News Anchors Cannot Say 'Nuts' On Air, Hilarity Ensues
So yeah, apparently the Hays code or whatever prevents you from saying "nuts" on the teevee unless you mean "crazy" or "consumable food items that come in shells." So if you are Wolf Blitzer, you rattle on about the horrifying crudity of a particular phrase that Jesse Jackson uttered, and then you make all your guests kind of stumble around awkwardly about "things only a man would have," so that Americans everywhere turn to each other and ask, "Is he talking about cum rags?" [ 236.com ]