TV anchor's flub (F-bomb) turns into catch phrase overnight (Fox affiliate WNYW)

[Kadie]

TV anchor's flub turns into catch phrase overnight

Thursday, September 17, 2009

(09-17) 19:52 PDT New York (AP) --

A veteran New York City news anchor flubs a line and an obscene catch phrase goes viral on the Internet.

Ernie Anastos (ah-NAST'-iss) of Fox affiliate WNYW was bantering with the weatherman Wednesday night when he cheerfully dropped an F-bomb on the air. What he likely intended to say was, "Keep plucking that chicken."

Anastos didn't appear to recognize the error, though co-anchor Dari Alexander's eyes bugged out after he said it.

Videos of the mistake circulated widely online Thursday, as the phrase took on a life of its own.

Fox isn't laughing, though. The vice president and general manager of WNYW, Lew Leone, says he's "disappointed" in Anastos' comment.



Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/09/17/entertainment/e165507D74.DTL&tsp=1#ixzz0RQJI3e4S



he he he...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFKPTPn800g

[TexasObserver]

1. So what do I do about this chicken?

Pluck it, or the other one?

[RagAss]

2. The co-anchor looks horrified...HAHAHHAHAA New York...I Love You !

[seabeyond]

3. that is funny. nt

[Skip Intro]

4. Here's a vid with slow motion. The look on the female anchor's face cracks me up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc1Wzk2Tsxg

[Kadie]

5. LOL!

:rofl:

the look on her face!

:rofl:

[BlooInBloo]

9. hahahahaa!!!

[Hubert H. Hubert]

6. I don't see what the big deal is

How two consenting vertebrates choose to express their love for one another is nobody else's business as far as I'm concerned.

[question everything]

12. But what does that got to do with the weather? (nt)

[TlalocW]

7. I'm not the pheasant plucker

I'm just the pheasant plucker's son
I'm only plucking pheasants
Until the pheasant plucker comes

TlalocW

[appal_jack]

8. Funniest of all...

The weatherman can be heard to say "Ok, I'll do that," as the camera pans to the buggin-out co-anchor woman's face.

-app

[ddeclue]

10. THIS IS HUGH!!1! Congress must stop all funding to WNYW and investigate it NOW!!

I'm series!!!1!21

:rofl:

[question everything]

11. That video (with bleeps) played on both Rachel

and Jon Stewart.

Stewart also had an earlier video where that teleprompter reader gave his email or website address as
Anastos.cock.

:shrug: