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# whoops

All time
# Sherlocked
This Benedict Cumberbatch look-alike caused a massive riot on the internet
16-year-old Tyler didn’t realise his similarity to the Sherlock star could cause so much trouble.
# blooper
Newsreader accidentally says 'titties' during Valentine's Day broadcast
Perhaps the most unintentionally truthful report this man will ever read.
# porn no
News reporter accidentally shows the world Pornhub bookmark on phone
Two words. Incognito mode.
# whoops
No Labour logo on Emer Costello election posters was 'an oversight'
No sign of Labour on sitting MEP Costello’s election posters which have gone up around the capital in recent days.
# Blown it
Stolen condoms aren't safe for sex, manufacturer warns thieves
They wouldn’t want children being dragged into the equation now, would they?
# oh no he didn't
Millionaire asks partner of 30 years to stay on as housekeeper after replacing her with younger woman
He couldn’t understand why she ‘became aggressive’.
# WATER THE CHANCES
Water Meter Installation Goes Wrong Pic of the Day
So you didn’t ask for an eight-metre-high fountain to be installed in your front garden? Oh.
# waterford whispers
Whoops... Media outlets duped by North Korea 'rocket to the sun' story
A raft of sites have been taken by the ‘Waterford Whispers’ report on North Korea’s out-of-this-world claims — including our own Sunday World.
# whoops
"We apologise sincerely": All Bank of Ireland accounts back to normal after duplicate debit glitch
Some customers who made Visa Debit transactions last Friday had the amount taken out of their account twice.
# whoops
Supermarket chain Iceland might want to reconsider this marketing slogan
Ah now.
# whoops
Santi Cazorla apologies after being pictured with sign slagging off Spurs
One cheeky Arsenal fan managed to get the Spaniard and Robert Pires to pose for the photo.
# graphic detail
10 times news graphics went terribly, terribly wrong
Let’s all be grateful that our work mistakes aren’t portrayed live on television.
# big mistake...huge
E! apologises after airing insensitive 'fun fact' about Michael J. Fox
The network referred to the actor’s Parkinson’s diagnosis as a ‘fun fact’.
# ta ta twitter
Sylvester Stallone quits Twitter after argument with Bruce Willis
He’s decided to back away from social media because he only gets himself into trouble.
# whoops
Cocaine delivered to Aldi in believed 'logistical error' by drug smugglers
The drugs were valued at six million euro.
# mrs. bono
Daily Mail assumes that woman named Mary Bono is Bono's wife
‘Ah, Mary Bono, Mrs. Bono, of course.’
# smooth criminal
WATCH: World's worst arsonist sets himself on fire
We love it when a plan doesn’t come together.
# font's sake
7 examples of when good fonts go bad
It can all go so easily wrong.
# frightful
WATCH: Man accidentally scares children to tears, immediately panics
This is a prank gone horribly wrong.
# Kitchen Nightmare
These kitchen fails will make you gasp in horror
Can’t cook? At least you’re not one of these guys.
# rising up
American church looks like a phallus on Google Maps
Spare a thought for the Christian Scientists of Dixon, Illinois.
# misperceptions
A spaceship crash, near apocalypse, and six other major miscalculations and mistakes
You’ll be making sure your i’s are dotted and your t’s crossed after this.
# Lesus Walks
Lesus Christ? Vatican withdraws medals over misspelling
They probably should have let Lesus take the wheel on this one.
# Nope
Disney are re-releasing the Little Mermaid, this time they've ruined it
The ‘second screen live’ experience sounds like a horror.
# whoops
Man accidentally texts police about drug deal, gets arrested
Well, that’s embarrassing.
# whoops
Man tries to keep his girlfriend nice and dry... fails horribly
He only wanted to be a gentleman.
# all tuckered out
Fox News presenter falls asleep on air
He blames his busy schedule.
# whoops
Spot the last hurler in the country to find out Antrim won their All-Ireland U21 semi final today
Somebody has to be the last to know.
# Rose of Tralee
Did you see the Rose of Tralee sash typo?
In case you missed it…
# Scare
Could the Patriots be looking at Tebow time as Brady injures knee in training?
The Patriots QB went down heavily this evening.
# whoops
Watch Sky Sports News presenter Nick Collins fall over live on air
We’re blaming technical difficulties.
# Road Rage
The very best of the Garda Traffic Twitter account
As well as being useful, it’s surprisingly entertaining…
# wolf whistle
8 dogs who just wanted to be pretty
These dogs fetched some fierce lipsticks.
# location fail
Boxer makes critical error by giving a big shout-out to the wrong city
‘San Diego… I mean, San Antonio.’
# whoops
News reporter accidentally draws VERY rude picture
Possibly NSFW.
# morto
CNN newsreader says humans 'hunted dildo into extinction'
The poor thing didn’t stand a chance. *sniff*
# Totes Awks
11 of the world's most awkward social situations
This is where uncomfortable lives.
# whoops
Man finds his house demolished by mistake
The demolition crew in Texas were supposed to raze the building next door.
# whoops
Irish guy mortifyingly falls off chair at work
While serving customers. Awkward.
# Asiana Airlines
US TV station caught out by racist joke about plane crash pilots' names
“Sum Ting Wong,” “Wi Tu Lo,” “Ho Lee Fuk,” and “Bang Ding Ow” were not the pilots’ names…