Last night longtime Channel 5 New York news anchor, Ernie Anastos, brought a little added excitement to the set after a short exchange with weatherman Nick Gregory in which Anastos said, “Keep fucking that chicken.” Confused? Well, the full story doesn’t help much more I’m afraid, but here it goes all the same.
The setup:
Directly after Fox’s Glee, it’s the WNYW’s ten o’clock news – broadcasting throughout the entire New York metro area. Nick Gregory has just finished his weather report.
The exchange:
Ernie Anastos: “I guess it takes a tough man to make a tender forecast.”
Nick Gregory (sheepishly): “I guess that’s me.”
(laughter)
Ernie Anastos: “Keep fucking that chicken.”
Co-Anchor Dari Alexander: *bug-eyed-uhh-what?-face*
And SCENE
The broadcast continued with no further mention of the incident and that was that. Well, that is until the clip made its way to YouTube and Facebook, then becoming viral this morning. Now it’s everywhere. Most commentators are describing the scene as a “bizarre nonsequitur”, but I don’t know if I buy that. You don’t just say, “Keep fucking that chicken,” for no reason do you? I think there’s a deeper story here.
What do you think?
Hmm, if it was a San Diego station I’d think the two may have had a “good” night in Tijuana over the weekend, but NYC? Well, maybe they had a “good” night all the same.
The news woman’s face is analyzed in depth, it is not surprise it is fear
best anchorman moment EVER
Frank Perdue motto “tough man, tender chicken” — hence, “tough man, tender forecast” and a joke about getting it on with chickens.
“Fuck off San Diego” Ron Burgandy