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Rick Astley in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

SoylentGreenIsPurpleSoylentGreenIsPurple
edited November 2008 in Everything Else
Just saw it announced at the start of the parade. His website puts him on the Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends float. No clue what he'll be doing on there, but...

I don't know if rick-rolling is still "in", but I'm willing to bet that if Rick Astley himself actually manages to rick-roll the audience of the Macy's Parade, live, the timeliness of it would be moot.

I just felt I should share.
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  • AprecheApreche
    Rick Astley understand the Rick Roll very well. It's impossible for him to Rick Roll the audience of the parade. In order for it to be a Rick Roll the person has to ask for it. They have to be tricked into clicking on a link, opening a door, pushing a button, etc. If he just goes down the street singing, that's not rolling anybody. He knows that, and has said so himself, so I'm sure he'll be cool.
  • Loganator456Loganator456
    Yeah. Though I think its a good enough song to stand up on its own if he sings it.
  • VigaViga
    No way. I gotta see this.
  • LusankyaLusankya
    It's impossible for him to Rick Roll the audience of the parade.
    Maybe it's impossible in the traditional sense of the Rick Roll, but if he were to be singing some Christmas music, and then suddenly have the music and marching bands cut into it mid-song, that would be pretty epic. Sure, the song doesn't really lend itself to marching band adaptations, but it would still be awesome.
  • ErwinErwin
    It lacked the crazy dancer :P
  • MosquitoboyMosquitoboy
    edited November 2008
    I just saw it and flew to this website hoping there would be an outrage.
    It is so dumb, but according to the announcers it's an "International sensation".

    I mean I'm glad the internet's jokes are becoming main stream... but it's such a bland joke. Though I never did like it that much, even when people were first doing it.
    Post edited by Mosquitoboy on
  • aresefaresef
    I approve of this Rickroll.
  • VigaViga
    Not the most horrible rickroll. The Rick of the roll is rickrolling!
  • Luke BurrageLuke Burrage
    There is a video of his parade performance here already.
  • La Petit MortLa Petit Mort
  • George PatchesGeorge Patches
    America got Rick-rolled, and they don't even realize it.
  • MrRobotoMrRoboto
    It wasn't a rick-roll, everyone knew or expected it. Now if instead of singing "Never Gonna Give You Up" sang any other of his singles, THEN it would have been a true Rick-roll.
  • La Petit MortLa Petit Mort
    Is it me or does Blue look like a phallus?
  • SailSail
    If anything is the definitive end of this meme, it's that. I still liked it, though.
  • Loganator456Loganator456
    Is it me or does Blue look like a phallus?
    Blue is a phallus.
  • Victor FrostVictor Frost
    Is it me or does Blue look like a phallus?
    Blueisa phallus.
    There's probably a picture Rule 34-ing Blue, but I'd rather not see it. At any rate, I think cartoon network quite successfully rick rolled America this morning.
  • SailSail
    Is it me or does Bloo look like a phallus?
    Bloo is a phallus.
    There's probably a picture Rule 34-ing Bloo, but I'd rather not see it. At any rate, I think cartoon network quite successfully rick rolled America this morning.
    Haven't you guys seen the show? His full name is Blooregard Q. Kazoo.
  • ......
    Haven't you guys seen the show? His full name is Blooregard Q. Kazoo.
    No, it was after our time.
  • La Petit MortLa Petit Mort
    Haven't you guys seen the show? His full name is Blooregard Q. Kazoo.
    No, it was after our time.
    QFT. I heard about the show, but never seen it.
  • SailSail
    edited November 2008
    Haven't you guys seen the show? His full name is Blooregard Q. Kazoo.
    No, it was after our time.
    QFT. I heard about the show, but never seen it.
    After my time too, but that doesn't mean it isn't awesome. Craig McCracken also worked on 2 Stupid Dogs, Dexter's Laboratory, and Powerpuff Girls along with Genndy Tartakovsky(who also did Batman: tAS, Samurai Jack, and Star Wars: Clone Wars), all of which are great shows. These are the two guys that are saving American 2D animation.
    Post edited by Sail on
  • Li_AkahiLi_Akahi
    who also did Batman: tAS
    No he didn't.
  • SailSail
    who also did Batman: tAS
    No he didn't.
    Yeah, he worked on it.
  • RailithRailith
    Bloo is a dick because he is the personification of Mac's ID.
  • SoylentGreenIsPurpleSoylentGreenIsPurple
    There's probably a picture Rule 34-ing Bloo, but I'd rather not see it.
    You've obviously never seen this shirt.
  • La Petit MortLa Petit Mort
    That's not that bad, there have been worse. DX
  • Loganator456Loganator456
    There's probably a picture Rule 34-ing Bloo, but I'd rather not see it.
    You've obviously never seenthis shirt.
    That made me lol in real life.
  • Victor FrostVictor Frost
    Oh gosh...I was just on /b/. There is a phallic Bloo, and it so very wrong...
  • WalkerWalker
    Regardless of whether or not this is a Rickroll, I like Rick Astley. It's cool that he's getting so much press.
  • spotdartspotdart
    The emaciated gray creature at the end of the video that yells "I like rick-rolling" is the Digg community incarnate.
  • ColdguyColdguy
    Did you know that Lindsay "Z" Briggs was puppeteering Bloo in that actual clip? The more you know...
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