What the pluck?

I've flubbed plenty of words in my day. But thank God I never have an opportunity to share my shame with the world.

"Ernie Anastos (ah-NAST'-iss) of Fox affiliate WNYW was bantering with a weatherman Wednesday night when he cheerfully dropped an F-bomb on the air. What he likely intended to say was, 'Keep plucking that chicken.'Videos of the mistake circulated widely online Thursday, as the phrase took on a life of its own," the Associated Press is reporting.

Plucking mad, the vice president and general manager of WNYW, Lew Leone, told the AP he was``disappointed'' in Anastos' comment. Since, Anastos has said he misspoke and apologized on air to anyone who may have been offended.

Here's the viral video in question: