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White House Rickrolls Twitter Followers

Links to Rick Astley feed in official tweet

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 27, 2011 6:04 PM CDT

(Newser) – OK, so they may be a year or two (or three) late from the peak of the trend, but the White House Twitter feed got in a little "rickrolling" action today. In response to this tweet from someone complaining that the press briefing was a little dull, the White House responded: "Sorry to hear that. Fiscal policy is important, but can be dry sometimes. Here's something more fun." The link led to Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up video. If you need to relive the Astley glory, follow the Huffington Post link for the video. Or click to watch one of the more imaginative rickrolling examples.

The White House rickrolled its Twitter followers today.
The White House rickrolled its Twitter followers today.   (Twitter)
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RaptorFan
Jul 28, 2011 6:23 PM CDT
I'm getting old...while I find this pretty darn funny, I wish they would just expend that energy governing or sending that crap to their friends.  My mind regrettably goes to "Dammit, I'm paying those a$$holes to Rickrolling people????  WTF????"
NoddaAndYou
Jul 28, 2011 2:04 PM CDT
That's how you stay popular with the kids. ^_^
Jojo
Jul 28, 2011 2:17 AM CDT
The best rickroll ever - Macy's Thanksgiving parade http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAOvbFBtT_k
 

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