# Super Bowl Halftime Show suprise guest

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 2, 2004, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-halftime-show-suprise-guest/227118 "2004-02-02T01:35:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![JonScribe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@JonScribe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JonScribe)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-halftime-show-suprise-guest/227118/1 "2004-02-02T01:35:36Z")

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Janet Jackson’s nipple.

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**Author:** ![LilShieste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@LilShieste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilShieste)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-halftime-show-suprise-guest/227118/2 "2004-02-02T01:47:39Z")

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**JonScribe** said:

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> Janet Jackson’s nipple.

Ya know, I laugh… but you have to wonder…

Just who _was_ the surprise guest?

LilShieste

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**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-halftime-show-suprise-guest/227118/3 "2004-02-02T05:44:59Z")

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Seriously? I think it was Jessica Simpson. Not that it matters.

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**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-halftime-show-suprise-guest/227118/4 "2004-02-03T00:07:44Z")

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I think Janet had two goals in mind:

Revenge on all those guys who laid out good money to see _The Lingerie Bowl_ on pay per view.

One-upping the Madonna-Britney tongue kiss.