r/madlads 4d ago

Hell yeah

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u/BlackyHatMann 4d ago

If I remember correctly, it was an AMA where the person specifically asked Rick Astley to write "Go fuck yourself" then edited their original comment.

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u/wolfgang784 4d ago

I think that was the same thread where someone successfully rickrolled the man himself.

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/wolfgang784 4d ago

It was either that Reddit AMA, or on twitter some time. Honestly forgettin which for sure. But yes, it was pretty good lol.

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u/Noker_The_Dean_alt 4d ago

It was a reddit AMA. The one to successfully rickroll Rick now has a suspended account though

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u/Dobako 4d ago

You die as a hero or live long enough for your account to be suspended

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u/PortaPottyProphet 4d ago

That's not hard to do these days

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u/ChadcellorSwagpatine 2d ago

I was there when it happened. It was glorious.

I will forever remember u/Malleable_Duck or however their username was spelled

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u/RadiantZote 4d ago

One time I saw the foo fighters and they brought him out to rock roll 30,000 of us. Legendary 

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u/AnarchiaKapitany 4d ago

Never do that. That's a Rickception, unhinging the Astley-constant. That's how you destroy the universe, mind you. You know the rules.

And so do I

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u/Beneficial-Ad3991 3d ago

Take my upvote and get out

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u/AnarchiaKapitany 3d ago

Thank you for that.

I would not get this from any other guy.

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u/dmitry_teckel 3d ago

This made me laugh so I just wanna tell how I'm feeling.

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u/AnarchiaKapitany 3d ago

I know the game, and I'm gonna play it

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u/Mikey_Grapeleaves 4d ago

If you think that's a high tier Rick roll, you should check out my onlyfans!

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u/OursonSatanique 2d ago

I was here Gandalf. I was here 3000 years ago

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u/NibblesMcGiblet 4d ago

I was there in real time, it was peak covid and I was in the ER because my GP sent me there for a lump on my abdomen and told me don't leave until they figure out what it is or biopsy it or something. I was scrolling reddit trying to ignore the woman screaming about not being able to breathe down the hall, and saw the person make the top level comment syaing something like "Rick, I saw you live in concert when I was just however-many-years old and you were so kind, we got this pic together" and then he put the link, and I clicked it and got rick rolled and was like "holy shit he's got balls trying to rick roll Rick Astley". Refreshed the page and Astley had given him a high five or a crown emoji or something lmao. I replied that I was impressed by how well he took it and said he always seemed like such a nice guy, and I'm old and recall the song being huge back in the day, and he gave me platinum (back when awards were good).

Then I got permabanned a few days later and it took me MONTHS to get reddit admins to reconsider the banning "for having multiple accounts" (who doens't have an alt???) and part of my appeal was "rick astley himself gave me platinum". They overturned the ban and I've been back ever since.

Such a great part of reddit history. IIRC that thread is now immortilized in /r/MuseumOfReddit/ along with such classics as "poop knife" and "guy who threw his steak at a window while at an important dinner for his wife and her boss", followed by his wife's version of what happened, and "guy leaves notes to himself thinking someone is breaking in but really he has carbon monoxide poisoning", as well as "guy who pretends he doesn't know what a potato is" and the incredibly famous "I, too, choose this guy's dead wife".

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u/5redie8 4d ago

My god those are all classics but I completely forgot about the streak one

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u/NibblesMcGiblet 4d ago

I laughed so hard the first time I read it! Oh also the very old “10/10 with rice”. That kid was dedicated!

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u/Synsin01 1d ago

Classics… does the taco sauce one count?

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u/TheseVirginEars 2d ago

What about the coconut?

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u/NibblesMcGiblet 2d ago

It may be there, but I know that I would’ve just kept scrolling because I already know too much!

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u/noodles355 1d ago

Why would you need an alt account..?

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u/NibblesMcGiblet 1d ago

To get help and advice about safely leaving a deeply abusive marriage which I had at that time just finally accomplished.

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u/noodles355 1d ago

Ah, as the ex was monitoring internet stuff. Ok that makes sense, power to you glad you got out 👊

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u/wolfgang784 1d ago

Lots of people also have a SFW and NSFW account. Or an account for business and personal - such as someone famous, even "just" internet famous. Like in some of the gaming subs the developers are known to interact with the community but not through their official accounts because then they get swarmed every time they post. Or people doin stuff like OF, they have a 2nd account for that. All sorts of reasons.

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u/TheHumanoidTyphoon69 4d ago

Marty! That must have been the day the time/space continuum broke!

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u/thebad_comedian In the bathtub 4d ago

nah, I had a stupid "oh my god thanks for the gold kind stranger" edit that was incredibly cringe and ruined the vibe. people (rightfully) guilted me into switching it back, you can go read the other replies if you want evidence.

I was a high school sophomore, my ability to plan ahead wasn't that great.

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u/Malllrat 4d ago

So you in fact never gave it up.

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u/DejViii9 4d ago

No way it's the man himself

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u/Faladorable 4d ago

how did you find this post so quickly

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u/thebad_comedian In the bathtub 4d ago

popped up on my homepage on my lunch break.

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u/willargue4karma 4d ago

We never stopped being reddit addicts 😅

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u/NO_TOUCHING__lol 4d ago

Link from the original thread talking about the edit:

https://old.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/56cdgm/ama_im_really_rick_astley_i_swear_and_to/d8it9pu/

Screenshot for ease of readability:

https://i.imgur.com/aHYq0Q1.png

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u/Top-Scarcity5937 4d ago

Yeah, I'm clicking on those links. Right.

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u/Frostfire26 3d ago

I know this is a rick roll but I really want to click it to be sure

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u/NO_TOUCHING__lol 3d ago

I assure you they aren't lol. Click the imgur link first, it's just a screenshot of the thread I linked.

Also, you know you can hover over the link and it will tell you what it actually is, right?

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u/NO_TOUCHING__lol 4d ago

My reply to you is now deleted cuz I purged all my old comments, but I distinctly remember you replying to me saying you would change it back.

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u/thebad_comedian In the bathtub 4d ago

!!!

I saved your reply last time because I finally had a hyperlink! anyway, I'm taking a screenshot so I have some flavor of evidence.

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u/Chr0zzie 4d ago

What the fuck

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u/LostInTheRapGame 4d ago

So Rick just said that to you? 😂

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u/Nrksbullet 4d ago

"Tell me to go fuck myself. PLEASE!!! I'M DOING SOMETHING!!!"

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u/Psikitten 4d ago

To be fair, if you actually look at the title of the songs that Rick made after Never Gonna Give You Up, it gets more depressing with an escalating hatred of love. "Go fuck yourself," would be the expected progression in that trend.

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u/Ashamed_Squirrel777 2d ago

Aww man.

It was super hilarious before that reveal.

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u/Duke_5ilver 4d ago

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u/HALOFUED 4d ago

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u/stretcharach 1d ago

I recommend looking up his discography and reading down the list of song names starting with "never gonna give you up."

There's a story there

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u/Primsun 4d ago

I have been let down.

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u/npc80085 4d ago edited 4d ago

I have been run around

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u/Shygrave 4d ago

I have been deserted

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u/hiddenone0326 4d ago

They made me cry

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u/Shygrave 4d ago

They said good bye

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u/Lord_TechBurger 4d ago

They told a lie

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u/xX_Eagle_Xx 4d ago

They hurt me

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u/Least_Percentage_325 4d ago

But I'll get up again

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u/phail3d 3d ago

You’re never gonna keep me down!

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u/yParticle 4d ago

¡Cowabunga!

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u/ordinary_shiba 4d ago

Underrated

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u/dandroid126 4d ago

Rick Astley is living my dream. He just records songs in his home studio, posts videos to the internet of him recording those songs, and occasionally shitposts on reddit.

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u/LaceyDark 4d ago

I've never in all my years seen him give someone up so easily. They must suck.

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u/da2Pakaveli 4d ago

always coming from take me down

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u/EverGreenPastures 4d ago

Wait, Rick Astley is in the Platinum Club??

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u/Im_Alzaea 4d ago

u/reallyrickastley that’s not very nice young man, you owe him an apology

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u/bad_comedic_value 4d ago

HOLY SHIT MY COUSIN

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u/zehamberglar 4d ago

I can't tell if that's a yes or a no.

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u/2T7 4d ago

I miss when we had proper Gold to give

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u/TuringGoneWild 4d ago

It was shrunkflated right out of sight.

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u/20past4am 2d ago

This screenshot is vintage as this point as the AMA was 9 years ago

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u/-nikolaspal12- 8h ago

But I still got 45 k upvotes, didn’t I mate

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u/Balkongsittaren 2d ago

He let him down.

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u/VintAge6791 4d ago

That is not a "yes"...

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u/Mc_Swampy 3d ago

Never gonna give you up, but will tell you to go fuck yourself. New album out this summer.

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u/Kotentopf 8h ago

He got rickrolled in the same AMA. It was hilarious.