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Rick Astley talks about the "Rickroll"

latimesblogs.latimes.com — He talks about the second coming of "Never Gonna Give You Up"

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  • SaintDogbert, on 03/26/2008, -20/+354Things Rick Astley would never do:
    http://flickr.com/photos/boyshapedbox/2282655473/i ...
  • bongbishop, on 03/26/2008, -2/+552Dugg, good article. Good to see that he's been relatively cool about it.
    • JlmAWP, on 03/26/2008, -12/+95He'd kinda have to be. Otherwise, he'd have killed himself by now. The Rick Roll is arguably the most widespread and longest-lasting Internet phenomenon.
    • KodomoNoJikan, on 03/26/2008, -0/+54I believe that title would go to goatse, jimawp
    • BTraina, on 03/26/2008, -1/+7it would have been better if he explained wtf is going on in 2:06 into the video
    • pahool, on 03/26/2008, -0/+73Relatively cool? Uber cool!

      He has perspective on his work as pop music, he's very humble, and he's just concerned that his daughter doesn't get embarassed. Chuck Norris could take a biiiiiiig hint from Rick Astley...

      ...of course, then Chuck would have to kill him.
    • stackered, on 03/26/2008, -1/+13I was surprised by his voice... its not nearly as manly or amazing when he speaks...
    • mille716, on 03/26/2008, -8/+2Though I was also pleased to see his good natured attitude about rickrolling I was equally disturbed by his near obsessive-compulsive use of the phrase, "you know what I mean".
    • xsquirrel378x, on 03/26/2008, -4/+2i think the rick roll 1 year anniversary is sometime around now. it was the first day of the official GTA IV trailer, whatever day that was
    • Disinterested, on 03/26/2008, -0/+10how stoked would you be if something you made 20+ years ago is reborn and super famous?
    • rentmitchum, on 03/26/2008, -0/+11Yea I'm glad he's not all Chuck Norris about it. Chuck Norris is a douche about his internet-given fame. He doesn't seem to realize we control whether he's famous or not, or even if his dick has it's ripcord or not, all with our facts.
      • lamiaconfitor, on 03/26/2008, -0/+5But, I suspect that Chuck knows we think he is uber lame. where as Ricks' video, while being horribly cheesy, is actually kind of cool at the same time.
        • rentmitchum, on 03/26/2008, -0/+6Yea I respected the guy before this video, something about having such a deep voice for looking so Richie Cunningham, you gotta respect it.
      • MysticSavage, on 03/26/2008, -0/+4Chuck Norris wears Rick Astley pajamas.
    • paintpro, on 03/26/2008, -0/+4He mentioned not wanting to embarrass his daughter. Her friends are lame for not already doing it during class or something.
  • jennmae, on 03/26/2008, -3/+437I thought I was going to get rickrolled on that link for sure.
    • johnhummel, on 03/26/2008, -0/+195I spent about 5 minutes just debating if I was going to click the link or not. I finally went for it - with my wife watching me like I was trying to defuse a grenade.
      • MrThirsty, on 03/26/2008, -0/+87I wish i could defuse a grenade....
      • blahtastic, on 03/26/2008, -2/+158It's not like its goatse. Rickroll isn't gonna hurt you.
        .
        .
        .
        .
        .
        .
        .
        And he'll certainly never give you up.
      • kinseyincanada, on 03/26/2008, -0/+72i wish i had a wife......
    • riskybeats, on 03/26/2008, -1/+16Haha the first thing I thought when I saw this was, '***** this blatent rick roll. I'm checking comments first.'
    • GhostyBoy, on 03/26/2008, -1/+11FTA: You are reading your favorite Hollywood gossip blog and arrive at a link urging you to “Click here for exclusive video of Britney’s latest freakout!!”

      Did this ***** anybody else off? It made me think the author is out of touch, and wants to try to attach mainstream icons to the *actually* cool ***** that random cats on the internet come up with.

      I've never been Rick-rolled on a Britney Spears link, but maybe that's just because I've never clicked one.
      • appleswitch, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1He was explaining it to the normies I guess, Britney Spears is their Kevin Rose.

        ( Think about it, lots of coverage, mostly filled with people complaining about all the coverage it's getting? )
    • TrevorBelmont, on 03/26/2008, -1/+1I hadn't even considered the possibility! That would have been masterful.
    • fishbert, on 03/26/2008, -9/+2"rickrolling" is goat.se for christians
      (or 12-year-olds... take your pick)
    • SolidSnake24, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1I posted a rickroll link on Digg, but got banned!!!
  • MikeonTV, on 03/26/2008, -53/+5He's talking about 2 girls 1 cup right?
    • theAlice, on 03/26/2008, -3/+12Never gonna give you up...until you massively fail.
  • uuiU, on 03/26/2008, -9/+1127This video is relevant to the subject: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU
    • chrisbarr, on 03/26/2008, -1/+161The only time I'll digg this up is for this article.
    • chimmz, on 03/26/2008, -2/+64i was waiting for someone to do this
    • lfernandez91, on 03/26/2008, -3/+322uuiU! I mean even your username is that!
    • casual7y, on 03/26/2008, -20/+4argh!! rickrolled again!
      • lamiaconfitor, on 03/26/2008, -1/+8if you didn't know it was coming...
    • Jo9100, on 03/26/2008, -30/+2I saw the link, I was going to click, but a flash came to my mind as I thought: "Wait a minuuttee...". Yes, I knew the code began with an 'e', indeed. Nice try.
    • warkro, on 03/26/2008, -0/+154This video shows an arena full of people getting Rick Rolled by Rick Astley himself, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39DOiqsVHlU
      • lfernandez91, on 03/26/2008, -0/+5damn...
      • monsieurgrand02, on 03/26/2008, -0/+53Damn indeed. Rick rolled by the man himself. This video really shows how far back this rickroll thing really goes.
      • oMeSSiaHo, on 03/26/2008, -0/+52Brian May on guitar and Phil Collins on drums. That is one epic Rick Roll.
      • Amplix, on 03/26/2008, -0/+6It seems everyone's rick rolling each other with the dancing.
      • cprnow, on 03/26/2008, -0/+34Those people paid for that rickroll!
      • cjshamrock, on 03/26/2008, -3/+2I guarantee this is not a Rick-Roll, but it had its fame:

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnETnYoXJms
      • Trollhammaren, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2Haha, that video was ***** mad! I love it how they made the song sound all Motown style... kind of unsettling listening to it the first time through and just hearing straight A minor-G major during the verses without the off-kilter F major in the fourth bar (well F# major in the original) - that's the chord change that makes it Rick Astley and not Michael Jackson. Dugg for an awesome find.
    • LucasVB, on 03/26/2008, -0/+19It'd have been even better if it wasn't related at all. Anti-rickrolling the ultimate rickrolling article!
    • Gzero, on 03/26/2008, -6/+3But the video is relevant this time.
    • univerio, on 03/26/2008, -2/+3I'll never forget that code in my life.
    • jeffchuck, on 03/26/2008, -1/+23Click here for more information
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0719DxMOUY
    • twertyto, on 03/26/2008, -0/+21OMG you name is uuiU
    • soulodahl, on 03/26/2008, -0/+30If I were Astley, I would totally do real life Rick Rolls. =)
      • flogistan, on 03/26/2008, -0/+21I honestly think he could make a fortune off this somehow.
      • po43292, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1It could be like a game show or something.
        • dynelol, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1OH! You got LET DOWN! Lets see what you DIDN'T win!
    • cjshamrock, on 03/26/2008, -3/+3This one was sooo obvious LOL
    • raklos, on 03/26/2008, -0/+5The first time I got Rick Rolled I ended up watching the whole video thinking something unusual/interesting was going to happen in the middle of the clip.

      • dynelol, on 03/26/2008, -0/+7So you didn't give it up, run around or desert it? That's good.
    • DevilSpawn, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1This video is similar to your link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FLTNk5d-1o
    • BackEnThaWomb, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1Mirror: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAH86MVbIcQ
    • deadlyassmite, on 03/26/2008, -0/+5This has gotta be the most dugg up rickroll in history.
    • userperson, on 04/19/2008, -0/+1From anyone else uuiU would be complete *****, but I'm gonna tip my hat and allow it, 'cause of the true commitment -- your username. 7 out of 10.
  • DIGGADEEP, on 03/26/2008, -98/+7im rick james bitch
  • chrisj33, on 03/26/2008, -4/+138I had never heard of a "reichroll" before..
    • twrife, on 03/26/2008, -1/+17I was disappointed by it.
    • AROZ, on 03/26/2008, -0/+13It's actually pretty interesting:
      http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZOU8GIRUd_g
      • tchynerd, on 03/26/2008, -1/+2Did I just get rickrolled as I was looking to get reichrolled?
    • zenmasher, on 03/26/2008, -1/+2Yeah, felt it could have been better
    • MrTito, on 03/26/2008, -0/+6I don't know if I should feel bad for laughing so much at Nazi news footage.

      To people who don't find the cleverness of it, it's more about body language and rhythm than actual lip-syncing.
  • wastedlife, on 03/26/2008, -64/+9This isn't the first time he's talked about it, he was on CD:UK a few months ago (crap UK pop chart show)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0 (not a Rickroll)
    • Slydevil01, on 03/26/2008, -1/+67Worst rickroll ever. If you just say "(not a rickroll)", there's no craft in it. Plus CD:UK was cancelled years ago.
    • roebeet, on 03/26/2008, -2/+13That was just cruel. Still, any day that goes by without a RickRoll is a day not complete.
    • theAlice, on 03/26/2008, -3/+31obvious rick roll is obvious
    • nmnnotmyname, on 03/26/2008, -1/+3Oh my ***** god, stop it! You used a commonly known video...
    • ChrisViz, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1You have much to learn young one.
  • cw1242, on 03/26/2008, -6/+358I just got RickRolled by the LA Times, that's a new low.
  • cw1242, on 03/26/2008, -62/+9I just got RickRolled by the LA Times, that's a new low.
    • itsgotyou, on 03/26/2008, -7/+14yeah. I heard you the first time you said it.
      • SKick, on 03/26/2008, -3/+27You heard him? *****. I need a new computer, or you need medication.
        • Me1000, on 03/26/2008, -1/+3screen reader?
        • itsgotyou, on 03/26/2008, -0/+7definitely new computer for you. I have to take my medications before I can get on the internet. it's hard to type when everybody is trying to talk at the same time.
      • wellyuk, on 03/26/2008, -7/+2yeah. I heard you the first time you said it.
      • nmnnotmyname, on 03/26/2008, -0/+12You know, it was probably accidentally submitted twice.
        • itsgotyou, on 03/26/2008, -1/+12in fact i did. i'm just exercising my right to be a faceless asshole.
  • AwakeningAZ, on 03/26/2008, -3/+436Dare I say that Rick Astley beats Chuck Norris on this issue?
    • gypsi, on 03/26/2008, -2/+40chuck norris wants you to believe that

      /chuck norris is an idiot
    • nmnnotmyname, on 03/26/2008, -1/+32It must be pretty close. But you have to remember: Chuck Norris /can/ believe its not butter!
      • girlpirate, on 03/26/2008, -1/+14ok. somehow I've never heard that one. I have had a love/hate relationship with chuck norris one-liners since the start and haven't laughed at one in a long time. That made me chuckle.
    • poweribo, on 03/26/2008, -1/+18Chuck Norris doesnt have chance.
      But TechnoViking and Rick would be a tie. (Technoviking can dance 80s)
    • maximumrebel1, on 03/26/2008, -7/+21Chuck Norris is a fag who supports Huckabee.
      • TrevorBelmont, on 03/26/2008, -7/+3Save your politics for a relevant venue.
    • userperson, on 03/26/2008, -7/+12Chuck Norris invented the Rick Roll.
    • bonk2k, on 03/26/2008, -0/+3He didn't just beat him, he Rick Rolled him.
    • NTolerance, on 03/27/2008, -0/+6Good. Chuck Norris is overrated anyways. I always preferred Bill Brasky. He hated Mexicans! And he was half-Mexican! ...And he hated irony!
      • dynelol, on 03/28/2008, -2/+1Chuck Norris is/was overrated? Could that be THE JOKE?!
    • futrsenator, on 04/02/2008, -0/+1Rick beats Chuck. But Rick could never beat Bill Brasky. Bill Brasky once rickrolled an entire country in 42 minutes, and he did it while bangin my wife.
  • 4d669, on 03/26/2008, -69/+2I hope he doesn't try to use this ***** to jump start his dead career.
    I preferred duckrolls, don't know why rickrolls became so popular.
    • RobotLeAwesome, on 03/26/2008, -0/+33rtfa
    • elnerdo, on 03/26/2008, -1/+66
      It's better than goatse. In fact, Rickroll is like goatse for the whole family.
      • 4d669, on 03/26/2008, -0/+16This should be placed in the internet quotes hall of fame.
        • woody56292, on 03/26/2008, -2/+10"Rickrolling, the family-friendly goatse"
      • dynelol, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1Actually, i've tricked my mom into seeing goatse. It was funny. Then again, i also set Pain5 as her wallpaper once.
    • xsquirrel378x, on 03/26/2008, -2/+28rick astley is the best thing to happen to the internet. GTFO
  • Impeller, on 03/26/2008, -10/+84I thought he was just going to say .... " I am truly sorry for everyting I did, I wasn't thinking, times were different "
  • CaptainWeasel, on 03/26/2008, -34/+170Here's a video of Rick Astley singing the number-one hit "Never Gonna Give You Up": http://youtube.com/watch?v=gqOg9kuz4SI
  • Goodbyeworld, on 03/26/2008, -4/+53It is a good thing he is never gonna give you up
  • franciscofelipe, on 03/26/2008, -3/+127I always smile when i'm rickrolled
  • RobotLeAwesome, on 03/26/2008, -2/+227This just furthers the idea that Rick Astley is so awesome.
  • mal1964, on 03/26/2008, -10/+393So his last name isn't "Roll"
    • duo8675309, on 03/26/2008, -18/+18I keep going back and forth between burying you for being so ignorant, or digging you up because I thought the same thing when I first heard of the meme...
    • archivist, on 03/26/2008, -0/+30how do you pronounce meme? dont bury me pls, it's an honest question.
      • duo8675309, on 03/26/2008, -1/+45meem
      • djk21108, on 03/26/2008, -23/+1may may

        learned about it in psych. its something that's transferred through culture.
      • celkin, on 03/26/2008, -0/+16meem

        don't worry, I was confused about this as well
      • wenomspitta, on 03/26/2008, -0/+4memes are ment as some kind of information genes, that's where they get their name from (from biology genes)
        pronounce it and use it just like you would use gene, genes, genetics etc., just replace the G with M
      • esantipapa, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2Like "dream".
        I lay my Memes before you, so tread softly for you tread upon my memes.
        (or something like that, per Richard Dawkins' "The God delusion")
      • moletimer, on 03/26/2008, -1/+1mé-meh
      • Kanidia, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Damnit... I've always been pronouncing it "Mhem" like "Chem" in Chemistry.
      • fxu1989, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1I've always pronounced it as if I was reading it in spanish.

        meh-meh
    • quetzalcoatl1, on 03/26/2008, -1/+7Sounds like beam, but with an M.
    • Lykil, on 03/26/2008, -0/+4Hey, I remember the first time I heard about rick'rolling, and a couple of days later we were playing some kind of questionairre game, and this question came up: who sung "never gonna give you up!" I immediately shouted RICK ROLL!!!

      (I actually knew his name before, but my mind was blank... and full of excitement!)
  • mediaspree, on 03/26/2008, -10/+16Never gonna give you up!
    • RpgActioN, on 03/26/2008, -0/+17If only this were a story about portal, there'd be six full trees of the lyrics one line a time by now.
      • offspring06, on 03/26/2008, -16/+7This was a triumph!
        I'm making a note here:
        "HUGE SUCCESS!!"

        It's hard to overstate
        my satisfaction.

        Aperture Science:
        We do what we must
        because we can.

        For the good of all of us.
        Except the ones who are dead.

        But there's no sense crying
        over every mistake.
        You just keep on trying
        till you run out of cake.
        And the science gets done.
        And you make a neat gun
        for the people who are
        still alive.

        I'm not even angry...
        I'm being so sincere right now-
        Even though you broke my heart,
        and killed me.

        And tore me to pieces.
        And threw every piece into a fire.
        As they burned it hurt because
        I was so happy for you!

        Now, these points of data
        make a beautiful line.
        And we're out of beta.
        We're releasing on time!
        So I'm GLaD I got burned-
        Think of all the things we learned-
        for the people who are
        still alive.

        Go ahead and leave me...
        I think I'd prefer to stay inside...
        Maybe you'll find someone else
        to help you?
        Maybe Black Mesa?
        That was a joke! HAHA!! FAT CHANCE!!

        Anyway this cake is great!
        It's so delicious and moist!

        Look at me: still talking
        when there's science to do!
        When I look out there,
        it makes me GLaD I'm not you.

        I've experiments to run.
        There is research to be done.
        On the people who are
        still alive.
        And believe me I am
        still alive.
        I'm doing science and I'm
        still alive.
        I feel fantastic and I'm
        still alive.
        While you're dying I'll be
        still alive.
        And when you're dead I will be
        still alive.

        Still alive.

        Still alive.
        • identitymatrix, on 03/26/2008, -2/+1Have you been living under a companion cube the last 3 months? That meme is dead
          • Devotia, on 03/26/2008, -0/+12No, that meme is Still Alive. -facepalm-
  • Elliottx, on 03/26/2008, -13/+29Ahaha..i was waiting for Rick Astley to respond. GO MY FELLOW BRITON! You see girls, THAT'S how we British people actually speak...-.-

    ...We're no strangers to love...
    • thrikulam, on 03/26/2008, -4/+6Is that why he sang the song that defined him in an American accent?

      :P
    • bonedead, on 03/26/2008, -3/+2Get outta here Britfag! We don't have any tea or chips 'round here!
  • roflomg, on 03/26/2008, -4/+184I don't care what anyone thinks, I frikkin' love that song and I'm not afraid to admit it!
    • lickmylovepump, on 03/26/2008, -45/+1I wouldn't care what anyone thinks either, cause you're frikkin' gay and not afraid to admit it!
      • pismophreak, on 03/26/2008, -0/+24Wow, you're pretty intelligent.
      • HeroDreamerCS, on 03/26/2008, -0/+25...says the guy with the overly masculine username.
    • KMartSheriff, on 03/26/2008, -26/+2Your gay is showing.
      • herecomes, on 03/26/2008, -3/+3Hey... aren't you one of the Village People?
    • GhostyBoy, on 03/26/2008, -1/+24I've heard it enough times that I actually have started to like it.
  • yohnstoppable, on 03/26/2008, -2/+55If i was the host, I'd have rick rolled him
    • palmer, on 03/26/2008, -6/+11WERE the host.
    • dsarnoLAT, on 03/26/2008, -0/+56I *was* the host, and I asked him to sing a couple bars (thus RRolling himself) but his response was, I kid you not: "You're joking, right?"
      • Hraes, on 03/26/2008, -0/+11You actually were, weren't you? Did you join Digg just because this got Dugg so high?
        • dsarnoLAT, on 03/26/2008, -0/+18No. Have had this account for a couple of weeks. Use it for official purposes, like submitting and commenting on my own stories.
      • nunofgs, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2You should have asked him if his friends Rick Roll him! Or, if he has ever Rick Rolled anyone.

        So many questions went unanswered :(
  • dvsbastard, on 03/26/2008, -11/+41We're no strangers to love...
    • adh3isive, on 03/26/2008, -3/+28You know the rules and so do I
      • lickmylovepump, on 03/26/2008, -19/+3STOP IT! Sorry to yell, but you guys just have to quit it right the heck now before this thread gets out of control with emotion.
      • XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, on 03/26/2008, -21/+3wat
      • Amplix, on 03/26/2008, -2/+25A full commitment's what I'm thinking of
        • str1fe, on 03/26/2008, -12/+3C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!!!
        • mattlphoto, on 03/26/2008, -2/+20You wouldn't get this from any other guy.
        • Revolution101, on 03/26/2008, -0/+17I, just wanna tell you how I'm feeling.
        • Hoogs, on 03/26/2008, -0/+17Wanna make you...understand!
        • mbeauchez, on 03/26/2008, -0/+16NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP
        • Seantacular, on 03/26/2008, -0/+11NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN
        • umpres, on 03/26/2008, -0/+9NEVER GONNA RUN AROUND AND... DESERT YOU
        • ChristaMaria, on 03/26/2008, -2/+7Never gonna let you down.
        • specialK16, on 03/26/2008, -6/+1ELASTIC CORN!!!!
        • andrewthrice, on 04/08/2008, -0/+1heh, funeral commenter...i need to get off the internet for a while and experience life for knowing that reference
  • toytoyota, on 03/26/2008, -15/+9He knows it's ridiculous...
    *cue black guy progressively going from apathetic to enthusiastic
    • GeorgeStone2, on 03/26/2008, -1/+2At first i was like: LOLWUT?
      Then I was like: Lol.
  • digitallysick, on 03/26/2008, -19/+4We should find a way to rick roll him! Maybe find where he lives, and about 2 am, crank up some " never gonna give you up"
    • TheJem, on 03/26/2008, -0/+17I believe that was the topic of an xkcd comic.
      http://xkcd.com/351/
    • TrevorBelmont, on 03/26/2008, -0/+5It's only a Rick Roll if you trick him into doing it to himself.
      • dynelol, on 03/28/2008, -1/+1Put the CD in his vehicles CD player and turn the volume all the way up. Then hide a camera for the next time he drives.
  • KillPenguin, on 03/26/2008, -2/+30It's great to see that after all these years, he's never let me down.
  • xlar54, on 03/26/2008, -3/+610The absolute end-all be-all RickRoll.... Have Mr Astley himself stop the SuperBowl halftime show with an authentic performance of the song. That would be it. No one could ever top it. It would be the best ever.
    • uziko, on 03/26/2008, -2/+57genius
    • victoryroadrage, on 03/26/2008, -0/+247What if everyone tries to raise enough money to buy ad time for the Super Bowl to rick roll millions of people at the same time!
      It could be the biggest waste of money ever!
      • RudeTurnip, on 03/26/2008, -2/+135Jesus Christ...we need to make this happen!
        • DarkDx, on 03/26/2008, -2/+40I wouldn't understimate anon...
        • AmICoolNow, on 03/26/2008, -0/+25Someone register a website for donations!
          I'm not even kidding, we need to get on this.
      • uziko, on 03/26/2008, -1/+34that last sentence sounds like something from southpark

        "my god, these boys must have, no lives, whatsoever"
      • prkchpsndwiches, on 03/26/2008, -1/+23Im totally down for it. Get 30 million people to donate $1 or 15 million $2 or 6 million $5. I think it could happen! Super Bowl commercial was about what 29.5 million? Although an actual Rick Roll during the half time would top a commercial.
      • lilSears, on 03/26/2008, -0/+35Or better yet, get miller or budweiser to throw money into it and make it happen. If they get a hold of how funny this stuff is, beer can make it happen.
      • slightlygifted, on 03/26/2008, -0/+28everyone send me your money! i will make it happen.
      • misconstrued, on 03/26/2008, -0/+3Rick Roll money bomb? :)
    • Jeffler, on 03/26/2008, -0/+67Dear god, we should start a movement!
    • HanSolo69, on 03/26/2008, -21/+4Why the Super Bowl? why not have him appear somewhere that people might actually see?
    • Christ0s, on 03/26/2008, -1/+31My suggestion get led zeppelin to reunite for another concert then have Rick come out.
      • TrevorBelmont, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1I was going to say the remaining Beatles and Michael Jackson.
      • Trebis, on 03/26/2008, -1/+1They did. And he didn't.
      • chrisaug18, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2Now thats just mean
    • nick2, on 03/26/2008, -0/+37They need to announce that some major band/singer will be preforming the halftime show. Right when the lights are dim and the singer/band comes up from underneath the stage, have it be Rick. That would be great!
      • woody56292, on 03/26/2008, -0/+9This needs to happen. Someone needs to organize this, call Anonymous.
      • lazyfisherman, on 03/26/2008, -0/+4And now... feature Super Bowl performers halftime show... the Rolling Stones.. the music starts, the lights come on but it ain't the Stones... IT'S RICK. HE'S NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP. IT'S THE RICK ROLL TO END ALL RICK ROLLS!
    • archivist, on 03/26/2008, -0/+20rickroll the whole world
    • twertyto, on 03/26/2008, -0/+8This must happen. Look at all the things the Digg community has accomplished already. This should be cake.
    • robbob, on 03/26/2008, -0/+21Rick-Roll the opening ceremony to the Olympics -- Roll the world!
      • Goombellaofgoom, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2Sadly, most of the world wouldn't get it, just residents of Internetland. Everyone else would just be sitting there confused.

        However, most of the USA has a dual-citizenship in Internetland, so a Superbowl show could work.
        • marx, on 03/26/2008, -0/+3isn't that the point? we would laugh at the wtf faces around the world
      • userperson, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1He can open this time with a Tank Man backdrop and an immediate evac. plan. That's too dangerous and stupid, but one can dream.
    • Pritchard, on 03/26/2008, -1/+1This is one of the best ideas I've heard in a long time. It's strange saying that about something with so little to actually back it up. We should really be careful about this kinda stuff. If we DO do something like this, make sure Rick Astley knows that you ruin memes by trying to capitalize on them, or try and use it for political advantage.

      ex - Chuck Norris

      I wouldn't worry so much about that happening to Rick Astley as much as Chuck Norris. I think Rick Astley's shown that he's actually a cool guy, unlike Chuck, who's actually an asshole.
      • dynelol, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1"Chuck Norris is an asshole" should be randomly inserted in the facts page.
    • Hoogs, on 03/26/2008, -0/+6That is quite possibly the most epic idea I've ever heard.
    • Lemm, on 03/26/2008, -0/+3the problem is that if everyone tries to make it happen, then eventually everyone on the internet is going to know it might happen; then the joke is lost. we should just email Astley and hope that he sees the potential in this...
      • o0joshua0o, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1That's a good point. One of the most important things about a Rickroll is that it has to be a surprise.
    • ligyron, on 03/26/2008, -3/+1I suggested he should rickroll the Oscars live before, but I was buried and told no one would get the joke
  • deadbaby, on 03/26/2008, -7/+25I know it's cheesy 80s rock but I really don't mind it. Good synth work at least.
  • chizzlechest420, on 03/26/2008, -24/+1i thought him last name was 'roll' until NOW!!
    • lickmylovepump, on 03/26/2008, -10/+4you are utterly, hopelessly gay.
  • Larz0rz, on 03/26/2008, -10/+8So does he just sing with an American accent?
    If anyone else has a subscription to Rolling Stone, check the latest issue with Chris Rock on the cover, go to the last page where the top albums are. It says Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give Up"
  • baramunchies, on 03/26/2008, -27/+6for people like me who never heard about this:
    http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ric ...
    http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Rickroll
    http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_it_mean_to_be_ ...
    • AgentMull, on 03/26/2008, -1/+25Seriously?
    • m1zl3d, on 03/26/2008, -2/+34If you've never heard of being Rick Rolled that means you actually have a life and you don't belong on Digg.
    • illwil, on 03/26/2008, -7/+4Stop "hating" on us old folk who know the song, but don't get the whole Rick-Lolling thing.

      I found a video that explains it a bit better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
      (the voice over is the guy from Mythbusters)
    • NYCTulanian, on 03/26/2008, -0/+4For people who've never heard of this, see me for a great deal on the brooklyn bridge
    • tas08, on 03/26/2008, -0/+3srsly?
    • twertyto, on 03/26/2008, -0/+4Go back to your cave.
  • Sererena, on 03/26/2008, -8/+79I don't care if I get buried into oblivion for saying this, but Rick Astley is really attractive. He was cute in his 80's videos, and he's still good-looking now!

    There, I said it.
    • wellyuk, on 03/26/2008, -2/+74Some people say I look like Rick Astley.
      • SpongeBad, on 03/26/2008, -1/+22Is your name Rick Astley?
      • jbnumba1, on 03/26/2008, -0/+4How did you get dugg up so much? I didn't miss a pic you attached did I??
        • wellyuk, on 03/26/2008, -0/+6Silence! These are my minions! I pay them well in groats. We'll have no trouble here.
    • xyqxyq, on 03/26/2008, -1/+10882% of women and 41% of men would cheat on their spouse with Rick Astley.
    • pahool, on 03/26/2008, -0/+7I'd hit it
    • apetrie, on 03/26/2008, -0/+7Especially when his hair was still red. Woo!
    • lickmylovepump, on 03/26/2008, -1/+31As a straight non-metro man, I can truly say that Rick Astley is one hot piece of ass. I kid, I kid. But really, he could have me at 'what the hell, did you just grab my nipple?' But seriously....
      • dynelol, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1"Did you grab my ass?" "Sir, from where i am standing, that would be a physical impossibility."
    • iPissExcellence, on 03/26/2008, -0/+56you wanna get rick astlayed
      • IareKEVLAR, on 03/26/2008, -0/+15That is one of the more under appreciated comments in this tree.
      • dynelol, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1but he WILL run around and desert her after.
    • benbfree, on 03/26/2008, -11/+4Oh my gosh. A girl on digg. Awesome!
    • twertyto, on 03/26/2008, -7/+2A GIRL!
    • jaydoj, on 03/26/2008, -8/+2Dugg for an actual female on Digg. And I don't think a single one of us is ripping on Mr. Astley, I actually enjoy the song.
      • girlpirate, on 03/26/2008, -1/+10why do people still do this? the stereotype of all Diggers being dorky social rejects of the male sex is old and clearly wrong. perhaps it had a basis in truth in the earlier days of Digg. Since Im not much of a tech geek I wasn't around then. and thats the point right there. Digg has changed and in doing so it has become more appealing to a wider group of people. Including Females.
        So please, do us girls a favor. Stop it.
        • Devotia, on 03/26/2008, -0/+3I would make a comment here, but I'm still scared of Joanna.
        • Kanidia, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2I'm sorry, girlpirate =(
        • aaabatteries, on 03/26/2008, -2/+5***** or GTFO

          (awaits imminent bury)
        • jaydoj, on 03/26/2008, -0/+3Girlpirate, I was actually making fun of us guys as a stereotypical group of social rejects. It's a big joke, moreover I find it interesting that the group of diggers is actually very wide and diverse. We are all here for different reasons, most of all, some decent info and some laughs. There's no need to get upset, it was just a joke, and I apologize if you got offended for whatever reason. However, you may want to look at the immediate act to tongue-lash anyone, it's not that some of of us STILL do this, some of us will actually be comfortable enough to make a joke about it.
          • girlpirate, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1I think perhaps your joke delivery could use some work. ;p also, it wasn't meant as a tongue lashing nor was it meant as an attack on you personally. but I get a little bent out of shape when people spam comments ( and I know Im not the only one)so I had to pick one of the comments to reply to and somehow yours seemed the least sarcastic and so...
            anyway. I don't really understand your last point. what is there to be comfortable about in making the joke? I didnt think it was a sensitive matter really.
          • dynelol, on 03/28/2008, -0/+2You were offensive on the internet and apologized for it. What the hell is wrong with you? Besides, as a woman, she has a major blurting problem and has to get excessively emotional about things that hardly matter.
    • NecroDigg, on 03/26/2008, -1/+14holy *****, there's TWO girls on digg now. this is getting OUT OF CONTROL!
    • Viriatus2, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2drool
    • WalkerBetween, on 03/26/2008, -3/+1As your husband I feel I should post.
      *insert generic jelous spouse comment here*
      Now back, ye mangy internet hounds! She is mine!
      • Sererena, on 03/27/2008, -2/+2*rolls eyes*
        • dynelol, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1People will pay attention to you too someday. Just wait a bit longer.
  • osirislink, on 03/26/2008, -12/+1http://youtube.com/watch?v=8lBO23Dh23I
  • metamorfoza, on 03/26/2008, -12/+1It would be kinda cool if he did new Rick Roll video with other internet memes inside it.
  • hmunkey, on 03/26/2008, -6/+20He never lets me down!
  • xsquirrel378x, on 03/26/2008, -5/+114did rick just say his friends rickroll him?
    lol
    • yonis, on 03/26/2008, -0/+28He should get on Skype and Rickroll them back for real.
    • jaydoj, on 03/26/2008, -0/+22would that create a rip in the space-time continuum?
      • raid517, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2I wondered about that. I mean has anyone here ever managed to rickroll Rick Astley?

        I mean surely that would really qualify anyone who succeeded and could prove it, as having truly elite rickrolling skills?

        You would probably be considered as the equivalent of a ninja grandmaster - like master Splinter or something. (Well at least it's another 80's TV show- so why not?)
        • OrangeSoda31, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1They did it in XKCD, we must do it in RL!
      • deadlyassmite, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1/divide by 0
  • Duncster, on 03/26/2008, -5/+13I'll never give you up Rick.
    • lickmylovepump, on 03/26/2008, -0/+10He doesn't even know you. He doesn't even know you exist. So stop calling him.
  • Fawkes, on 03/26/2008, -2/+147RIck Roll'd... a much better alternative to getting 'Tub Girl'd', 'Meat Spinned', or 'Lemon Party'd'.... You gotta love your friends
    • uziko, on 03/26/2008, -6/+39i actually enjoy being meat spinned
    • nbcaffeine, on 03/26/2008, -6/+1oh boy, dont know that middle one, and having just ate some steak, dont wish to
      • Requench, on 03/26/2008, -1/+7we ridin' spinnaz, we don't stop... ;(
        • dynelol, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1I didn't think i'd ever quit laughing when i found out about there being an item in Twilight Princess called the spinner and you ride it.
      • girlpirate, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1tube steak?
    • ahoyhoy1, on 03/26/2008, -0/+29I tried to count the number of spins, and the site then told me that I was gay :(
    • poweribo, on 03/26/2008, -2/+20I can proudly say Ive never been 2-Girl-1-Cup'd :)
      • boyghost, on 03/26/2008, -3/+12Oh man, then don't click here! http://tinyurl.com/2glapf
        • kr3mliyn, on 03/26/2008, -0/+6Wrong, just.... So wrong!
        • Kanidia, on 03/26/2008, -0/+10I didn't click it, but damn the internet makes me tempted to do anything.
        • SpeakerCity, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1I knew that 2girls1cup is a paysite now, so I clicked the link. I see "John Mayer" and before I could close the tab, the piano keys started playing. Just the music made me wanna hurl.
    • ChristaMaria, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2Damn it. I googled "meatspin". :(
  • Schul983, on 03/26/2008, -5/+6Haha, good article. He's a lot cooler then the video would let on to....
    • suckaPU, on 03/26/2008, -0/+4what?? that video makes rick seem silky smooth
  • johnfritz, on 03/26/2008, -10/+1What is up with that freakin' chain link fence? That has to be the cheesiest attempt to be... something.

    I DON"T KNOW! OH! OW!! Hurts.
  • Scira, on 03/26/2008, -13/+1So whats the biggest rickroll so far? that crappy college basketball game?
    Random video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bd1Tflywck
  • lcarsdeveloper, on 03/26/2008, -10/+4You know the rules, and so do I...
  • brahmos, on 03/26/2008, -19/+3I'M MOLESTING OXES NOW...
    • XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, on 03/26/2008, -2/+3AIGHTS
    • XxXKUL, on 03/26/2008, -1/+3indeed.........
    • brahmos, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1That's what you hear him say when you play the song in reverse, to the idiots who didnt get it. Now digg me down all you can.
      • Hoogs, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1How am I an idiot for not knowing that?
  • theAlice, on 03/26/2008, -14/+2Video of the entire interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2JJ6EM2fLk
  • mrtdot, on 03/26/2008, -0/+118I thought Atsley was gonna be cheesy like his video, but he was pretty cool.
  • PhoenixCE, on 03/26/2008, -9/+6Even Super Villains have this nightmare. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KxkW8t8xX8
  • DeviateSeptum, on 03/26/2008, -13/+3You meddling kids! Get off my lawn! I'm Rick Astley here. You're causing my arthritis to act up! How am I supposed to get to the bank to cash my social security check? I hope my Medicad pays for the blood pressure pills I'm gonna have to take because of you young whippersnappers and your rock-n-roll music! (fist shake) I'm on a fixed income you know! Did I ever tell you about the time when I....
    • OrangeSoda31, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1I was expecting something more from you! It started out with so much potential, and then you let me down...
  • humboldt79, on 03/26/2008, -11/+3Anyone else think they were going to get Rick Rolled when they clicked on that link?
    • OrangeSoda31, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1I did, it seemed too good to be true
  • Connormac44, on 03/26/2008, -2/+217Rickrolls and Scientology protests?! Was this article made just for digg?
    • MrRabbit, on 03/26/2008, -1/+21Now if they had thrown in something about bashing Hilary Clinton then this may have been the most dugg story of all time.
    • Shadic, on 03/26/2008, -0/+36Rick Astley Rickrolls Kevin Rose via iPhone!
      • WhatsUpWithJack, on 03/26/2008, -2/+3Rick Astley Rickrolls Steve Jobs via iPhone.
  • gamename14, on 03/26/2008, -1/+2He was pretty decent and objective about the whole thing-- very cool if you ask me.
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