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Some funny comments from Rickroll readers -- Rick at the Superbowl?

09:51 AM PT, Mar 26 2008

I have to share of few of the comments on the Digg entry for yesterday's Rickrolling story.  (Ethical spidey sense says it's no good to link to a Digg of my own story, so I'll just excerpt.)  For whatever reason, though, this story seemed to bring out the funny in people:

  • If I were Rick Astley, I would run up behind random people in the street and rickroll them live........You could use it in so many different ways!!!
  • I spent about 5 minutes just debating if I was going to click the link [to the interview] or not. I finally went for it - with my wife watching me like I was trying to defuse a grenade.

-- I wish i could defuse a grenade....

--- i wish i had a wife......

---- Lets start with a girlfriend first.
---- Or goldfish.

-- The only time I'll digg this up is for this article.

  • The 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.

-- What 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!

--- Jesus Christ...we need to make this happen!

-- Someone register a website for donations!

--- I'm not even kidding, we need to get on this.

--- I'm 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.

--- Dear god, we should start a movement!

-- That is quite possibly the most epic idea I've ever heard.

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