St. Patrick’s Day festivities were in full swing in Chicago this weekend, from the dyed green river to the excitement of the Big Ten tournament. And you can bet a pot of gold that sparks were flying in pubs across the city as soused day-drinkers bonded over their love of authentic Irish culture and green beer. If you happened to watch this completely absurd WGN broadcast, however, the sparks were very, very literal.
The WGN reporter, Pat Tomasulo, is standing on site with a woman he has little to no background on, before delivering his fateful final words.
“She explained to me exactly what she’s going to do, and I’m not entirely sure what it is, but I know it involves a power tool.”
“I’ve been waiting my whole life to meet a woman like this!” Tomasulo says, mentally updating his resume after realizing he’s given air time to a self-described professional dominatrix at 7:11 a.m. on a family news show.
The performer, Shana Vaughan-Gabor, makes it pretty clear on her Facebook profile what she’s famous for, from her nickname (which we’ll leave to the Facebook page) to photos like these.
There’s nothing wrong with being a dominatrix, of course, but perhaps WGN’s morning show wasn’t the proper venue for this woman to ply her craft.
Holy crap….we apologize for the unintentional porn that just aired @WGNMorningNews during our St. Pat celebration.
— Potash (@LarryPotash) March 13, 2015
At least they cut away from the footage after 40 seconds, right? But wait, let’s come back for one more shot with Shana’s audience — a crowd of elementary school children.
“Hey kids, what did you guys think of that lady shooting sparks out of her midsection?” Tomasulo says, his cheerful baritone betrayed by his dead-eyed “my career is over” stare. “It was creepy and stinky? Ok! Out of the mouths of babes.”
While nothing will ever reach the local news greatness of Leprechaun in Alabama, this St. Patrick’s Day blunder just blazed its way to a close second.
[h/t Uproxx]
