Weather Forecast of the Day
Fine, with a chance of birding.
The story:
The BBC has been forced to apologise to viewers after one its weathermen was caught giving the finger live on air.
Tomasz Schafermaker (apparently Polish for “Rude Gesture Maker” – ed) made the gesture at presenters Simon McCoy and Fiona Armstrong on the BBC News channel.
They said his forecast would be “100% accurate and provide all the detail you could possibly want”.
The flustered weather presenter then realised he had been caught on camera and tried to cover up what he was doing by scratching his chin.
A BBC spokesman said: “Tomasz was not aware that he was on air, and whilst the gesture was only shown for a second, it was not acceptable.
“The News Channel presenter live in the studio acknowledged a mistake had been made, and we apologise for any offence caused.”
The Polish-born weatherman began presenting on BBC Southeast Today in 2001 before joining the main BBC channels in 2006.
I wouldn’t worry if I were Schafermaker. Even if he were to lose his job, he’d probably get his own reality tv show.
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An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.Filed Under: General
Funny – the weatherman's attempted coverup is exactly how Obama hides it when he flips the bird to an adversary while giving a speech. He did it while referring to Hillary Clinton during the primaries and while speaking about John McCain during the general election.
Look what it did for former liberal Republican New York Governor (and unelected Vice President) Nelson Rockefeller!
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