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Huge Tarantula in Studio Freaks Out TV Weatherman During Live Broadcast
- Posted on September 2, 2011 at 8:21am by
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It’s possible that WXIN-TV meteorologist Jim O’Brien is playing up his fears for a little TV drama. But there is a certain look in his eye as his co-worker Ray Cortopassi taunts him that shows flashes of genuine uneasiness. For the rest of us it’s just a fun moment from the morning show at the Fox station in Indianapolis!
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Comments (80)
ejbonk
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 11:28amL.O.L. Silly Boy.
Report Post »Favored93
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 12:04pmThis is funny but wow not at all profesional! Bud dam,n funny!!!!
Report Post »GingerB
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 2:10pmI couldn’t see the video, the picture was enough. My brother, Frank, brought home a huge bunch of bananas from the New Orleans wharves when I was a child and with it a tarantula. It was loose in my house and was quite an adventure. Mom had gone downstairs during the night and when she came back up the stairs she jumped over it, yelled to everyone to keep our doors closed that there was a big spider in the stairwell. We had no idea….. Well, it ended up in a large downstairs closet, that older readers will understand, Fibber Maggee and Mollie closet.. It was packed. So we went off to school with our great tale while Mom and my Aunt pulled everything out of said closet not finding it. So they looked around again and it had gotten into our radio and was visible in the bubble dial on front. My Aunt took the radio on the front porch with her pump bug sprayer and drownded our radio and our visitor as well…. The End.
Report Post »RabidPatriot
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 3:00pmOne immature man with a tarantula and two people acting like school girls. They all need some time in the bosses office, including the idiot that booked the snake and tarantula on the show in the first place. This type of programming jumped the shark on the Tonight Show 30 years ago.
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 4:19pmi would scream like a school girl. LOL.
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 5:32pmCortopassi seems like a bully, exploiting his co-workers.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 7:40pmHe’s not being dramatic….his voice broke. What man wants his voice to break? I used to be terrified of spiders to the point of making someone else come in and kill a house spider. I had a wolf spider jump out at me and I swear I jumped over the kitchen table. It was a little smaller than that spider, but mostly legs. I grew out of it when i had kids, and became the spider killer.
Report Post »Timothy
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 11:12amIt’s not on my face, it’s not on my neck and it is smaller then my shoe. I’m in the city and smart enough to know how to get medical attention if I need it. Guess what, your fear is only in your head. Suck it up and think it through.
Report Post »your huckleberry
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 11:23amTimothy,
Please see then/than: http://tinyurl.com/yj5lucz
Thanks
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 4:21pmwolf spiders are smaller than your boot, yet, when you stomp them, they keep walking… somethings don’t just “smash” as easy as you believe. how many times have you handled a tarantula? ;)
Report Post »ohiochili
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 7:25pmSo glad the grammar police are on duty! Still pulling wings off flies, Huck?
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 7:43pmjb.kibs
I thought wolf spiders were big? Maybe the one I saw wasn’t a wolf spider. It was just a little smaller than that one. I finally had a friend kill it with my husband’s crutch (he was in a leg cast from the tip of his toe to “yahoo”).
Report Post »NativeOregon
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 11:11amTypical bully! He took it way to far … if I was the weatherman I’d stay clear of him for good. This guy was clearly a control freak with no clue for a time and a place. He flew past joke when he missed the cue of “man walking off his job on live television”. The jerk clearly checked out of reality and was in complete bully bliss controling everyone with fear and terror. His inablility to discern should be the question at the HR meeting to reprimand. The co-workers should have him pegged from now on … bullies are lonely people and this clip shows exactly why. What a jerk!
Report Post »ratwatcher
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 2:50pmYou are absolutely right. All this clip shows is a bully flaunting his power and taunting those around him. Those in the newsroom who were watching and laughing are also to blame for *just standing there* as bystanders. A bunch of them could have ended this rather quickly by cutting microphones and cameras from the bully, forming a human barrier of protection between the weatherman and him, and being someone who *stand’s up* for the victim. THIS, in my opinion, would take power away from bullies, and transfer it to the victims — if only the people standing around would choose to stand up for those at the lower end of the proverbial totem pole. We just need to embrace this sort of culture change in our society, to see successful results in lowering incidences in bullying.
Report Post »RugerHoyt
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:52amI have a Chilean Rose Tarantula… They are pretty docile and takes a lot to make them mad (they will shoot the hairs off their butt before they would ever waiste their venom). She is in a big fish tank in my living room and makes for a great conversation piece! This guy is a wuss!
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:44am.
Report Post »LOL Suck it up Nancy Boy………………….
SenorStrange
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:36amSome people have true FEARS that affect them like this for the rest of us to enjoy. My favorite one was the guy who freaked out and fell over when a little lizard jumped on him while he was holding a snake. Classic.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:42amPanty waist! Fears can be faced and conquered. Many chose not to.
Report Post »AlansTigg
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:29amseems pretty unprofessional to me
Report Post »GulfPeg
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:00amI can understand this happening in New Mexico, Arizona or Southern California on the East side of the mountains in the dessert, but in Indianapolis? This is a stunt!
Report Post »Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:49amArachnophobia is no stunt.
And the one being unprofessional was not the weatherman leaving the studio to get away from it. It was the one holding the tarantula and threatening everyone else with it. He needs to be reprimanded.
Report Post »PPMStudios
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:55amI completely understand the fear of the weather man. I would totally STOMP the guy with the tarantula into the ground!! Then, I’d scream like a little girl and probably throw-up !!
Report Post »hottips2011
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:43amConsider this my friends…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g62WEAD_JAE
Report Post »olddog
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:41amWe all have our fears, I’m scared to death of antique furniture.
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:02amWhy does it make news when a man is afraid of a tarantula but not when a female host of the today show is scared to the point of shrill wailing by a bullfrog? Personally, people who freak out at things like this are just annoying and not newsworthy.
Report Post »GingerB
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 2:18pmhahahahahahahahahahahaha! and ahahahahahahaha
Report Post »CrazyTexan
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:41amThere is one about that size living in the bush under my youngest son’s window, we named her Gwen. I draw the line when they get in the house (they like shoes), they eat the bugs that sting like the scorpians, centipedes and assassin bugs. In America, generally harmless.
Report Post »deja33
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 3:09pmwe named ours Smokey. He/she lived in the rock wall in our front garden when we lived in Preskit (Prescott) AZ. for years. The kids were delighted when we had a sighting! now the scorpians in the laundry…different story!
Report Post »DanWesson455
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:30amMost tarantulas are pretty benign. they won‘t hurt you if you don’t hurt them. they will crawl all over you but not bite. Only when threatened do they want to use their venom. But, it still is freaky to have a spider that big walking around on some part of your body.
Report Post »jespasinthru
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:18amThat reminds me of my own pet spider, Mortimer Smiley. He weighs three pounds and eats mice. He’s actually a pleasant, intelligent creature who’s fun to have around. And he makes jerks keep their distance.
Report Post »AlansTigg
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:30amhow can you judge the intelligence of a spider? Being totally serious, I’m really curious.
Report Post »PAPPY72
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 1:43pm3LBs? I’m skeptical. What species of spider is it?
Report Post »gmoneytx
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 2:31pmBS…here’s the worlds largest spider.
Native to the rain forest regions of northern South America, these spiders have up to a 30 centimeter (12 in) long leg span when fully extended and can weigh over 120 grams. Wild goliath birdeaters are a deep burrowing species, found commonly in marshy or swampy areas. Goliath birdeaters usually live in burrows in the ground that they have either dug themselves or have been previously abandoned by rodents or other similar creatures.
Report Post »Larissa
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:05amthis man was NOT playing it up for viewers. I totally get why this guy reacted the way he did, it is a true and very real fear of those horrid creatures. eeeewwww.
Report Post »ms4kidz
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 8:57amI think the guy with the tarantula was a jerk. When people don’t like spiders, you DON’T chase them around with one. How childish. The poor woman broadcaster was sure trying to keep the news program moving along despite the jerk.
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:30amAmen!
I don’t have any particular problem with spiders but to torment somebody who does is inconsiderate and juvenile. There is nothing funny about it and that guy needs to grow up!!!
Report Post »Speak without Fear
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 8:55amCreeps me just seeing on video…..makes me wanna run.
Report Post »ravenalexs
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 12:03pmEwwwwww! That thing would not have to bite me….just crawling on me would do it for me! Out!
Report Post »Reminds me of the classic Tonite Show with Johnny Carson where he had a huge tarantula crawling on him….the expression on his face! The audience was pretty vocal as well! I still squeek when I see that episode….and laugh and laugh at him and myself. Pretty silly our fears…..
one years food ration like glenn says
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 8:46amBet he would get mad if someone was to squish it. Like all the libs do.. Can‘t stand being near it but don’t kill it…
Report Post »Iman Barak Hussein
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 8:42amQualifications to be on TV: You must be a major panty-waist ****.
Report Post »waggie
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 8:53amOK, I don’t blame that dude. I would have started hitting it with a broom or something. Call me whatever you want, but DO NOT bring a spider near me. The only good spider is a DEAD one! The bigger the spider, the more I freak.
Report Post »pecosval
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 8:41amWe have a lot of them where I live…..they are beautiful and quite delicate. They eat cockroaches and mice, too.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 8:48amAZ has a fair number of Tarantula’s as well, they are interesting to watch, and I have to admit not having seen one as big as that one in the video is, if I judge the size of it right. They are amazing creatures to see and watch.
Report Post »BIGJAYINPA
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 8:40amI beg to differ. Call me anything you want but I FREAKIN’ HATE SPIDERS, The bigger the spider the more I hate the evil critters….I kill every stupid spider I can and I define a stupid spider as one that lets me see it…..Just sayin’
Report Post »jedi.kep
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 8:37amLOL. Good fun with people’s fears. Love it when people are real.
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 8:37amWhat a dweeby little man; good grief! Fire ‘em all, they are lame.
Report Post »marthasusan40
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 8:32amI can totally relate, I would have run out of the studio…..these people would be paying for this for a long time……………….
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 8:25amWhat a Pword….No wonder he’s a Weratherman, Never ket that Dude do the sports, he is not a real man…
Report Post »Tradman
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 8:37am@ Dustyluv…
No dude, you apparently just dont understand. ANYTHING but spiders and roaches. Anything…
I‘m sure there’s something out there that seems very reasonable to someone else that would really ring your bell too.
Report Post »Brents Torts
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 8:48amDusty is right. That man is a wussy.
Report Post »ThatTravisGuy
Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:14am@TRADMAN
Being afraid of something harmless is hilarious, and I support exploiting those fears!
Feel free to do it to me if you can figure out what I am afraid of!!!
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