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bbbensen
Nov 27, 2008, 04:00 PM
I am watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, and the Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends float comes up. They start singing some song about best friends, then BAM!

Out pops Rick Astley, and he starts singing. I was so scared.....

Did anyone else witness this? It was a little odd to say the least.


NotFound
Nov 27, 2008, 04:06 PM
Heck yes America got rick-rolled!!!! I am thankful this Thanksgiving for humor!
BlackSnow
Nov 27, 2008, 04:07 PM
What did he sing?
synth3tik
Nov 27, 2008, 04:09 PM
My old roommate was totally in love with the Macy's thanksgiving day parade. Scary times. He has every parade since I think maybe '92 on VHS and would force me to watch them.
ajwchin
Nov 27, 2008, 05:37 PM
Yeah the whole nation got rickrolled.

And he was a 'secret guest' and his appearance was made to look like it interrupted the song. Lol.
iDAG
Nov 27, 2008, 05:42 PM
I laughed when I saw him and he started singing that... :cool:
rpaloalto
Nov 27, 2008, 05:53 PM
You can watch it here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAPLip-FMyE
MasterNile
Nov 27, 2008, 06:01 PM
lol, I was watching that with my wife and her parents and my wife was like "Did we just get rickrolled?" and I said "I think we did" and her parents were totally confused so we had to explain it to them.
MacsBestFriend
Nov 27, 2008, 06:15 PM
lol that was awesome:D
Abstract
Nov 27, 2008, 06:19 PM
**** I love that song. His lyrics.....

He's such an inspiration.
SuperCompu2
Nov 27, 2008, 06:24 PM
That might be the greatest thing since I got rick rolled on a jumbotron at a Robotics Competition.

I applaud whoever put that together!
Gray-Wolf
Nov 27, 2008, 06:32 PM
Saw it reported on the news. Haven't watched the parade in more than 30 years. Glad I missed him :rolleyes:
calculus
Nov 27, 2008, 06:34 PM
**** I love that song. His lyrics.....

He's such an inspiration.

I know irony when I see it ;)

However Mr Astley's hit was as fine an example of a 1980s popular tune as you are likely to hear...
floyde
Nov 27, 2008, 07:05 PM
An April 2008 poll by SurveyUSA estimated that at least 18 million American adults have been Rickrolled.

Lol :D, I wonder how this has affected the total number of people.
ZiggyPastorius
Nov 27, 2008, 07:08 PM
I did find this quite funny. Although, Youtube won the originality award for its April Fools rick roll. As for the song, I love it, but it sucks that this performance was lip-synched, rather than actually performed.
ButtUglyJeff
Nov 27, 2008, 08:38 PM
Would this count at the first "live" Rick roll?
Schtumple
Nov 27, 2008, 08:42 PM
That was absolutely amazing. I'm sure 4chan are going ballistic over this :rolleyes:
Abstract
Nov 27, 2008, 08:46 PM
Guys, I'm starting a new tradition: CLICK ME (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfaNCRAFuek)
dukebound85
Nov 27, 2008, 08:48 PM
Guys, I'm starting a new tradition: CLICK ME (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfaNCRAFuek)

dammit, ive been tom jones'd
Chaszmyr
Nov 27, 2008, 08:50 PM
dammit, ive been tom jones'd

Tomturned, get it right!
Schtumple
Nov 27, 2008, 08:50 PM
Post that on 4chan repeatedly for a couple of days, after a while someone will run with it, then more people will run with it, then it spreads, and then boom, every other link is a jonesroll...
JML42691
Nov 27, 2008, 08:56 PM
Okay, that was freaking hilarious, sadly, I was at a football game and missed this one, possibly the greatest rick roll ever.
sangosimo
Nov 27, 2008, 08:57 PM
I don't think anyone can deny the butterfly effect.
Abstract
Nov 27, 2008, 08:58 PM
Post that on 4chan repeatedly for a couple of days, after a while someone will run with it, then more people will run with it, then it spreads, and then boom, every other link is a jonesroll...

What is this 4chan business, and how do I Jones'roll them?
Schtumple
Nov 27, 2008, 09:03 PM
What is this 4chan business, and how do I Jones'roll them?

One of the worst places on the internet, it's unfiltered, unrestricted, anonymous image posting website.

It's also where 99.9% of internet memes were born, including rickrolling, which was a variation of duckrolling, where someone would quote a post, but by clicking that quote link, it would link to another thread, which would be a duckroll thread.

I wouldn't suggest going on there tbh...
rdowns
Nov 27, 2008, 09:04 PM
Guys, I'm starting a new tradition: CLICK ME (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfaNCRAFuek)

This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKlxjbhB9HE) would be funnier. :D
63dot
Nov 27, 2008, 09:30 PM
viral advertising, the next frontier
yg17
Nov 27, 2008, 10:28 PM
My mom put me in charge of music for tonight's family Thanksgiving get together.

Yeah, that was a mistake. My family totally got rickrolled :D
shecky
Nov 27, 2008, 11:45 PM
that was ********** magnificent.
Abstract
Nov 28, 2008, 05:38 AM
Don't think I'm joking. You will be Jones'd. All of you.
edesignuk
Nov 28, 2008, 05:41 AM
Don't think I'm joking. You will be Jones'd. All of you.Promises promises...

HAHAHAHAHA (http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=6678999&postcount=326) :cool: :D

http://up.edesignuk.com/files/1/Images/Gifs/ApplauseLarge.gif
Abstract
Nov 28, 2008, 05:48 AM
You just gave it away, foo!
edesignuk
Nov 28, 2008, 05:48 AM
You just gave it away, foo!Sorry dude, I got too excited :o
Abstract
Nov 28, 2008, 06:01 AM
Don't worry. The bait is out there. I'm bound to get some more fish. :sly:
edesignuk
Nov 28, 2008, 06:09 AM
Don't worry. The bait is out there. I'm bound to get some more fish. :sly::D (http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=6679044&postcount=5) ;)
Abstract
Nov 28, 2008, 06:17 AM
Don't tell me you know where it is. :eek:


I've spread it to Engadget. :D Sure, they can low-rank me if they want, but it's there.
samiwas
Nov 28, 2008, 11:02 AM
OK, I must be the most out-of-touch person in the country. I have no idea who Rick Astley is, or what the big deal around being "rickroll'd" is. Anyone care to give a little background?
edesignuk
Nov 28, 2008, 11:03 AM
OK, I must be the most out-of-touch person in the country. I have no idea who Rick Astley is, or what the big deal around being "rickroll'd" is. Anyone care to give a little background?I have to ask, where are you from, and how old are you that you don't know who - the man, the legend - Rick Astley is?

Rickrolling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickrolling).
MattG
Nov 28, 2008, 11:09 AM
I saw that yesterday...thought it was awesome! Only in America could someone like that have a career resurgence based on what is essentially people mocking something you did!
zelmo
Nov 28, 2008, 11:18 AM
Heh. I was watching the parade with my son. Fosters Home is one of his favorite cartoons so we were actually paying attention to the TV when Rick came out. Fecking brilliant. As the float started moving again, one of the characters even mentioned that you got rickrolled.:D
samiwas
Nov 28, 2008, 11:20 AM
I have to ask, where are you from, and how old are you that you don't know who - the man, the legend - Rick Astley is?

Rickrolling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickrolling).

34 from Atlanta, Georgia. Also asked my 27-year-old wife, and she kind of knew the name, but nothing else. So yeah, no clue how the big rollroll'd thing got going. Must be sort of a college thing?
edesignuk
Nov 28, 2008, 11:22 AM
34 from Atlanta, Georgia. Also asked my 27-year-old wife, and she kind of knew the name, but nothing else. So yeah, no clue how the big rollroll'd thing got going. Must be sort of a college thing?British singer from the 80's that had a few classic cheesy hits. See the wiki link in my last post for what rickrolling is.