June 23, 2012 | Funny Bits

Sex toy mistaken for mysterious plant

A young Chinese reporter won't be living down this story any time soon. She was covering the find of a mysterious plant that in reality was someone's discarded sex toy.

When the error was discovered, the station was forced to release an apology:

An open letter to all netizens and viewers: Hi everyone, one of our news reports which aired last night has made everyone laugh. This incident has been widely followed, shared and commented on. As our reporter was still very young and unwise to the ways of the world, this report has brought great inconvenience to everyone. We’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts for your criticism and correction. Please forgive our oversight!

Oopsies!