Comments on: Rickrolling: A Timeline

By: Jailbreakers: First iPhone Worm Discovered, Features Rick Astley | Mac Bargains

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:33:41 +0000

[...] The first iPhone worm has been discovered. It comes to us via Australia, and appears to be limited to that country for now, although it has the potential to spread. It also stars Rick Astley, so to speak. The work changes the iPhone’s wallpaper to an image of the 1980s pop singer, who’s enjoyed a recent resurgence thanks to the Rick-rolling Internet phenomenon. [...]

By: Cool Tools: Make a YouTube Timeline « NewTeeVee

Cool Tools: Make a YouTube Timeline « NewTeeVee — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:34:11 +0000

[...] have been great to have this for our Rickroll timeline last month! var dipity_options = { width:”500″, height:”320″ [...]

By: The Mario Theme Meme’s Enduring Appeal « NewTeeVee

The Mario Theme Meme’s Enduring Appeal « NewTeeVee — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:00:32 +0000

[...] Meme’s Enduring Appeal Mario is like the R.E.M. of Internet memes. While most memes Rickroll out of nowhere, take over our collective consciousness, only to evaporate almost as quickly, [...]

By: Viral Friday: Rick Rolled - ViralBlog

Viral Friday: Rick Rolled - ViralBlog — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:29:20 +0000

[...] RickRolling – when someone puts a link on website to something, but it actually takes you to a music video of Rick Astley’s ‘78 classic “Never Gonna Give You Up”. On April Fools day YouTube RickRolled its users by linking all of the featured videos to the Rick Astley video, resulting in over 9 million views. For complete understanding of this internet meme check the timeline. [...]

By: Speedy

Speedy — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:44:12 +0000

Well apparently, Rick Astley isn’t the only former singer celeb being rolled. MC Hammer has now fallen victim to the craze, as people are now getting “HammerRolled”.

A website located at http://HammerRolled.com explains this version of the good ‘ole Rick Roll.

By: Zeigen » Blog Archive » Rickroll Alternatives

Zeigen » Blog Archive » Rickroll Alternatives — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:18:26 +0000

[...] detailed timeline is [...]

By: oakling

oakling — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:44:50 +0000

Wow. This is a beautiful, beautiful history. Thanks, everyone :-D

By: Future Anthropologists and Our Rick Rolled Civilization - Shallow Nation

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:14:43 +0000

[...] Rick Rolling: A Timeline [...]

By: Kung Fu Rodeo » Blog Archive » Happy Post April Rickroll Day!

Kung Fu Rodeo » Blog Archive » Happy Post April Rickroll Day! — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:31:43 +0000

[...] the main page to video of Mr. Astley. In celebration of what might become the biggest meme to date, NewTeeVee has traced the history of the Rickroll all the way back to it’s roots. May 28, 2007: “Official” You’ve Been RickRoll’d! upload of Never Gonna Give You Up appears [...]

By: Cosimoto

Cosimoto — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:32:22 +0000

You left out the ultimate RickRoll:
http://danecooksdisease.org/

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:14:19 +0000

And another Astley moment that helped to bring back the song and needs to get some credit for the Rickroll:

‘Charlie Has Cancer’ episode of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” First aired August 23, 2005. Dennis grooves to “Never Gonna Give You Up” in his car. http://www.tv.com/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia/charlie-has-cancer/episode/465528/summary.html

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:39:50 +0000

A few more classics for you:

September 29, 2007, when RadioheadLP7.com promised it would offer the first ever live stream of In Rainbows but instead, when the countdown went to zero the Astley video appeared. Followed by the message: “How to RICKROLL 21,232 people at once. REAL LP7 coming soon!”
The prank rickroll reported falsely by the NYT as taking place during an actual Eastern Washington women’s basketball game http://www.khq.com/Global/story.asp?S=8063968&nav=menu438_1
The February 10, 2007 Seattle rickrolling of Scientology http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHpjcZNM8_k