# American Idol 3/16-18

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-18/532667>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 16, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-18/532667 "2010-03-16T16:28:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2010, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-18/532667/201 "2010-03-19T12:53:43Z")

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> [@Sam\_Stone](#):
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> Rick Astley (of ‘rick-roll’ fame)  
> This is a prime opportunity to do the first nationally-televised Rick-Roll. They should totally do it. Have a surprise announcement that some huge artist like Lada Gaga is about to perform for the show, then have a contestant come out and sing “Never Gonna Give You Up”. Because if you don’t have good music, go for the comedy.

I thought Rick Astley was in his 20s when he was popular.

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**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2010, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-18/532667/202 "2010-03-19T12:58:41Z")

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There has already been a nationally televised rick roll, and it was brilliant. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL-hNMJvcyI](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL-hNMJvcyI)

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**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2010, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-18/532667/203 "2010-03-19T13:55:00Z")

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That was awesome.

**Labrador Deceiver** : You’re right. I thought he was still in his teens, but it turns out that he was 21 when he had his first big hit. Still, he fits in the category if we include people who had big followings from young teens and tweens.

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