (google definition) (2/2)
BigJu
I always thought "meme" came from the french word "même" which means litterally "same". Would I be right?
Harmonex
No, Richard Dawkins coined it in his book "The Selfish Gene" as a mental analog to the physical gene.
RoboLuddite
Close. It was invented by Richard Dawkins in, like, the 70s? A combination of the word gene with the greek word mimema: that to be imitated.
RoboLuddite
Dawkins was aware of the whole french connection too though.
HobbitHouse
I remember when a bf tried to explain to me years ago. I was so confused.
HobbitHouse
Look at how far I've come!
avidatheist
A trend, image macro or term that gains immense popularity within the various communities on the internet.
dkadghqthqiuwq
A meme is a culturally shared concept.
TaintedGENE
I learned this from playing Metalgear Solid 2 back in the day
hoeya
Correct. Both of you.
dkadghqthqiuwq
Wrong. Neither image macros nor the internet are relevant to the definition of a meme.
avidatheist
When talking within the context of the internet, yes, they are.
raveracer77
And do you believe those fucktards would have understood that?
avidatheist
The only thing in there that might require further explanation is image macro.
raveracer77
These are the people he's trying to explain it to: http://imgur.com/Rws4ccr
raveracer77
reminds me of the only scene I found relevant in the Facebook story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKnNUYknsuQ
Kargathia
"Meme" is and has been a technical term in sociology for a good long while now.
raveracer77
... to a court room full of this guy: http://imgur.com/Rws4ccr
rarebeardlesswizard
Lmaoooooo
pookieeatworld
There was some British show in the 90's where the hosts had ppl convinced the internet existed in a box and then they would make them 1/2
pookieeatworld
Drop said box and the ppl would think they had destroyed the internet... sound familiar anyone?
kimttar
IT Crowd!
pointystick
A meme is a self-replicating idea. It's a brain virus.
Konfigg
I agree. I actually like this better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
RadionicPsychotronic
It's like I slathered myself in grease and jumped into the polar bear enclosure.
IgnorantFly
i am having my morning coffee this song is great
Konfigg
I actually like the song. Perhaps we're just weirdos. I also like the new Avicii remix of this song.
jixpit
ty man i looked it up and its nice :D
tatischief
Not available in my country?!! Oh I really wanted to listen to that song. But it wont be the same when I look or it. Must be rickrolled...
Konfigg
If you are using the chrome browser, I'd advice you to use the Hola Better Internet plug-in. It'll remove that problem of yours :-)
EvilPineapple
Can hardly believe I recognized the URL. It's been so long I lost the game.
9384582j2n02
That's a actually a really insightful commentary on this whole situation.
Andie553
Did not dissapoint.
Ninjasmoke
god dammit. If i got a nickle for every time i had that happen, I'd be making money in a really weird way.
flounderflound
lol, Ya never click a link during a rickroll conversation! :P
bingobangosugarinthegastank
LongJohn69
That was too easy. Come on, I don't even have to click the link to tell what it is.
JustPraiseGaben
Are you sure?
darthofthedead42
But you click it anyways, didn't you?
pokegamer
I did.... i knew what it was and i clicked it....
darthofthedead42
Me too... me too.
theDemongod
Absolutely knew what it was going to be. Clicked anyways.
Magixxxx
Why wouldn't you, it's a great song :D
Konfigg
http://imgur.com/5E3Wauu
SWElewa
Knew what it was. clicked anyway. singing out loud now. why do people hate this song again?
Konfigg
Sing your heart out, lad. Well, it's somewhat of a internet prank. Although I think the majority of the people like the song.
mordaedil
I love this meme.
BangForTheBuck
I fucking love this song
Konfigg
It's awesome! You better also check out the remix done by Avicii
IhateHumansAnimalsAndPlantsBOULDERSAreOk
jokes on you, that video isn't available in germoney
Konfigg
Oh well, what'cha gonna do... I'm pretty sure I joked a lot of other people though :-)