Sure, airplane passengers have been thrown off flights for joking about bombs, but being thrown off a flight for dropping the F-bomb seems like a new one: Brooklyn resident Robert Sayegh says he was thrown off an Atlantic South Airlines flight to Newark Liberty Airport after he complained, "What's taking so (expletive) long to close the overhead compartments?" Hey, the plane had been at the gate at Detroit's Metro Airport for 45 minutes without moving! more ›

Staten Island: Keeping it salty. First City Councilman James Oddo (R-SI) made news for rightfully F-bombing a Norwegian prank TV crew out of his office, and now Borough President James P. Molinaro is getting in on the F-un. Molinaro was waiting to do a live phone interview about the snowstorm with Channel 4 yesterday morning when he was caught on air uttering one of the seven forbidden words. It's unclear what else he's saying to the person on the other end, but that famously obscene word rings out loud and clear, like the stirring opening notes of Ride of the Valkyries. We love the sound of F-bombs in the morning: more ›

An alternate on the jury in the latest police brutality trial was booted this morning by a judge who did not care for her "Who the Fuck Is Kanye West" T-shirt. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Thomas Farber, who is apparently a huge Kanye fan, cleared the courtroom the moment he saw 19-year-old Nneka Eneorj's shirt. "Do you think it's appropriate to wear a shirt that says 'fuck' on it in my courtroom?" the judge asked, with "anger in his voice" according to the Post. more ›

What happens when one controversial State Senator accuses another controversial State Senator of swearing at him? Well, it's just confirmation that Albany is where insanity reigns. State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. (D-Bronx) wants the State Senate to censure Senator Kevin Parker (D-Brooklyn), for Parker's colorful language to convince Diaz to vote for a bill. Diaz said, “Senator Parker was saying eff this, eff that. In front of the ladies. It’s uncalled for. If I want to vote no on something nobody is going to tell me to eff me. What are we, babies?" more ›

After flipping off some folks at a mixed martial arts event in Miami—and being caught doing so on camera—Jets coach Rex Ryan was fined $50,000 by the team. According to the Daily News, "The size of the fine shows that the organization was embarrassed and upset by Ryan's behavior." more ›

Unfortunately for Jets coach Rex Ryan, what happens in Miami doesn't stay in Miami, thanks to technology. When apparently provoked at a mixed martial arts event (yes, a mixed martial arts event), Ryan flipped the bird and someone—naturally—caught the gesture on his cellphone. Now the NFL is looking into whether it will fine Ryan. more ›

The good news for Big Terrific co-host Jenny Slate is that the morning after her debut, everyone is talking about her ad-libbing skills. The bad news is that the talk is around whether Slate might be fired or punished after accidentally dropping an F-bomb on the show's season premiere last night. You can see Slate immediately realize what she's just done in the clip below. more ›

Everyone loves to "Keep fucking that chicken!" Well, at least say the bizarre yet irresistible catch phrase coined by WNYW Fox 5 anchor Ernie Anastos. If it's not Jon Stewart being jealous that Anastos got to use it first, then it's the Reverend Al Sharpton guessing that term's meaning. The Reverend told City Room, "It could be a kind of phrase: ‘Well, keep doing what you are doing. Keep going after it.' Even if you are tired or distracted, keep on doing that chicken, that kind of thing." We don't think fatigue or distraction will ever keep us from saying "Keep fucking that chicken!" (and then giggling for a few minutes). more ›

Move over "teachable moment," "death panel," "You lie! and "Imma let you finish"—it's possible that My Fox NY anchor Ernie Anastos' unwitting catch phrase has caught fire! Hell, it might even be the catch phrase of the century! At first, the veteran local newsman's utterance "Keep fucking that chicken!" was limited to the local airwaves, but thank God for the Internet. (And screw the "maybe he meant 'keep plucking that chicken'" because that's just not fun.) Now it's gone national (cable)—on last night's Daily Show, Jon Stewart led off with a couple minutes dedicated to it: more ›

Veteran NYC news anchor Ernie Anastos, who currently appears on MyFoxNY (channel 5)'s 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. broadcasts, spiced things up last night. Gawker explains, "Perhaps overloaded by transitive small talk between the weather report and a commercial break, Anastos — who once said 'dot cock' on live television — told meteorologist Nick Gregory that 'it takes a tough man to make a tender forecast,' and then, to the utter shock and appall of his co-anchor, Dari Alexander continued, 'Keep fucking that chicken.'" Huh? more ›

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WNBC anchor Sue Simmons's unexpected cursing during a Monday night promo continues to be watercooler gossip. The veteran news anchor appeared on yesterday's broadcasts, surprising some industry insiders who thought she might be suspended. more ›

Beloved WNBC anchor Sue Simmons was doing a promo during the 10 p.m. hour for the 11 p.m. news broadcast, when she went from describing a story about food prices going up and the weight of food products going down to saying "What the fuck are you doing?!" (See video above.) When the 11 p.m. broadcast rolled around, there was no mention of the mishap until after the lead stories were out of the way and then Simmons faced the camera:

"We need to acknowledge an unfortunate mistake that i made in one of the teases we bring to you before this program. While we were live, just after 10 o'clock, I said a word that many people find offensive. I'm truly sorry it was a mistake on my part and I sincerely apologize."