The stats are in: 18 Million Rickrolled

Okay so this story is nowhere near new, but NPR's All Things Considered Rickrolled me this morning, and I thought about the possibility of some mischievous intern giggling with glee over the massive SurveyUSA earlier this year "determined" that 18 million Americans have, in fact, been Rickrolled.

SurveyUSA estimates that at least 18 million Americans have now been “Rickrolled,” according to this latest national poll of 959 adults, conducted 04/08/08.

Notice, however, the shocking percentage of people who were "Not Sure"! Undoubtedly, SurveyUSA's totals are not representing the true extent of this blight upon our nation. Surely, nefarious programming directors like the ones at NPR are increasing this total. The survey itself notes that their figure may be an underestimation if Mr. Astley's visage continues to plague modern society in more public forums:

Rickrolling has recently made significant inroads to the mainstream, possibly culminating with yesterday’s performance of the song during the 8th inning of the New York Mets home opener Tuesday afternoon.

Some may remember the incident to which this refers. Internet pranksters took advantage of an online vote for an 8th inning singalong at the Mets game vs. my Phightin's.