From the Wires: TV Anchor's Flub Turns Into Catch Phrase Overnight

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

Ernie Anastos 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 and the anchor will apologize on the air Thursday evening.

Roll that beautiful bean footage:



Source: The Associated Press

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