So Macy's Thanksgiving Parade was just Rick Rolled... [Archive]

NeoForte

11-27-2008, 04:08 PM

By Foster's Imaginary Friends. Wow that was really unexpected. Rick looked like he was enjoying himself. Was pretty cool lol. Don't think my mom understood what was going on and why I was laughing so much lol.

Darth Lime

11-27-2008, 04:21 PM

LOL

So fucking brutal.

:nicework:

Dyne

11-27-2008, 04:33 PM

They rick rolled the Macy's Parade? Oh snap... I missed that.

In case you missed it, here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMwO9PX4_7c

NeoForte

11-27-2008, 04:35 PM

For those who missed it theres a youtube of it out now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAPLip-FMyE

Sir_NutS

11-27-2008, 04:48 PM

haha, I love this guy. He's aware of the fact that he's one of the most popular internet memes and he just goes with it. Most people would probably shrug it off.

Meeting_Gman

11-27-2008, 04:58 PM

haha, I love this guy. He's aware of the fact that he's one of the most popular internet memes and he just goes with it. Most people would probably shrug it off.

Yeah, he seems pretty humble about it, which is a good thing. Also, the Macy's parade was on already? Geez!

Hawkwing

11-27-2008, 05:12 PM

That pretty much made my year.

djpretzel

11-27-2008, 05:13 PM

Given that this was premeditated, it would have been REALLY meta if someone had rickrolled the rickroll, playing a recording OVER the live performance.

THAT would have been glorious.

The Author

11-27-2008, 05:21 PM

Given that this was premeditated, it would have been REALLY meta if someone had rickrolled the rickroll, playing a recording OVER the live performance.

THAT would have been glorious.
Well, it sounded like a recording over the live performance from my end.

sephfire

11-27-2008, 05:24 PM

There's something poetic about Rick Astley pulling off the world's greatest Rickroll himself.

Theory of N

11-27-2008, 05:27 PM

haha, my mom had no idea what I was laughing at, but started laughing at me because I was laughing so hard. She was surprised I knew the song.

Congratulations Rick, you've rickrolled America.

Triad Orion

11-27-2008, 05:36 PM

There's something poetic about Rick Astley pulling off the world's greatest Rickroll himself.

I couldn't agree more.

..."I LIKE RICK-ROLLING!"

LuckyXIII

11-27-2008, 05:43 PM

Effing brilliant.

He looks kinda like Ricky Gervais...

Hawkwing

11-27-2008, 05:47 PM

I think he looked more like Clay Aiken...in about 15 years.

Shadow Wolf

11-27-2008, 05:58 PM

Hey, I know it's slightly off topic, but since we all just watched the Macy's Parade, I have a question. They showed a spot for the Vancouver Olympics a couple minutes after the parade, featuring an epic song with a female choir. Does anyone know what that song is?

Aninymouse

11-27-2008, 06:17 PM

This. Is. Awesome.

Zombie

11-27-2008, 06:21 PM

Omg so epic. :nicework::nicework::nicework:

Arek the Absolute

11-27-2008, 06:21 PM

Brilliant.
Too good....toooo good.

Hawkwing

11-27-2008, 06:25 PM

Jam Stunna

11-27-2008, 06:28 PM

Oh God I wish I'd seen that live. Too good.

DrumUltimA

11-27-2008, 06:29 PM

i think i love rick astley.

wiredzombie

11-27-2008, 06:30 PM

Damn why did i decide to sleep in 8O

eag86

11-27-2008, 06:57 PM

I just saw a segment of the parade and the rick roll happened to be in the part i saw, i was starting to laugh while texting my freind about the rickroll, and had to explain to my dad the whole rickrolling phenomenon lol.

The Coop

11-27-2008, 06:58 PM

...

That was a thing of beauty.

Maco70

11-27-2008, 07:19 PM

I was cooking and heard it in the background.
I stopped when I heard the song, and couldn't believe it.

Epic.

Also; my parents don't get it. How can you possibly explain it?

Murmeli Walan

11-27-2008, 07:38 PM

Just when I think this Rickrolling fad is over, something happens that just makes it more and more awesome. It gets played in a stadium, it gets sung in a subway station, it gets chanted at a Scientology protest, and now it's sung at the Thanksgiving Parade by the actual artist.

Amazing.

Geoffrey Taucer

11-27-2008, 08:32 PM

Wow. This could not possibly be any more epic.

THe only downside is there's no reason to rickroll anybody ever again. This cannot be topped.

Bleck

11-27-2008, 08:35 PM

If I was ever Rick Rolled by Rick Astley himself, I think my heart would explode. All while feeling intense euphoria.

Like in Fist of the North Star.

The Coop

11-27-2008, 09:12 PM

Wow. This could not possibly be any more epic.

THe only downside is there's no reason to rickroll anybody ever again. This cannot be topped.

Yes it can, by one instance...

rick rolling the upcoming presidential inauguration, with Rick Astley.

The Pezman

11-27-2008, 09:41 PM

Dammit... I could have gone to New York to seen this.

JCvgluvr

11-27-2008, 10:55 PM

If anyone ever deserved to win the internet, it's Rick. Freaking epic!

Broken

11-28-2008, 03:33 AM

That was great. I just wish I'd seen it live. This was probably the first time I've missed the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in the past ten years. Oh, well. It's still awesome.

Ralphis

11-28-2008, 04:14 AM

kitty

11-28-2008, 04:18 AM

I never thought it was hilarious as much as a way to say "you got owned."

I-n-j-i-n

11-28-2008, 09:04 AM

Sorry, but that really is too epic for description. Especially when Rick Astley came out himself. I honestly can't care for those who don't get the meme. Shea Stadium and now that. The entire eastern United States has been Rick Rolled to death.

EdgeCrusher

11-28-2008, 11:52 AM

This 4chan bullshit needs to die already.

Geoffrey Taucer

11-28-2008, 03:36 PM

Am I the only one that thinks that the whole hilarity of the Rick Roll was lost once transitioning into main stream? I don't mean to be a scrooge so to speak, but I feel like the humor was lost a long time ago.

Other than that, Happy Thanksgiving!

I would say that this at once both revived and killed it. It gave it a one-time revival by being the most epic rickroll the world has ever seen. But now it has reached it's climax, and we can let it go.

This is how the life cycle of a meme SHOULD work, though! It starts obscure, then gets bigger and bigger until something as epic as this happens. Then we can let it die.

Schwaltzvald

11-28-2008, 03:44 PM

This is how the life cycle of a meme SHOULD work, though! It starts obscure, then gets bigger and bigger until something as epic as this happens. Then we can let it die.

Kinda like the obscure event where Oprah says "OVER 9000". Although I think hasn't truly died just yet...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7liYfhRgXGk