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Rick Rolling is an Internet prank whereby users are enticed to click on a misleading link, only to have it direct them to Rick Astley's music video for the 1987 hit, "Never Gonna Give You Up." Rick Rolling is a variation on a similar Internet prank called Duckroll Duckrolling, in which a picture of a duck on wheels is substituted or disguised as a link to a news item or popular celebrity. Rick Rolling has since become a major Internet "meme", and the basis for numerous pranks, hoaxes and April Fools' Day jokes.Los Angeles Times: Astley, king of the 'Rickroll,' talks about his song... (March 25, 2008)
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- Astley said that he won't produce a remix version of the song, but wouldn't mind if other artists didLos Angeles Times: Astley, king of the 'Rickroll,' talks about his song... (March 25, 2008)
- On April 1, 2008, all the videos on the front page of YouTube redirected to the Astley video
- Also on April Fools' Day 2008, the [http: //daily.mahalo.com/2008/04/01/md090-steve-jobs-interview/ Mahalo Daily] podcast featuring Veronica Belmont Rick Rolled their audience
- In February 2008, the anti-Scientology group, Anonymous, Rick Rolled The Church of Scientology by playing the song loudly during their Project Chanology protests
- On November 27, 2008, Astley appeared during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade for a live Rick RollYouTube Video: Rick Astley Rick Rolling the Macy's Parade Crowd (Time: 1:20)
- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Rick Rolled viewers of her "Speaker Pelosi Presents Capitol Cat Cam" video, which was uploaded to her YouTube channel on January 13, 2009 YouTube Video: Speaker Pelosi Presents Capitol Cat Cam (Time: 1:12)
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"It's a bit strange anyway, to be honest, to have videos of when you were a young guy out on the internet, do you know what I mean? I'm 42 years old now, so it's a little bit weird anyway. But it's funny. It makes me laugh -- I'm sure it really annoys a lot of other people -- but it's made me laugh occasionally."Wired: Rick Astley Addresses the Rickroll Phenomenon (March 26, 2008) -
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@bobsyauncle Well, there's a link I'll never need again. (You bastard, that's as bad as rick-rolling. At least there were no pictures...)
@nzlemming | July 04, 2009 11:19 AM -
@Old_Lim I apologise , But Rick Rolling is my passion, well that and gatecrashing cub scout meetings
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Im rick rolling the entire AP.... Why im missing the party I was waiting for?? Fml
@JavierDaBoss | July 04, 2009 12:56 AM -
RT @McLovinIsFresh The origins of Rick Rolling. why? because i wanted to know. http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...
@Bryana_Bbycks | July 04, 2009 12:50 AM
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View All Rick Rolling Questions (163) | Ask a QuestionWho is Brooke in the Rick Ross Sex Tape? (1 Answer)She's an actress. Just like the guy playing Rick Ross is an actor. that tape is a fake smear by 50 cent. read moreWhat was the first real rock and roll song? (2 Answers)While probably not technically the "First" Rock and Roll song ever produced, Bill Haley & His Comets "Rock Around the Clock" is generally considered to be the song that put ... read moreOne a scale of (1-10) 10 being the highest rating, how do you rate GM CEO Rick Wagners performance? (1 Answer)I would rate his performance as about a 1. Of the "Big Three", only GM and Chrysler needed bailouts, and of those two, only GM needed more than one. For ... read moreRevenge or Truth? What do you think of Jon Stewarts take on CNBC and Rick Santelli? (6 Answers)Truth. While I think there is a certain amount of vengence being taken here, Stewart is not one to pull his punches when he disagrees with his guests; take a ... read more
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Keep America rolling.(Rick Wagoner, General Motors Corp.)(Transcript): An article from: Executive Speeches - $5.95
This digital document is an article from Executive Speeches, published by Executive Speaker Co. on December 1, 2001. The length of the article is 3398 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is de...
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