That's what it looked like to me, too... but it was so fast. There was a huge collective GASP! in our hall's common room.

I saw it. Looked like she had a big ol' shiny pasty on it. Lil' Kim style.

Not sure, but I think we all done got semi-flashed.

Here you go:

http://www.bootsandsabers.com/archives/001961.html

I saw it. Enjoyed the show. Janet's breast, Justin's ass, it's enough to make a sick girl like me feel much better for a while.

That's what I saw. Looked like it had a little silver pastie on the nip, but it was too fast to confirm.

What was the point of that?

You seen one, you seen 'em both.

Matt "I am not a blogger!" Drudge has a pretty clear photo on his front page right now.

I couldn't believe that! It really did cross the line of good taste. Britney and Madonna making out, Janet Jackson flashing for 1 billion viewers? What is next ups the ante? Prime-time fellatio at the Grammys?

What's next? Like Weird Al said on his newest CD:

"Next week on Fox watch lions eat Christians!"

I've got an idea. Why don't the half-time performers try actually SINGING THEIR OWN SONGS INSTEAD OF LIP SYNCHING THEM!!! At least Aerosmith sang, and I think Kid Rock did too, but his music is so totally lame and last week that it really didn't matter. Nipple, however, good.

And to think I was thinking of paying for the "Lingerie Bowl" I saved 20 dollars and got all the same. ;-)

It's not that it was done, it's that it was so poorly done.

Was that the "special surprise" everyone was screaming about? I didn't watch it.

1 billion viewers? Are you sure that number is accurate? I didn't even know today was the day it was on, so it can't be that popular.

Its a pretty nice boob...but the pasty shows that it was planned....

"1 billion viewers? Are you sure that number is accurate? I didn't even know today was the day it was on, so it can't be that popular."

Well Dowing you are in Canada eh?

Drudge updated the photo and has a good close up on the Sun God styled Pasty. Funny that they are saying it was an accident after obviously planning the entire thing.

If it was only popular in the states, it wouldn't get anywhere close to 1 billion viewers...

It was more sarcastic jab than a line to be taken at face value. I know that Candiens in general are great football fans. Just look at the CFL and the Grey Cup.

Catty comment coming: from the Drudge photo, looks like Janet's rack should be featured on the "Bad Boob Jobs" site.

MTV should be banned from planning any future half-time or pre-game or post game shows ever again. Not just because they are in bad taste, but because they're just... bad!

The exception being U2 in 2002.

"We were extremely disappointed by elements of the MTV-produced halftime show," Joe Browne, NFL executive vice president, said. "They were totally inconsistent with assurances our office was given about the content of the show.

"It's unlikely that MTV will produce another Super Bowl halftime."

Boobylicious!!

Just had to get that out. I saw it and at first thought it was an accident. Janet looks surprised but hey... Who knows? This is America. Land of the free, home of the brave, and masters of the moment.

It's not a pasty. It's an ornament that goes with her piercing.

My hubby and I were speechless. He's no prude and thought it was absolutely beyond the pale (no pun intended). I thought it was depraved. Half-time was tasteless and skanky. Usually the game is horrible and the ads and half-time are pretty good; completely the opposite this year. The ads were terrible! And those Jacksons have a genetic pathology. IMO.

Having seen the closeup this morning (what? what are you loking at?) I must conclude that this is a piercing ormament, and I recall Jackson telling people in the past that she has numerous piercings because she enjoys them.

That being the case, I'm prepared to believe the item was not a "pasty" and that she just often likes to wear things like that under her clothes. She also has her genitals pierced--and yes, I know because she's said that too, and it can't be that she expects every day people to see that either.

So it probably wasn't on purpose.

This is America. Land of the free, home of the brave, and masters of the moment.

Yep. And intentional or not it was pretty effective ... bait.

Was it just me but was the whole half-time show lame? Could it be possible to have more pointless explosions? How hard could Nelly pull on his crotch before ripping his pants off? The chicks ripping off a skimpy outfit to show...another skimpy outfit? We don't get shocked any more (hell, gotta remember that the "old folks" now watched Jimi and Bowie) so what's the point?

A guy at the party I went to last night said it best...the only way they are going to shock anyone would be if they put on an opera next year (envision a stadium full of fans with their mouths dropped open in disbelief).

Personally, I'd be shocked if they simply had some good entertainment (though I agree with "Thinks" - U2 in 2002 was good).

Only one problem, Dean: that breast piece came off awfully neat, ya know?

And look at the rest of that outfit; it's practically riveted together.

Just for laughs, get an old shirt (one with a breast pocket), have someone else put it on, then see how hard it is to yank the pocket off.

Then, see what the shirt looks like after...

I'm telling you, there's now way that costume came apart so conveniently and neatly.

Uh, a riveted-together stage costume is very likely something that could rip off more easily than normal clothing.

Not I'm interested in lengthy debate on this since I really don't care that much...

And if you check out the new Drudge close up, you'll see what are obviously snap fastenings under her breast.

"Costume malfunction" my butt. MTV and CBS got busted when they pissed off half the country, and now they're trying to back-track. Feh.

My first impression (well, first one today. Last night I thought Janet was wearing a flesh coloured body suit. I didn't flinch, thought it was part of the show but I wasn't riveted to the set) was that the tearing away of the costume was planned but Janet was to have something ON underneath the tear away portion.

I wasn't the only one who wasn't riveted.

I think I didn't see it. That's why I spent considerable time looking for it. The best closeup of the ringie-thingie (no; it's not a pastie) can be seen here.

Hope that's clarifying. (I don't know how it's attached so I have no piercing observations.)

Arthur Silber (Light of Reason) has some interesting things to say about it.
http://coldfury.com/reason/comments.php?id=P1495_0_1_0

I don't watch TV, but I looked at the pictures he linked to on the Drudge site.

I'm glad to see my friend Eric Scheie commenting here. My favorite blogger of all.

WOW- and I didn't even tape it. Accident or not, I loved it. I'm hoping Brittany does the same some day soon.

I can't believe the amount of people that got offended by the exposure of Janet's breast. What is this country coming to when thousands of people get angry over a breast and not the swearing and violence on television that the children of america are exposed to on a daily basis. I lived in Italy for three years and nudity is used for advertising. The italians see it everyday and don't have a problem with the human body. But us americans get offended over the showing of the breast. This country has big problem!!!

I can't believe the amount of people that got offended by the exposure of Janet's breast. What is this country coming to when thousands of people get angry over a breast and not the swearing and violence on television that the children of america are exposed to on a daily basis. I lived in Italy for three years and nudity is used for advertising. The italians see it everyday and don't have a problem with the human body. But us americans get offended over the showing of the breast. This country has big problem!!!

I dont see the big deal about janets and justins halftime show. SO what justin pulled off janets top. she had SOMETHING COVERING HER NIPPLE technically it was censored since no one saw her "whole" breast. Now they want to ban janet andjustin from preforming at the grammys. its bull shit. but i guess its ok for diana ross to play with lil kims boob on live television on mtv. and for rose mcgowan to walk into the movie awards in nothing but a g-string and a string dress (which did absolutely nothing because you saw everything). all i have to say is bullshit!