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Shocking footage from Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zxIvLcfNHPE) when Rick Astley, apparently hijacked a float to sing Never Gonna Give You Up to millions of unsuspecting spectators for the world's biggest Rick Roll! More at 11!

Old Meme is old.

Macy's Day Parade got Rick Rolled. Damn you Rick Astley, damn you!!!

Old Meme is old.
Aye Ron Eee.

Old Meme is old.

That was my first thought to but when I watched it, given the joy of a parade, given Rick Astley himself came out - and I think he's previously distanced himself from the whole thing - well, I thought it was quite lovely.

Priceless! :D

Priceless! :D

Building a giant float for Macy's Thanksgiving Parade? $20,000 Dollars


Hiring Rick Astley for a performance? $100,000


Rick Rolling the entire United States of America? Priceless!

Building a giant float for Macy's Thanksgiving Parade? $20,000 Dollars


Hiring Rick Astley for a performance? $100,000


Rick Rolling the entire United States of America? Priceless!

Exactly what I was aiming for!:D

Whats with that blue penis puppet?

Whats with that blue penis puppet?

He's a character in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

Building a giant float for Macy's Thanksgiving Parade? $20,000 Dollars


Hiring Rick Astley for a performance? $100,000


Rick Rolling the entire United States of America? Priceless!

I didn't watch the parade or click on the link, so no Rick-Roll for me. :tongue:

Awesome! :)

Win.

o great. Now we have to put up with another wave of 13yr old idiots with internet access rickrolling everything whilst labouring under the twin evil impressions that:
a. It's really funny, lmoa, lol, no really it is, you're just too old to get it, lolololol
b. No-one else is doing it, which is why I'm so cool (if you ignore the other 30 million geeks out there popping tents over their own feeble rickrolling attempts)
yay.
Just let it go already. it died 2 years ago, stop dragging it's corpse up and buggering it in public. It's just not the done thing, okay?

o great. Now we have to put up with another wave of 13yr old idiots with internet access rickrolling everything whilst labouring under the twin evil impressions that:
a. It's really funny, lmoa, lol, no really it is, you're just too old to get it, lolololol
b. No-one else is doing it, which is why I'm so cool (if you ignore the other 30 million geeks out there popping tents over their own feeble rickrolling attempts)
yay.
Just let it go already. it died 2 years ago, stop dragging it's corpse up and buggering it in public. It's just not the done thing, okay?

That's just a little bit bitter. I thought it was notable simply because it was Mr. Rick Roll himself and such a large event. That individual event was funny.


Rick Rolls by 13 year olds with no life, not so funny. Just block all the 13 year olds on your IM list for the next 30 days, they have short attentions pans. In a month they'll forget about the Rick Roll, and in a month they'll forget you even blocked them. Win Win right?

*Disclaimer: The above advice should not be considered valid by any means*

Yeah, I pretty much fell out of my chair laughing when I saw that this morning. The joke had genuinely gotten too old to be funny on the internet, but it was so delightfully unexpected in that context as to be hilarious. Kudos to Rick Astley for playing along with the whole thing. :)

Whats with that blue penis puppet?

Blooregard "Bloo" Q. Kazoo...seriously, that's his name....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloo#Imaginary_friends

HA i was asleep during the parade. so i never saw it. i once again am able to dodge being rick rolled.

i'm also suprised that rick astly is ok with his song only being used as a prank these days.

How moot's tomfoolery with a word filter has gone from "beastiality redirects" to a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is absolutely delicious.

i'm also suprised that rick astly is ok with his song only being used as a prank these days.
why wouldn't he be? It's not like his career is worth anything these days - or has been for a decade or more. He's finally trying to cash in on this silly meme, which is fair enough and all power to him.

The internet controls real life. *nods*

The internet controls real life. *nods*

*waits for it to rain chocolate*

It has begun.

why wouldn't he be? It's not like his career is worth anything these days - or has been for a decade or more. He's finally trying to cash in on this silly meme, which is fair enough and all power to him.

I like that song. Okay, not like, but it's not offensive. It's just very 80s, which I grew up with.

HA i was asleep during the parade. so i never saw it. i once again am able to dodge being rick rolled.

i'm also suprised that rick astly is ok with his song only being used as a prank these days.
Eh a while back he did an online interview with Q magazine (fairly large British music mag) basically saying that he's doing alright for money all the way back from the 1980s.

Lol, you got pwned, America!

Shocking footage from Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zxIvLcfNHPE) when Rick Astley, apparently hijacked a float to sing Never Gonna Give You Up to millions of unsuspecting spectators for the world's biggest Rick Roll! More at 11!
No, he was an announced guest, and when I saw that, I turned it off before his performance. So no, I didn't get RickRolled, kthnxbai.

No, he was an announced guest, and when I saw that, I turned it off before his performance. So no, I didn't get RickRolled, kthnxbai.

I know he was an announced guess. I was making it sound even funnier...I mean c'mon Rick Astley being so desperate to perform he Hijacks a float is funnier :D.

The ultimate Rick Roll would be during Obama's swearing in. Right in the middle of him giving the oath it would be great if Astley jumped out and started singing. Epic Win on a grand scale.

The ultimate Rick Roll would be during Obama's swearing in. Right in the middle of him giving the oath it would be great if Astley jumped out and started singing. Epic Win on a grand scale.

Meh, not that funny, though Obama is from the right generation to hire Mr. Astley to perform at the Inauguration...

We really do need a new Internet meme....

We really do need a new Internet meme....

The New and improved Rick Roll (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JUH1H-b-N5o) ?


(No, not Rick Astley)

The New and improved Rick Roll (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JUH1H-b-N5o) ?


(No, not Rick Astley)

Boooorrrriiinnnggg.

We really do need a new Internet meme....
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a12/taylor_158/lolwut.jpg

Boooorrrriiinnnggg.

Ricky Gervais? Boring? What?

You sir, are inhuman! :mad:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a12/taylor_158/lolwut.jpg

Old meme is still old.

It's mildly amusing, though it would've been better last year.

i'm also suprised that rick astly is ok with his song only being used as a prank these days.Wasn't the song originally a prank?

Old meme is still old.
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/02/fail.jpg

Memes don't get old, tehy get epic.

This is insane. I will petition bush immediately to attack cartoon network. for this act of terrorism. It is obvious they are hiding weapons of mass distraction.

This was awesome. Stop being crotchety old men about the internet. Also, I realized that this was the 'Just as planned' moment. Rick Astley himself began the Rickroll, all so that it would culminate in this moment. All else was merely stepping stones.

Has anyone ever wondered if Rick Astley ever got Rick Roll'd?

I don't think it's technically possible. He could just start singing along, and neutralize the Rickroll.

Maybe we should bring back the "Fail" meme?

Maybe we should bring back the "Fail" meme?

Tch. Like you have a choice in the matter.

So is the whole Rick Roll thing officially dead now?

*waits for it to rain chocolate*

It has begun.
it is! yay! wait a minute...this isn't chocolate!