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Oct 18, 2021 12:55 PM CDT

Greta Pulls Off Epic Rickroll

She sings and dances at youth climate conference

(Newser) - It's not every rickroll that draws the attention of Rick Astley himself, but this one managed to do so. Greta Thunberg addressed a youth climate conference in Stockholm over the weekend, but the first words of her "speech" were a telling clue, notes the Independent . "We're...

Padres Pull a Fast One
on Visiting Red Sox Fans

Aug 26, 2019 6:13 AM CDT

Padres Pull a Fast One on Visiting Red Sox Fans

They got rickrolled during 'Sweet Caroline'

(Newser) - Yes, rickrolling is still a thing, and a memorable one took place Sunday during the game between the San Diego Padres and the visiting Boston Red Sox. Between innings, the stadium scoreboard pleased Boston fans by inviting everyone to sing along with the Red Sox fan favorite "Sweet Caroline,...

White House Rickrolls
Twitter Followers

Jul 27, 2011 6:04 PM CDT

White House Rickrolls Twitter Followers

Links to Rick Astley feed in official tweet

(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...

Oregon
Legislators
Rickroll
Colleagues

Oregon Legislators Rickroll Colleagues

April Fool's Day prank goes viral

(Newser) - From Oregon, a lesson in April Fool's Day pranks, viral videos ... and bipartisanship: A group of 12 state lawmakers managed to "Rickroll" their colleagues last year, by slipping the lyrics to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" into speeches they made on the House floor....

12 Legendary
April Fool's Pranks

a whopper for lefties?

Apr 1, 2010 11:38 AM CDT

12 Legendary April Fool's Pranks

Big Ben going digital? Switzerland harvesting spaghetti?

(Newser) - As you prepare whatever April Fools' Day prank you have in mind for your loved ones, take a look back at 12 classic jokes, courtesy of the Daily Beast :

Swiss spaghetti harvest: In 1957, the BBC aired a serious-sounding report on Switzerland’s bumper crop of pasta; hundreds fell for

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'Singer Worm' Hits iPhones

Nov 10, 2009 1:45 AM CST

'Singer Worm' Hits iPhones

Wallpaper switched in first virus to hit popular phones

(Newser) - The first virus to hit iPhones is substituting users' wallpaper with a portrait of 80's pop star Rick Astley and the warning: "Ikee is never going to give you up." The virus isn't harming anything else, but observers say it's a warning that hackers have learned how to...

Pols Invade YouTube ... Badly

Mar 19, 2009 2:14 PM CDT

Pols Invade YouTube ... Badly

Congress' channel filled with awkward clips

(Newser) - Congress got its own YouTube channel 2 months ago, allowing politicians to beef up contact with voters—but instead they're just floundering, the Daily Telegraph reports. Clips seem more awkward than anything else, analysts say. Many lawmakers ramble too long in speeches; other videos are just plain weird, like Nancy...

Web Trick Revives Rick Astley

Apr 11, 2008 3:42 PM CDT

Web Trick Revives Rick Astley

Internet jokesters link to hit '80s video

(Newser) - We’re never gonna give him up, even if we want to: ’80s pop sensation Rick Astley is an icon again thanks to “rickrolling,” the practice of tricking Internet users into watching a video of his hit “Never Gonna Give You Up.” 18 million...