Comments on: Heart-ache: America gets Rickrolled

By: tickleddragon

tickleddragon — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:37:55 +0000

You know? I was Rickrolled once and had NO idea that it was a joke. I just thought the linky was wrong. It was lost on me. And of course, I didn’t watch the parade – in fact had forgotten that there was one…so old fashioned. But now that I understand the joke, I WISH I’d seen it, to appreciate it.

Rick, you’re a sport of the highest caliber!! Love you man!!

By: thebrokenrattle

thebrokenrattle — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:26:16 +0000

Foster’s Home is a wild, clever show, full of humor for all ages(me and my 7 year old are fans)

As for Rick Asley , that is a great song; he has a awesome voice and a great sense of humor to go along with the joke. I have been honored to have been rickrolled a few times.

One last thing, I think God switched the voices on Rick and Aaron Neville.

By: grasshopper68

grasshopper68 — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:49:29 +0000

Missed this, as kids are not interested in the least in Macy’s parade (it’s old fashioned to them).. saw this video & nearly fell off my couch laughing ! Then, had to explain to my IT guy hubby exactly what rickrolling was. Oh, well.

By: SkinnerVic

SkinnerVic — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:11:28 +0000

Wife and I saw that TDay morning off the TiVo and started busting out laughing. Scared the kid – he knows not about the RickRoll.

By: windbag

windbag — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 02:32:22 +0000

The best Rick Roll ever.

By: RightTurnOnly

RightTurnOnly — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:59:23 +0000

Hey, I’ve always really liked that song and Rick Astley too. What a great moment in the parade, which I haven’t watched in many years. Merry Christmas, everyone!

By: Wander

Wander — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:48:38 +0000

Nick Lowe said it best in “All Men are Liars”

“Do you remember Rick Astley?/ He had a big fat hit that was ghastly / He said I’m never gonna give you up or let you down / Well I’m here to tell ya that Dick’s a clown.”

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By: rockmom

rockmom — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:22:18 +0000

Hahahahaha

My nephew called me last night and told me about this. I knew I would find the video here! Hilarious.

By: landlines

landlines — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:20:42 +0000

I don’t get it either.

So by the definitions offered above, would anyone who watches daytime TV automatically be “Rick-Rolled”?

Is this whole thing a cousin of the lame “prune” jokes of the 70′s?

By: Rip Ford

Rip Ford — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:24:24 +0000

They should have taken things to the next level and Bad Horsed Rick Astley.

By: tru2tx

tru2tx — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:55:28 +0000

Since I spent the entire day yesterday cooking and cleaning up I missed this – this is hilarious!

Rick Roll the nation! Give the guy a raise who came up with that float!

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:07:52 +0000

Astley is a good guy, has had a much bigger career than one song, was a good sport about this parade thing.
And it’s a great song!

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By: Warner Todd Huston

Warner Todd Huston — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:44:52 +0000

abcurtis,

No, you are 100% correct. There is NOTHING funny going on here. Nothing at all.

By: abcurtis

abcurtis — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:07:23 +0000

ok – what did i miss? i dont get this whole rick rolled thing. is there something funny here?

By: NCC

NCC — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:48:53 +0000

I regret not feeling the emotional lift that obviously has carried so many of you away.

But I am glad that the face has aged to the point where it finally matches the voice.

By: CinC

CinC — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:01:14 +0000

I hate the Macy’s parade. My wife makes me sit through it. Like a dutiful husband I don’t complain, after all it is Thanksgiving!
As soon as I saw the float I said “We just got Rick Rolled”.
I tried explaining it to my wife to no avail. I mean really its sophomoric humor, that’s why I love it, lmao…

What could top this?
Getting the President to Rick Roll the country…..

By: Captain Scarlet

Captain Scarlet — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:52:46 +0000

“Singing the rick rolling phenom Never Going to Give You Up.”

Lame when the announcers have to name it.

By: eaglescout1998

eaglescout1998 — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:58:00 +0000

Has anyone seen Barry Manilow singing this on his infomercial to sell his “best hits of the 80’s” or something like that.

God, don’t remind me. Speaking as a fan, I am becoming increasingly annoyed with all the “cover albums” he’s been releasing as of late.

By: kimsch

kimsch — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:48:35 +0000

It was RickRolling. Right in the middle of the Foster’s song… Foster’s had a movie on Cartoon Network tonight – an hour and a half: Destination Imagination. I’m sure it’ll be repeated.

I had to tell my husband what Rick Rolling was. Several relatives at Thanksgiving Dinner knew, some were as clueless as my husband…

By: Mojave Mark

Mojave Mark — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:58:59 +0000

wow

By: YankeeinCA

YankeeinCA — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:54:56 +0000

It is so very depressing to explain to my 24 year old tech smarty-pants son about Rick Rolling. I think it’s better to be a fogey and laugh more. What a treat, since for the first time, I missed the parade. Thanks, AP, you’re a doll!

By: Razgriez

Razgriez — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:38:18 +0000

It’s official, the entire Met’s stadium getting Rickrolled has been topped…. Alas, it was a fine prank… But Macy’s and Cartoon Network has officially “owned/Pwned” us all….

I honestly don’t know if I should laugh or cry…

By: CurtZHP

CurtZHP — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:10:17 +0000

Priceless! Self-depricating humor is the best kind.