PopWatch is still investigating whether Fox 5 News anchor Ernie Anastos’ “Keep f—ing that chicken” outburst (embedded below) was really a subliminal cross-promotion for KJLA Read the full post.
Sep 17
2009
05:30 PM ET
'Keep F--ing That Chicken,' PopWatchers
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That was hilarious. The womans face is priceless. And when the woman is talking about the upcoming story the guy is making comments the whole time. Sounds like someone kept ‘smokin’ that chicken.
If he DID say keep pluckin’ that chicken, what does that even mean? Is that a common expression somewhere?
LMAO .. well I definitely heard a “Fff” sound starting that ucking word. (or “ph” sound if you prefer .. like you hear in the word phone).
You’re getting to go WHERE for vacation? Keep f—ing that chicken!
Stay classy, Ernie.
LMAO. America’s newest catch phrase! Best part is, it works for almost any situation.
Happy Bar Mitzva, my little bubala!!! I’m so PROUD of you…keep f-ing that chicken!
He absolutely did not intend to say “plucking”. The phrase he used has been around for a quite a long time as a juvenile reference to the KFC restaurant chain. It is preceded by his comment “it takes a tough man to make a tender forecast” which comes from the Purdue chicken commercials – “it takes a tough man to make a tender chicken.” Free association runs amok, Kentucky Fried Chicken comes into his head, and before he can stop himself he blurts out the KFC joke he probably heard when he was 12.
@Ephraim:
How does the KFC joke go?
Friend 1: My break’s almost ending. I gotta go.
Friend 2: Alright, man, keep f-ing that chicken. Later.
hm… i do not have any words. there are so many different shows now that it is really boring and we can be easily fed up with all this. frankly speaking, i do not understand why so many people are the real fans of all those reality shows, serials and so one. if you can explain me – you are welcome. i will be happy to know.
Um, it’s not a reality show it’s a news show. Granted i’m not saying the news isn’t tampered with/edited (conspiracty theory!!) but I’m not sure it fits with what you’re saying.
Anastos created a howl
When urging his colleague to prowl
For bestiality
Such immorality!
And pluck to use language so fowl!
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He probably meant “Plucking” but even if it was a mistake it is still funny. It sounds like a funny catch phrase one would normally hear on show like Family Guy.
As words of encouragement…
COLLEAGUE 1: This project is such a disaster, it hurts my brain.
COLLEAGUE 2: Keep f–king that chicken man, you’ll get through it!
I watched it twice. He clearly said “F”. I don’t think he even MEANT to say plucking, because he would have been terribly embarrassed and would have had trouble recovering from the knowledge that he just accidentally dropped an F bomb on TV. But he didn’t. He was very calm and had no problem with the rest of the segment.
You watched it twice? Man, would that I had that kind of willpower…I’ve seen the first ten seconds about thirty times now and it’s not even BEGINNING to get old! The look on his homegirl’s face is what sells it. I’m giggling just writing this.
Keep f–ing that chicken, indeed!