Stupidest. Pranks. Ever.

The co-Bellends of the Month for December 2015 are the jerks behind this video.

And now, to boldly wait like no man has waited before

THE BIG REVIEW: Man United's failing form

Manchester United and Chelsea played out a 0-0 draw under the floodlights at Old Trafford, as the Reds stayed in sixth place in the Barclays Premier League. Both sides had clear opportunities to win the game and Louis van Gaal’s men will be frustrated not to have capitalised on some fine first-half play. The boss was given a much-needed boost before kick-off with both Bastian Schweinsteiger and Matteo Darmian returning to the side, following suspension and injury respectively. Wayne Rooney and Morgan Schneiderlin were also reinstated to the Reds' XI as Memphis Dupay, Michael Carrick, Marouane Fellaini, and Phil Jones all moved to the bench. But a single point just doesn't cut it. There needs to be either a return to winning ways or a change in management.

Dylan gets a second Chance

A grief-stricken British couple whose boxer died in June 2015 successfully cloned their dead dog after taking its DNA to a commercial dog-cloning service. Laura Jacques and Richard Remde paid US$100,000 (NZ$146,000) to enlist the services of Sooam Biotech Research Foundation in South Korea, reports the Guardian. A boxer puppy was delivered by a surrogate dog on Boxing Day following a successful procedure.  The couple have named the male puppy Chance. They are expecting another cloned puppy to be ready in a few days, which will be named Shadow. Both names are drawn from characters in Disney movie Homeward Bound. It's great to see Dylan get a second Chance, but Louis van Gaal won't if Manchester United don't deliver against Chelsea tomorrow.

Loser van Gaal loses again

Goals from Bojan Krkic and Marko Arnautovic inflicted a Boxing Day defeat on Manchester United, meaning the Reds are now without a win in seven matches across all competitions. Louis van Gaal described the fixture at the Britannia Stadium as a must-win ahead of kick-off but the Reds were disappointingly outplayed by a flourishing Stoke City managed by Mark Hughes, the former United striker whose second season at the Britannia Stadium is going from strength-to-strength. Wayne Rooney also spoke admirably about galvanising the squad on Christmas Eve and admitted this match could become a defining moment in the season, yet the captain watched the first half from the substitute’s bench after the boss started Ander Herrera ahead of him for “tactical reasons”. It was the Spaniard who registered the first shot at goal, with a 20-yard drive that was saved by Jack Butland. This is another three points gone begging no thanks to what is basically a carbon copy of David Moyes. Loser van Gaal needs to leave like right now.

Jingle bells, ISIS bells

Do the words "First Order" mean anything to you naughty people out there?

There was not enough room on board to swing a cat

Here comes Anta Claus, here comes Anta Claus, right down Anta Claus Lane

THE BIG REVIEW: Blatter and Platini

Those two just got themselves suspended from all soccer for eight years. It serves them right.

ICERD turns 50 today

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday dear ICERD

Happy birthday to you

That's right, today is the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

Reds can't has victory

Manchester United’s winless run was extended to six games as Norwich City claimed a shock Barclays Premier League victory at Old Trafford. Louis van Gaal’s team dominated proceedings once again but were stunned by breakaway goals either side of half-time from Cameron Jerome and Alex Tettey. Anthony Martial pulled one back with 25 minutes to go but, despite late pressure, the Canaries held on to record their first-ever Premier League victory at Old Trafford and inflict the Reds’ first home defeat over 90 minutes this season. Wayne Rooney returned to make his 500th appearance, as van Gaal made four changes to his starting line-up with Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, and Ashley Young also back. But that's not necessarily the way to make a winning team - you just have to keep putting the ball in the back of the net. Seriously, the fans deserve better like they got under Sir Alex Ferguson.

Cancer for the con

A mother has been arrested in Texas and is being accused of shaving her 7-year-old daughter's head and fraudulently claiming the child had cancer. The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office said 46-year-old Juanita Garcia had organized multiple fundraisers to obtain money she claimed was needed for her daughter's cancer treatments. Garcia would tell people in person and on social media that the child was terminal and had only months to live. She also shaved her daughter's head and convinced her she was suffering from the disease. Investigators said the girl was actually in perfect health, and Garcia admitted during questioning that she had made up the cancer story to scam money out of generous strangers. This is why people need to verify and confirm information from fundraisers that they choose to participate in. In many cases, asking questions and utilizing good common-sense approaches can prevent you from being the target of a fraudulent scheme. Legitimate organizations, groups, or persons who are fundraising will have ways to verify and confirm information about their events. For the rest, I have only this to say to you: lying about having cancer is seriously not cool.

Kardashian - oh, sorry - lardass

Autocorrect has become a universal source of frustration, but a recent development shows it may be smarter than you think. Or at least cheekier. Twitter is abuzz with users who have noticed the newest version of Apple's iOS software corrects the word "lardass" to "Kardashian". So for anyone typing "lardass" into their iPhone with the new 9.2 version of iOS software, they'll see "Kardashian" automatically pop up. And while autocorrections have traditionally been the source of complaints, it seems most people tend to agree with the Apple insult linking to the star famous for her curves. One person wrote: "You're not wrong iPhone. You're not wrong." Another wrote: "Someone at Apple thinks they're real funny." Kim Kardashian has long been noted for her behind and when she posed on the cover of Paper magazine with a champagne saucer resting on her bottom the image was so widely shared it was touted as "breaking the internet". Maybe it's just the similarity of the two words, which have the letters "ardas" in common, but I'm with Apple on this.

World peace for dummies

Could Loser van Gaal be out?

Louis van Gaal is apparently facing a dressing room revolt at Manchester United with a number of stars growing disgruntled at the club's wretched form. Defeat at Premier League rookies Bournemouth at the weekend made it five games without a win in all competitions and followed a shock Champions League exit at the group stage last week. And, according to The Sun, a number of players have stood up to boss Van Gaal with two senior stars apparently speaking up in the changing room following the 2-1 reverse on Saturday. That comes after another allegedly questioned Van Gaal's approach after the 0-0 with West Ham a fortnight ago. Pressure continues to mount on the Dutchman with several high-profile ex-players calling his job into question. Seriously, the Reds need Sir Alex back. He knew what he was doing, not unlike Insomniac Games when they were making Spyro. Sometimes, it just doesn't pay to change a winning formula.

THE BIG REVIEW: The state of world governments

One of the saddest sights ever: a 9-year-old Muslim girl being radicalised

That's right, people. The kid on the surfboard is being radicalised. But obviously not that kind of radicalised.

Reds eat humble cherry pie

Manchester United's seven-match unbeaten run in the Barclays Premier League came to an end on Saturday with a disappointing 2-1 defeat at Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, where Jesse Lingard was also added to a worryingly long list of injured players. Goals from Junior Stanislas and Joshua King outweighed Marouane Fellaini's strike to secure victory for the Cherries, who are flying high following last weekend’s victory at Chelsea. The Reds, meanwhile, will drop out of the Barclays Premier League top four if Tottenham beat Newcastle. Come on, LVG. A draw is bad enough but this is just not acceptable. The Reds will never win the silverware without a real manager like Sir Alex Ferguson. He turned a team on the brink of relegation to the powerhouses they are today.

Australia - the racist country

A backpacker looking for a room to rent in Scotland was turned down by a landlord because "Australia is famous for its drunks and racists". Laura Gratton was left gobsmacked by the landlord's rationale for not renting her the £400-a-month (NZ$900) room in Edinburgh, saying her inquiry about the ad on spare room.co.uk was instantly rejected, with the landlord saying "it is well known that Australians are racist" so she would not be a good housemate. Gratton is originally from Melbourne but has moved to Edinburgh, where she works as a hostess at Jamie Oliver's Italian restaurant. The traveller, who previously worked in London, pointed out she had friends from all over the world but the man insisted "Australia is the most racist nation". He carried on to say "just as France is famous for wine and cheese. Australia is famous for its drunks and racists. I'm sorry I need to reject this request". That is itself racist. Convict or not, you can't do this to people. Australia is a multi-cultural and very accepting country. There are race issues like any other country - but the actions of a few shouldn't be used to judge anyone from that country. It's just like saying all Muslims are terrorists.

This is the alternative flag design which will go head-to-head with New Zealand's current flag in the referendum on change, in March 2016.

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Come at us ISIS - this reward awaits

Some dude replaced guns with dildos in photos of Republican politicians

THE BIG REVIEW: Donald Trump and Hitler

Heil Trump.

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Hammed but not hammed out

An entertaining Barclays Premier League encounter ultimately ended in frustration as Manchester United were held to a goalless draw by West Ham United at Old Trafford. The Reds, who were without the services of injured captain Wayne Rooney and lost Morgan Schneiderlin at the end of the first half, created plenty of openings but couldn’t break down a Hammers side who created their fair share of opportunities themselves, with Mauro Zarate guilty of one glaring miss in the second half. Louis van Gaal's side spurned the chance to leapfrog Manchester City, who lost 2-0 at Stoke City earlier in the day, but extended this season’s unbeaten home record in recording a sixth consecutive clean sheet at Old Trafford in all competitions. Seriously, people, this is two points the Reds could do with now.

RIP Robert Loggia

You will be missed.

It's a berry bad day for berries

The recall of Fruzio frozen berries has been extended to cover 1kg bags of strawberries, blackberries, and mixed berries. The additional voluntary recall was announced after Fruzio's 1kg and 500g mixed berry bags, which contain strawberries and blackberries, were recalled on Thursday. The products have been connected with a potential risk of hepatitis A, making this contamination the latest of a raft of food safety scares in New Zealand:

• Fonterra and Federated Farmers received threatening letters and milk packages tainted with 1080 last November. The letters threatened to contaminate infant formula if New Zealand did not stop using 1080, a poison used for pest control, by March. A 60-year-old businessman has been arrested and charged with attempted blackmail.
• This month an investigation by Massey University found a new antibiotic-resistant strain of campylobacter in poultry from three of the four leading chicken suppliers in the North Island. The university would not name the producers at this stage.
• In 2013 tests on a whey protein from one of Fonterra's factories indicated the possible presence of botulism. Several months later, the tests proved negative but not before New Zealand's reputation for safe milk powder was damaged in China.
• In 2012 Fonterra found traces of dicyandiamide, an agricultural chemical, in dairy products. The DCD product was withdrawn from the market by fertiliser companies.
• In 2008, Fonterra's Chinese partner Sanlu was found to have melamine in its milk powder. Six children died from the contamination and later investigations found melamine-laced milk powder was widespread, with more than 20 companies identified.

Seriously, people, get it together. This is stuff we put in our mouths.

This is a brick made from the dust in Beijing's smog

Here's how he got the brick:

And here's what the brick looks like:

#2012iscoming

Dangerous traditions, polandball style

Kurwa indeed.

THE BIG REVIEW: Major Lazer

A teenage girl has laid a complaint with police after a mob of young men allegedly ripped her top down and groped her at the sold-out Our:House dance party at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland on Friday night. The fun began when one of the members of the headline act, Major Lazer, told the crowd to take their clothes off. The girl alleged she was crammed in the mosh-pit when about 20 men ripped her top down and groped her entire body. She said the offenders were aged in their late teens and early 20s. Her sister's boyfriend tried to come to her rescue but was blocked by the crowd. "People like to make excuses and say it's because everybody is drunk, but it's not excusable," she said. "Our body is our own body and nobody is entitled to step over the mark. Consent is consent." The girl said she was eventually able to escape the mob of men, and left the stadium in a flood of tears. Realising her sister was still inside, the teenager went to police and asked to be let back in but was refused. Males should never think this sort of behaviour is acceptable. It just seems to be normalised in the generation coming through. It's bad enough that at the ripe old age of 27, I'm probably the youngest person alive to have even heard of Pam Dawber.