Things Got Real Awkward Between Steve Keeley and Mike Jerrick This Morning
It’s snowed, so – as is tradition – Fox29 sent Steve Keeley out to do something zany. Mike Jerrick was in the studio wearing a pink/purple sweater that’s getting some good-spirited guff on Twitter:
How @MikeFOX29 gets down on a #Fox29Snow day! @AlexHolleyFOX29 pic.twitter.com/ufz9mqhvyE
— “RETRO”🤓 (@RETROTOYING) February 9, 2017
mike,is that you?😂😂 @MikeFOX29 @AlexHolleyFOX29 @FOX29philly pic.twitter.com/NOSVr8AJdI
— ➕ nicole ➕ (@itsnicole723) February 9, 2017
All good fun. Keeley wanted in. So he said Mike’s sweater reminded him of a gay joke from his grade school days, and at no point in setting it up did he realize how terrible of an idea it was. Behold:
@FOX29philly inappropriate #homophobic comment about @MikeFOX29 for wearing a pink sweater by Steve Keeley . See this video pic.twitter.com/EtB9VH2CaV
— Dan Haney (@PhillyDan1958) February 9, 2017
We caught more of the aftermath here:
God bless Mike Jerrick, whose ability to find the line and hold it has no rival. He knew he was in danger of becoming a homophobic meme and quickly turned himself into a little teapot, short and stout.
Good Day Philly thrives on the awkward sometimes, this was on the other end of the spectrum. Here’s a palate cleanser:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYnK99qalNk
Post Script: There’s no way Keeley was going to realize how out of bounds and awkward that was if you subscribe to my theory that Steve Keeley is a robot from the future sent back in time to do some kind of dangerous mission. However, they haven’t quite perfected the skin substitute in his era, and the leathery, grain-like texture covering his machinery didn’t protect the inner robotics from all of that snow. It effected his CPU and his mission is now lost to history.