Probably because he expected for that sort of money for the only reaction to be people jizzing themselves

GabeN quote still as relevant as ever

This is also mentioned in the article

Most sources suggest 1100s

Hanging on the wall of my local guitar store about 15 years ago.

I’m kind of surprised at the reactions honestly. He’s even said this in interviews before, it’s a fun bit he does to comedically over-analyse any time a new sci-fi film comes out. I think he stopped or considered stopping for a while precisely because people took out the pitchforks and he didn’t want to ruin people’s fun, but I think the fact that many people enjoyed it swayed him to keep going.