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Death Of The RickRoll

December 2, 2008 1 Comment

I was greatly saddened while watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade.  No, it wasn’t the floats.  Or the dancers.  Or the singers.  Wait.  Backup.  Yeah, it was one of the singers.

Macy’s RickRoll’D New York ya’ll.  Right on the heals of being RickRoll’D by phone, Rick Astley pops out of the float.  And for the first time in my life, I believed him.  He IS “never gonna give (us) up”.

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