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Macy's Parade Gets Rickrolled
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By now, most people have been Rickrolled, wherein they are tricked into clicking on a link of Rick Astley's annoying (or great, depending on your view of Rick Astley) '80s hit "Never Gonna Give You Up."
On Thanksgiving Day 2008, millions more were Rickrolled when they watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on television.
A float featuring Cartoon Network's Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends began singing the theme song from the old TV show "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" when Astley appeared and began lip synching his no. 1 hit. At the end, one of the Foster's characters shouted, "I like Rickrolling!"
And once again, "Never Gonna Give You Up" wracked up the views on YouTube.











