News anchor fails are an American pastime. Every blooper — no matter how minor — is captured and regurgitated ad nauseam on the Internet, making any professional newscaster a potential victim. And we the viewers get to revel in their embarrassment. Tonight's victim: Los Angeles ABC 7's Leslie Sykes.
During a segment which aired video of a woman swallowing a sword, Sykes marveled at how well she could "relax her sphincter". Wrong hole there, Leslie. And the epic face-palm from her co-anchor meant he knew their fates had been sealed as the next embarrassing viral sensation.
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