Weatherman tries to joke about sex with a dog and the result is insanely awkward
Let this man stand testament to the perils of inappropriate humour in the workplace
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Your support makes all the difference.Take a moment to clamber inside the head of this incredibly unfortunate, and extremely ill-advised, weatherman. Just as an intellectual exercise, attempt to unveil the string of reasoning that brought this man to joke about his co-worker having sex with a dog live on air.
At the close of one of Wisconsin's NBC 15 adoption segments, morning-show anchor Christine Bellport seems particularly taken with the sweet, gentle Husky Bettina.
"OK Charlie, I'm going to sit here and just hang out with my new best friend," Bellport chimes, before throwing over to weather reporter Charlie Shortino.
"Really? I think you… You two should get a, uh, hotel room or something. That’s a lot of action going on over there," Shortino responded. Yes, this is the quip he decided to open with, made so much worse with the follow-up, "Probably the most action you’ve had in months, huh?"
There we have it. The Office's Michael Scott is a real, breathing person and he presents weather for NBC.
Following an excruciating moment of silence from his fellow news presenters, Shortino spluttered a half-hearted laugh and muttered, "Well, I crack myself up, if I don't crack anyone else up."
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