Loose lips sink eel squealers A man comes in to the emergency room in Auckland, New Zealand, last year with an eel stuck inside his buttocks. He is treated successfully and released, according to a Huffington Post report. But forget the eew factor about this eel story. If you treated the man, how could you resist a show-and-tell with co-workers? And if you told your colleagues, it would only be a matter of time before someone got the idiotic idea to post the story online. Fast forward a year: More than 30 employees at Auckland City Hospital were reprimanded, and some lost their jobs, for taking a peek at the radiology images of the man and his eel. "The x-ray of the eel stuck in the man was the topic of hospital gossip after it was emailed out, in what was a major breach of the patient's privacy," the New Zealand Web site Stuff.co.nz reported. The patient didn't complain, but the hospital moved to make the point that it's vital that staff respect people's privacy. Okay, let's jump back to the United States. In another story about an employee behaving badly, a North Dakota news anchor was canned this week after uttering a few expletives at the beginning of the station's live evening newscast, according to the Associated Press. A.J. Clemente's first day in the weekend anchor chair at NBC affiliate KFYR in Bismarck was his last. Clemente said he was reading over his script when he uttered the words and didn't realize his microphone was on. After the broadcast, Clemente tweeted: "That couldn't have gone any worse!" He apologized, also by tweeting: "Tough day,Thanks for the support,We all make mistakes. Im truly sorry for mine. I'll try my hardest to come back better and learn from this. The station has gotten some backlash for firing Clemente, the Huffington Post says. The fired anchor is getting his 15 minutes of fame, appearing on a number of TV shows, including "Today" and "Late Show with David Letterman." After the latter, he tweeted: "Paparazzi Frenzy at Letterman..... So thankful for everyone's support. Biggest mistake to biggest blessing. Just walked past @selenagomez People who think the young anchor's punishment was too harsh are showing support on Twitter under #keepaj. Here are a few tweets: "I would love someone to dig up dirt on those who decided to fire AJ and see what mistakes they've made in life," wrote @LYNNHERNANDEZ. @1duffer tweeted, "#keepaj Everyone deserves a second chance...be a good Boss hire AJ!" The Color of Money Question of the Week So, there's the eel story and Clemente's firing, giving us two questions of the week. Should the hospital have fired employees for not being able to resist telling the world about a definitely titillating story? Should the station have fired Clemente? Send your responses to colorofmoney@washpost.com. Be sure to include your full name, city and state. Put "Loose Lips Sink Eel Squealers" in the subject line. Live Chat Today Do you need a mid-week financial pick-me-upper? If so, join my live online discussion at noon ET.