anyone watch the news this morning

[emmie]

I watched about 10 minutes of news, and there was an item on about hygiene, the two news presenters were interviewing a woman, who said that no matter how hard one tries, every surface has bacteria, dirt, but we have to be vigilant. Then added that if you are in a bar and there are peanuts on the counter, and you put your hand on the nuts, which resulted in the presenters sitting there dying to laugh, but not quite daring to. Not sure the woman knew what she'd said, or she did and just brazenly waltzed past it, bit naughty but quite funny for that time of the morning. Ever hear similar, naughty but not offensive comments on telly or radio.

[boxtops]

I didn't see it but I agree with her, you shouldn't put your nuts on the bar :-)

[emmie]

must admit i chortled, just for a moment...

[sandyRoe]

There was a presentation of some kind in The White House and President Nixon told someone that Spiro Agnew, the VeePee, had one of his balls for them.
It might be on Youtube somewhere.

[cathfromsaron]

true, that would be very rude.

(and apparently peanuts in a dish have urine in too x)

[boxtops]

Cath, they have all sorts of ex-toilet germs in them, if the people picking at them don't wash their hands.

[emmie]

SR, indeed, i know some are well known for their unintentional gaffes
Johnners, of cricket fame was a good source of material, some perhaps urban myths, but there have been a few that made me laugh out loud.

[boxtops]

I still remember that famed cricket commentary - The Batsman's Holding, the Bowler's Willey.

[emmie]

Boxy, there is still a dispute about that, whether he really did say it, if not it's still a good line.

[sandyRoe]

Agree with EM10. If he didn't say it he should have.

[boxtops]

I am sure I remember it at the time, it's cited as 1976 here (along with another good one from Brian Johnston!) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Johnston

[sandyRoe]

Then there was the Jeremy Hunt gaffe by James Naughtie on Radio4.

[emmie]

SR, wasn't that then repeated by Andrew Marr? or someone of that ilk.

[sandyRoe]

I know this is a bit naughty, but...

[Ann]

Howzat!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzaNAgIbvsM&feature=related

[Frank97]

I remember seeing this one when it went out.

[emmie]

ann, i reckon he knew what he was saying, you can hear the tittering in the background.