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Suitsmefine
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 6:02 am
ROTFLMAO!!!!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 6:36 am
GAL! I spit my tea!!! ROTF!!! I think we should all get them for Vegas!
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 6:42 am
HEY!! You have NO idea what it's like to be ME out her dealing with THEM!!
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 6:59 am
Smooches the GAL!! That was so funny GAL, thanks for the morning laugh!
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Yuhuru
Member
09-27-2001
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 7:39 am
My favorite commercial was the 7Up Slam Dunk Contest commercial. JJ & JT should be ashamed. This morning they're saying it's accident. I doubt that. First he sings "Ima have you nekkid by the end of this song" Then POOF, there's a boob. They put the NFL in a bad spot. They should have saved it for a concert and not the game. The viewers signed on for football. I wonder who's doing next year's half time show-Barry Manilow or James Brown(oops, maybe not). It'll definitely be someone who they can guarantee won't get naked.
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 7:52 am
It was so quick I don't think most people would have thought twice about it if the media hadn't jumped all over it. When it happened I asked my roommate if what I thought I saw really happened and he said ya, but he said it looked like she had an additional covering over it. It happened so fast I think a lot of people missed it. I liked the horse farting on the candle and the ma and pa fighting over the potato chips commercials the best.
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Cancunkid
Member
10-01-2003
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 9:17 am
foxsports.com has some great shots of that wardrobe malfunction that just happened to happen at the line gonna have you naked by the end of this song....guess the malfunction was it broke before janet was completely naked.
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Jed245
Member
11-01-2002
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 9:21 am
I dunno about that jagger. I was watching and I don't care for either of the performers. But, I saw nakedness. Don't know what they were going for, but, UNLESS it was freaking out a bunch of parents/kids watching the halftime show they failed.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 9:25 am
That's actually a pastie that's covering (mostly) Janet's aureole. Not a nipple ring. I can't decide if my fav commercial was the Bud Light with the mutt dog, the donkey and the Clydesdales, or the talking monkey ("act natural"!!! ROTFL!). Oh, yeah, and the streaker! LOL...
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Halfunit
Member
09-14-2000
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 9:38 am
Costa, it was a ring. There is a close-up HERE. *** Nudity Warning *** 
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Zules
Member
08-21-2000
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 9:42 am
I really don't know if the "boob" incident was intentional. I'd like to think it wasn't and that JT was supposed to rip off the front part of her outfit, exposing the pink bra underneath. As for her going around with a ni**le ring in all the time....as far as I can remember, she's had that thing for years. I recall an interviewer asking her about it 5 or 6 years ago. And if you have a ni**le ring, yes you do keep it in all the time or the hole closes up on you. It is not pleasant if you want to "reopen" it. Anyway, should the bra exposure have even been in the show? Or all the bumping and grinding? I'm no prude, but I thought it was all a bit much. What with Kid Rock's references to "all the crackheads", not to mention all his "heroes in the methadone clinics". Who knows, maybe JJ just took it too literally when Nelly sang "It's gettin' hot in here, so take off all your clothes...." And the "DUH!!" award goes to NFL Executive Vice President Joe Browne for saying "It's unlikely that MTV will produce another Super Bowl halftime." Ya think? Oh, yeah...I liked the mutt vs. purebred commercial the best.
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Azlen
Member
08-27-2000
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 10:36 am
It's called plausible deniability. It was fully intentional. They promised something shocking, the outfit had a rip away breast covering, a line in JT's song says "I'll have you naked by the end of this song" and she wore the nipple decoration underneath. I think, however, that people are making too much about something that was shown for less than a second.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 10:56 am
as an adult, i think it was just a stupid thing to do. but i don't feel it was appropriate for a halftime show at the superbowl, where millions of young kids are watching. seems like the entire halftime show, with the exception of josh groban, had drug and nudity lyrics or comments. just not appropriate IMO. we are supposedly trying to disassociate athletes from their drugs or illegal or immature personal lives. let's not admire the rodmans or strawberries, or irvins, etc. then they pair a halftime show that has all the crap with an athletic event. but i guess that's what you get when you let MTV plan your halftime. it's like having roseann sing your national anthem. hello? you get what you ask for! now, if GAL can just get me a patent for the 'emergency peel-away nursing bra, with a spigot on the nipple underneath to control the milk flow', i think we are all set to make millions. ...of people squirm
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Midlifer
Member
04-16-2003
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 10:58 am
It may have only lasted a second or less, but it's the principle of the thing. I am SICK and TIRED of nudity, sexual innuendo, sex, etc., in the media simply to attract the audience. What's (somewhat) reassuring is that we're so numb to it, we don't care. But maybe we should. As an aside, even though I detest the whole sex emphasis, why is it alway the FEMALE whose body parts are exposed. Would there have been outrage if Justin's pants had been torn in the appropriate (or inappropriate) place? Rant over...for now.
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Azlen
Member
08-27-2000
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 11:16 am
You didn't see the half naked guy on the field before the second half kickoff?
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Midlifer
Member
04-16-2003
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 11:24 am
I didn't see any of the Superbowl, merely what was publicized about the JJ and JT incident. Was this naked man part of a planned act, or was it spontaneous? There's a difference. I guess my main point still is...why is it all necessary?
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Bigd
Member
09-13-2001
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 11:35 am
I agree Midlifer. I am not a prude, but it seems to me the whole halftime show was not appropriately appealing to the general mass. I am not a big fan of any of the performers (did I look away and miss Josh Groban during halftime???) but the whole halftime show was totally unappealing to me. I have always liked Janet Jackson's music, but was totally turned off by the opening of her HBO special that began with nudity and during the program progressed into a totally unappealing lapdance. This is why I was totally suprised that she was chosen to appear at the halftime show. I think she can do all the nudity she wants - just not during national programming. I personally wrote a email message to CBS expressing my distaste over the whole halftime show.
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Legalboxer
Member
11-17-2003
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 11:38 am
Groban was right before the same- in a tribute to the Shuttle Columbia
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 12:00 pm
I also think it was inappropriate (the JJ/JT incident). AND intentional. Football has been a part of my life as long as I can remember. My dad used to take us to Va Tech games when we were tykes. I look at my nephew and nieces and wouldn't want them to have seen a performance like that. I also am so not a prude, but found this to be crass and vulgar for a halftime show that children watch. I hear the FCC is investigating and hope there are repercussions. The downside to this is it will probably help boost JJ and JT's sales. Bleah. As far as the commercials go, I liked the Clydesdale one. Most were largely forgettable.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 12:06 pm
I'm personally more offended by Kid Rock cutting a hole in the flag and draping it, poncho-like, over his body. I guess nobody knows about how to treat the flag anymore--which might explain why we have tattered flags decorating SUVs--so defacing the flag has become commonplace but an exposed boob here and there is somehow a symbol of how far we have fallen. I guess I just don't get it. I was absolutely infuriated by the cavalier and disrespectful "salutes" to the astronauts who died one year ago today. I realize that the Super Bowl is "entertainment". After all, why bring everyone down by, gosh, staging a tasteful and appropriate tribute instead of the piece of crap that passed as "recognition"? I can't even believe that CBS thought it was cute to show the film clip of Aerosmith in astronaut's clothing. I'm sure that they thought they were bringing back memories of the cinematic masterpiece (yeah, right) "Armageddon". I thought my lunch would come back up instead. No, Steven Tyler, wearing an astronaut pin and leering from behind the space suit helmet does not make you an astronaut. Josh Groban's song would have been much nicer if he did not have the gaggle of adoring females behind him, let alone the waving pompons. Ewwww. I must be getting too old for this.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 12:07 pm
Article from Tom Shales in today's Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4556-2004Feb2.html Incomplete! By Tom Shales Monday, February 2, 2004; Page C01 Viewers who tuned in expecting a big-time football game saw the Super Bowl of Sleaze instead. Sexy and violent commercials that included jokes about flatulence and bestiality mercilessly interrupted the CBS telecast of Super Bowl XXXVIII from Houston last night, making it a dubious choice for family viewing. But it was the unexpected climax of the MTV-produced halftime show that shocked viewers and set the CBS switchboard ablaze. As a musical number ended, out popped one of Janet Jackson's breasts. Fellow performer Justin Timberlake clearly exposed it to the crowd in Reliant Stadium and to the audience of millions watching at home by reaching over and yanking off part of her costume. Jackson, her nipple covered by a piece of costume jewelry, has not been shy about revealing herself in public appearances and magazine photographs, but bare breasts are not commonly considered acceptable fare on broadcast network television, especially early in the evening during what used to be called the "family hour." CBS rushed out an apology, but there were reports that MTV had hinted during its afternoon programming that Jackson's appearance would be one for the record books. MTV and CBS are both owned by media conglomerate Viacom. "CBS deeply regrets the incident that occurred during the Super Bowl halftime show," the statement said. "We attended all rehearsals throughout the week and there was no indication that any such thing would happen. The moment did not conform to CBS broadcast standards, and we would like to apologize to anyone who was offended." A trio of witless commentators failed to make reference to the Jackson incident, but when the second half of the game was delayed by someone dancing around nearly naked on the field, the announcers joked in the booth about the "raw, naked football" certain to be just ahead. CBS cameras that had earlier shown Jackson's exposed breast avoided the streaker, and the director clung instead to a static shot of a man at the game. The incident wasn't fully explained to viewers, but finally an announcer said, "Well, the midfield disturbance has been dispensed with," apparently by a squad of security personnel. An exciting game -- by Super Bowl standards -- between the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers was upstaged not only by its halftime show but also by the "edgy" and often crude humor of the commercials. Over the years -- partly because of the huge expense involved -- Super Bowl commercials have become widely ballyhooed events in themselves, and this year some sponsors, paying up to $2.9 million for a 30-second spot, went the smut route in order to stand out in the crowd. Early in the evening, a supposedly hilarious beer commercial featured a dog that was trained to bite men in the crotch and hold on. The man being bitten moaned and grimaced in pain and finally surrendered his can of Bud Light. As it happened, Bud Light set the standards for tastelessness and self-congratulatory humor. A later commercial, stealing a joke from a classic episode of the sitcom "Seinfeld," involved a flatulent horse. The animal, tied to a carriage, emitted an outburst from beneath its tail that caused a candle to burst into flame and burn the hair of the woman holding it. A loud sound effect made it clear that the horse was suffering digestive distress. Many of the other Super Bowl commercials seemed conspicuously inappropriate for an event that is a national rite and the kind of rare TV attraction that brings families together in front of the set. CBS chose to air a spot advertising the upcoming horror movie "Van Helsing" even though it contained extremely disturbing and graphic images of brutality and gore and despite the fact that it has yet to be rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. If the film were eventually to be rated NC-17, it would be contrary to network policy to carry any commercials for it. Based on excerpts shown, "Van Helsing" will earn an R, or Restricted, rating, meaning the film is considered suitable for those under 17 only if they are accompanied by a parent or other adult. The ad was wall-to-wall with monsters baring fangs and implied horrific violence. The negative vibes given off by so many off-color or violent commercials put a soggy cloud over what was supposed to be an evening of wholesome fun. Some of the spots were funny; Jessica Simpson and the Muppets had a high time in their commercial for Pizza Hut, and Homer Simpson starred in a funny spot. But the ghastly output from Bud Light included a commercial in which a chimpanzee talked to a beautiful girl as they sat together on a couch while she waited for her date to return from the kitchen. The monkey made a pass at the girl and asked, "So, how do you feel about back hair?" There was also an excess of commercials for drugs designed to help men suffering from erectile dysfunction. Maybe the Super Bowl will have to move from the broadcast networks to the Playboy Channel if its commercials are going to be so dirty that they embarrass parents watching with their kids.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 12:14 pm
I guess I should say I didn't actually watch the halftime performance. My BiL and I chose to play Mario Party instead of suffering through it. So my reaction is definitely from second hand information. I didn't even hear about the Kid Rock flag incident, Tish, but I agree with you-- I think that is crass also. Yuk. Sounds like my BiL and I had the right idea not to watch the halftime show.
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Spygirl
Member
04-23-2001
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 1:26 pm
Yankee, that is a great article. Thank you for sharing. The whole thing just seemed....inappropriate.
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Azlen
Member
08-27-2000
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 1:37 pm
I hear that John Ashcroft is going to hang curtains over the next Superbowl halftime show so nobody will see it.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Monday, February 02, 2004 - 1:39 pm
roflmao!
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