Best Local News Bloopers of 2011

2011 is nearly over so what better time to reflect back on 365 days of fail from local news stations across the states. nothing goes wrong quite as spectacularly as when it's all being broadcast live.

You can guarantee that if there’s been a new series of Red Dwarf — and there has — then there’s been a new set of smeg ups. aSo here’s 13 minutes of the damn things to get your funny bone tinkling.

A surveillance camera catches a thief reaching for a gun out of his pocket and accidentally shooting himself in the nuts while trying to rob a closed business. If he did have the balls to attempt a bank heist, he doesn't anymore - OUCH!

During the Pan Am Games, cheerleader Mariana de Leon misjudges how much room she has behind her and falls into a swimming pool.

If you don't already suffer from Swamp Ass, odds are you know someone who does. Nathan Fillion and the guys at Nerd Machine want to help you help stop Swamp Ass from spreading further.

A great little mashup that seemlessly blends the intro from Cheers with the original trilogy of Star Wars films. Not the prequels, because nobody wants to go to a pub where they let the likes of Jar Jar Binks in.

I know what you're thinking. Not another skateboard video, Jesus. So fooking what. But this one is so awesomely different, this one turns the epicness up to 11.

Who knew? Apparently it's possible to play dominoes with trees. All you need is a small patch of forest and an extremely skilled lumberjack and you too can mimic scenes like these and incur the wrath of the Ents.

It's like Eminem grew a beard, dyed his hair brown and starting making his videos in the local Apple store. He may look like a bit of a freak, but it's cheap way to cut a record & is pretty damn awesome. Steve Jobs, YO!

More animated awesomeness from B3ta's Cyriak as he shows off his talents on Showtime Shorts. Recoil in horror as he conjures circuit-board spiders and monsters made of meat from his limitless but warped imagination.

In Wales, UK they like to get incredibly drunk, so drunk that they can't even ride their bike home after heading out to the local taverna for a few light ales after a hard day's graft—face meet floor.