# "Some people think of us broadcasters as dull...." **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 28, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-think-of-us-broadcasters-as-dull/931687 "2021-01-28T13:56:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-think-of-us-broadcasters-as-dull/931687/1 "2021-01-28T13:56:16Z")
> [@](#): > > **Not-So-Hidden X-Rated Bookshelf Item Turns BBC Guest Into ‘National Hero’** > > harp-eyed [BBC](https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/bbc-news) viewers got an unexpected eyeful this week when they spotted something unusual on a bookshelf in the background of an interview. > > It was a [penis](https://www.huffpost.com/topic/penis). > > As Yvette Amos spoke with BBC Wales about job struggles during the pandemic shutdowns, the object stood on a bookshelf just over her right shoulder. It’s not clear if the object was intentionally left there, but Amos seems to have a mischievous streak: another shelf features the X-rated drawing game Scrawl and the door just beyond has bloody handprints. > **[Not-So-Hidden X-Rated Bookshelf Item Turns BBC Guest Into ‘National Hero’](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bbc-bookshelf-dildo_n_60125ae5c5b6c5586aa66eb1)** > > Well, that was unexpected. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-think-of-us-broadcasters-as-dull/931687/2 "2021-01-28T14:09:40Z")
Damn girl that’s pretty thick . . . for a board game. Must have a lot of pencils, crayons and sharpies. ---
**Author:** ![FriendlyCurmudgeon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friendlycurmudgeon/32/5786_2.png) [@FriendlyCurmudgeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriendlyCurmudgeon)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-think-of-us-broadcasters-as-dull/931687/3 "2021-01-28T14:48:13Z")
First thing I did when setting my my work from home webcam was check what’s showing up in my background and put those empty marijuana containers I was going return for recycling. It’s legal here now, but the stigma is still out there. Helps me sleep. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-think-of-us-broadcasters-as-dull/931687/4 "2021-01-29T20:51:33Z")
She and Jeffrey Toobin should meet. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-think-of-us-broadcasters-as-dull/931687/5 "2021-01-29T21:06:33Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > “harp-eyed [BBC](https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/bbc-news) viewers” I’m embarrassed to admit how long I spent pondering on what kind of quality “harp-eyed” could refer to before realizing it was a typo for “sharp-eyed”. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-think-of-us-broadcasters-as-dull/931687/6 "2021-01-29T23:53:03Z")
[Parody Prime Minister Boris Johnson](https://newsthump.com/2021/01/28/boris-johnson-jealous-of-yvette-amos-only-having-one-cck-in-her-cabinet/) has responded.