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When my son was 10, he gave me a card for my birthday.
In it, apart from the usual wishes, was a hand-written link to a YouTube video. 40-odd characters with random letters and numbers, carefully calligraphed by a 10 year old.
It took me 3 attempts to land at the correct page.
I got rickrolled.
We once played a game with our Scouts group to help everyone memorise the names of Scouts who had just joined us.
Whenever someone mispronounced ‘Nikolaj’ (a new Scout of Slovak descent), his two friends would correct us with the proper pronunciation.
Other leaders and I were corrected at least ten times each. I felt embarrassed that, as a native speaker of a Slovak language, I struggled to pronounce ‘Nikolaj’.
Months later I learnt they were doing a bit from ‘Brooklyn 99’.
@RaffKarva That’s hilarious! 
(You would think there would be a gif, as many times as they did that bit, but I sure can’t find it.)
@RaffKarva as I was reading this, I was thinking "oh, so the b99 bit was kind of truth in television?". And then I got to the end and 
@RaffKarva kids are doing great these days
I think so too. I used to coach volleyball, run Scouts, and teach groups of high school students from all over Europe. My son’s generation is much smarter than an average person my age. I can’t wait for them to take over.
(Of course my statement is based on anecdotal experience with a limited diversity of sample subjects - majority European, majority from good neighbourhoods etc).
@RaffKarva No I totally get it, I also worked with children in the past and I share a similar thought
No no no it's "Nikolaj".
@RaffKarva @kittylyst you must have been so proud.
(The errors that made you have to try three times, were deliberate, just to make sure you were invested…)
@RaffKarva Haha! Brilliant.
@RaffKarva
..so proud.. *sniffs*
I bet was your reaction.
@RaffKarva
They do say we learn from the children..
@RaffKarva Brilliant. That literally made me laugh out loud.
@RaffKarva You raised your son well.
This is art! 
@RaffKarva epic. The kid has a bright future!
@RaffKarva Nothing but respect for a good rickroll 
@RaffKarva my 8 yo once aske me: Dad, do you know what WTF means? I said nope.... and he said: "Welcome to Facebook!"
@RaffKarva Your son has the making of a Tom Ripley
@RaffKarva interesting to do at classroom (I'm the teacher)
At least will know who are the ones that watch videos I have sent
@RaffKarva [if it ends in] XcQ, link stays blue. 
