Read: We Asked a 'Meme Scientist' What Makes a Meme Go ViralSince Friday, Asheville, North Carolina, has been terrorized by bogus $100 parking tickets getting stuck under car wipers across town, a local ABC affiliate reports.The prank tickets look like regular parking fines—except they're a bit bigger, have incorrect dates, and charge ten times the normal fine. There's also a QR code, which is odd for a parking ticket but seems like a theoretically decent idea that would make paying them way easier. Unfortunately, the QR code actually just directs you to a YouTube link of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up."
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