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Does this mean the Rick Roll is finally dead? Also, it may just be me, but I think he is lip-syncing ... 

Right now, my house is filling up with the delicious scent of Turkey and other yummy treats. Today is Thanksgiving in America and many families are settling in to be with family and enjoy some great food.

Today is also a day where we reflect on what we are thankful for. Whether you’re thankful for videogames, the Internet, family, friends, llamas or whatever, tell us what you’re thankful for. Even if you don't celebrate this holiday, let us know what's on your mind.

By the way, good luck to all of you crazy Black Friday shoppers this year.








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MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 15:47
MrSadistic
Everyone who performs/sings at the Macy's parade lip-syncs. Also, I'm grateful that you haven't sexually harassed me yet.
Blind assassin's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 15:47
Blind assassin
Though Thanksgiving was last month I'd be willing to give more thanks if this really was the death of the Rick Roll. Any meme with a tapestry ("thou hast been rolled by richard") should be discarded from the internet.
MisterMingo's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 15:49
MisterMingo
I'm thankful you have sexually harassed me. I enjoyed it thoroughly.
SuperD1984's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 15:53
SuperD1984
Happy Last Thursday of November(?) from Scotland
naia-the-gamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 15:53
naia-the-gamer
-___-

Okay, why does the mainstream media find things "cool" like years after they are relevant? It's like a clueless parent...

I'm thankful that I'm not a homeless person out on the street, and I have my DS.

Also Hamza you can sexually harass me. Zero won't mind. :P
Scrixx's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 15:54
Scrixx
Thankful for that PSP Contest I won. Put Custom Firmware on the PSP and so many homebrew apps make it so much useful :D
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 15:57
Hamza CTZ Aziz
I am thankful for Destructoid, as cheesy as it sounds. Dtoid and Niero turned my life around for the better and it's been a great ride ever since I joined.

I'm also thankful for all of you in the community. I miss everyone from PAX and hope I get to meet more of you next year at PAX 09.

Oh, and I'm thankful for the people that let me sexually harass them.
atastysammich's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 15:58
atastysammich
Sonic Unleashed and the Dragon Quest IV remake. That's it.
casualweaponry's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 16:21
casualweaponry
I'm thankful for Dtoid NYC. They're awesome. I'm also thankful for FreshDirect, who brought a full Thanksgiving dinner to my place. I didn't cook shit. :)
Detry's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 16:22
Detry
I am thankful for beer and delicious dead birds.

Oh, and sexy zombie raep tiems! :D
Satsumomo's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 16:31
Satsumomo
I miss the American community that used to live in my hometown, they'd have this huge thanksgiving dinner and I was invited every year. Delicious. Now there be none.
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 16:36
Monodi
Oh my fucking god. I am speechless.

Well, I am thankful EA began to stop being a dickhead and began to try being awesome.

I am thankful for my my DS, my game library, having a fucking rad sister buying me Ocarina of Time on ebay, my health, assisting ComicCon08 and my familuy and friends.
ace of knaves's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 16:36
ace of knaves
Like I said on Qraze's blog last night, I'm thankful for banana bread, Kristen Bell, and organized tug-of-war. And watching that again, I see I was mistaken. The Rickroll is officially dead. It's a Thanksgiving miracle.
Spartacus's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 16:55
Spartacus
I am thankful for large-scale Capture the Flag games.
eternalplayer2345's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 17:03
eternalplayer2345
I am thankful for dtoid of course because we are the best community in the world.

I already ate my turkey dinner so I'm spending thanksgiving with the kids from gekkoukan high (persona 3)
Excel-2011's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 17:03
Excel-2011
I suppose I'm thankful for the dude who gave me a three-day pass for Team Fortress 2, for without it, I would never have experienced the most fun I've ever had in a multiplayer game.
gamadaya's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 17:06
gamadaya
I am thankful for all of my material possessions, especially my awesome laptop. Because, isn't that what really matters in life?
Zombutler's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 17:24
Zombutler
I am thankful for Left 4 Dead for reminding me why I love anything related to zombies. I am also thankful for puppies and apple pie. I am also thankful for sexual harassment Thursdays, because without them my life would be complete chaos and they give me a sense of belonging. ;)
enigma343's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 17:32
enigma343
I am thankful for pumpkin pie, and the human ingenuity that allowed us to invent chainsaw guns with which to cut our pies efficiently.
BS3 Owner's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 17:36
BS3 Owner
@ saint sadistic

You would've been thankful for Denny's right?

:P

@ DTOID

I'm thankful we have ALMOST seen the last of George Bush!!!! amirite? Yeah, I know I am.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 17:37
Sharpless
CTZ, this means that the RickRoll is alive and better than ever, baby! It was Cartoon Network that did it, so you know that they knew what they were doing. Definitely not a "clueless parent." And 80% of America was probably left scratching their heads, so the RickRoll is still in business.

I'm thankful for Valve, without whom gaming would be a whole lot less meaningful to me. Half-Life gives me something to care about, and TF2 and L4D give me things to be addicted to. They make me happy.
Xhumation's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 17:47
Xhumation
wow..the rick roll died and then came back to life. Now we have the Zombie Rick Roll! Please somebody show mad L4D skills and mow down this thing.

I'm not american so I don't really celebrate thanksgiving.

But I'm thankful for making it out of college, my videogame collection. and for the hilarious D-toid rape stories.
Furnimus's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 17:52
Furnimus
I am thankful for Fallout 3, and that they are releasing DLC in a little over a month!

Oh yah, and my family and the fooooood I ate.

Mmmmm.
The Johnggernaut's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 17:53
The Johnggernaut
Vidja Gaymez, Bewbeez, Turkey and Bewbeez. In that order.
SnakeDude4Life's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 18:12
SnakeDude4Life
More FPSs with zombie related plotlines, Gamer girl boobs, WWIII has not be started, Humor, Wii music sucking at sales (Ha!), no death in the family, and being part of Destructoids future "plans".
ChillyBilly's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 18:14
ChillyBilly
I am thankful that I have a full time job. I am in a unique position to see first hand what the job market looks like since I am in the staffing field. I have seen a lot of good, hard working people laid off and let go due to cut-back and outsourcing.

It is especially tough where I live (Chicago) since we have one of the highest unemployment rates in the country.

To everyone out there who has to work tomorrow (raises hand) or who had to work today, consider yourself lucky and do what you can in your community to help out your neighbors, it's going to be a rough holiday season for a lot of people.
falinter's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 18:21
falinter
I'm thankful for dtoid. Fighting boredom in the workplace since 06.

I'm thankful for L4D and the 360 and the ds and pong.
JiR INC's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 18:25
JiR INC
I'm thankful for for being alive and my family and friends and being in Uni also how i'm thankful dtoid for the brill community here :D
Tronjoy's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 19:21
Tronjoy
I'm thankful to be in America for Thanksgiving this year. First time in 3 years.

I'm also thankful for more Futurama and Tina Fey's Sarah Palin impersonation.
xe-cute's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 19:44
xe-cute
When Rick Astley IN PERSON does a Rick Roll - That does mean it is now dead (Shame on him, he's killed it)!

AnywhoO, I am thankful that my gran [Read: unlucky person to raise me up since 15yr old] is still alive to see this xmas (probabaly her last).
Silverback 55's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 20:00
Silverback 55
I'm thankful for beer and football getting me through this day. If I would have had to deal with a house full of old people constantly yelling WHAAAATT? after every sentence sober, there'd have been a massacre. Most of them weren't my family but even the ones who are related don't know how close they came to death tonight.

Also, I'm one of the few people who actually like that song. It never has bothered me.
Noah's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 20:01
Noah
I'm thankful that my wife got me a 360 2 glorious days ago, along with Halo 3, Far Cry 2 and Left 4 Dead !!! I'm thankful for her regardless, because she's the most awesome person in the world, and she sexes me up.

Also thankful that God has provided my family with finances and a decent apartment while living abroad, we've been blessed a lot this year.

Also, thankful for Dtoid, being a part of a community to get info on games is a lot more fun than hitting up a magazine or IGN like the old days. You guys are fun.
Slick Icarus II's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 20:07
Slick Icarus II
I am thankful for Atlus. Persona 3:FES, Persona 4, the Persona 2 reprint, Izuna 2, Disgaea on portables AND as a Greatest Hit, Eternal Poison, and just being one of the coolest game companies out there.
zomginterweb's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 20:32
zomginterweb
I'm thankful for little big planet, my DS, my bf and most of all I'm thankful for king dedede in smash bros. melee.
Orionsaint's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 20:34
Orionsaint
This wasn't a rickroll though. They announced Rick Astley as the performer. If Matt Lauer had announced Miley Cyrus! and then Rick Astley had come out. That would have been a rickroll.
Phist's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 21:21
Phist
Thankful for Rick Astley. Long live the RickRoll!

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Projectexodus's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 21:42
Projectexodus
I'm thankful that I got my 360 back yesterday! So now I can finally get to play those brand new games that's been lying on my table.

NXE: Sweet!
Gears of Wars 2: Awesome!
Fallout 3: So far, meh...
Fable 2: I'm gonna try it out tomorrow.
aaronf's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 22:21
aaronf
I'm thankful for:

1) My rock solid PS3 for providing many hours of excellent entertainment.
2) Fallout 3
3) Rock Band 2
4) Not being a willing slave to a non-existent sky god who takes credit for my hard work and sacrifice.
Brian Szabelski's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 22:27
Brian Szabelski
I am thankful for Dtoid, gaming and all my family and friends.
B-Radicate's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 22:57
B-Radicate
Jim Sterling.
CaptainApocalypse's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 23:34
CaptainApocalypse
Thankful for all you guys here @ D-toid and RPGs. How else could I pretend I have a life?
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2008 23:36
Monodi
Oh and I am thankful a black guy finally made the white house. It will rock.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2008 00:53
Sharpless
@xe-cute
He was lip-syncing, so it doesn't count.
whormongr's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2008 02:43
whormongr
I am thankful we got home- we had a flat on the way home from the in laws tonight
Batthink's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2008 06:27
Batthink
I am thankful for having a job. And many friends.
wardrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2008 06:53
wardrox
Destructoid :D
Bob Arctor's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2008 10:48
Bob Arctor
the thanksgiving parade got rick rolled!
John B's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2008 11:01
John B
That was brilliant! It's great to see that he's taking the whole "rickroll" meme in stride.

And what I'm thankful for is too sappy to be listed in Dtoid, but will say that I'm not thankful for console fanboys.
Link39's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/28/2008 11:05
Link39
I'm thankful for my wife.

In addition to being all around amazing, she also not only tolerates my gaming habit, but she embraces it.

She's a keeper, for sure.
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