Sideswipe: October 28: Something for the weekend

T-shirts sport sporting sentiments. Photo / Supplied

Video: With a nod to local pop culture icons like Boy and Beached As, the NZ Transport Agency changes their usual blood and guts approach to humour for their latest anti-drink driving message... This time if you stop a mate from drink driving you're a bloody legend. I reckon it almost makes up for Mantrol. What do you think?

#Occupy Hollywood: Occupy Wall Street protesters have beef with corporate greed now this meme take the piss out of celebrity excesses.

Listen up: Man calls police after seeing "flashing lights in the sky" .... He subsequently identifies it and calls back.

Halloween #1: The best Halloween costumes are the ones which take the least amount of effort and have the most impact. Here's one - guy caught in the wind...

Halloween #2: This kid's Johnny Cash costume is rad!

Show the kids: The movie trailer for Dr Suess' The Lorax.

How the hobbits have aged: Hobbits reunite for Empire magazine photoshoot to mark the ten-year anniversary of The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Awkward prime ministerial videos: Scrambling to get that election-winning photo op John Key dives in for an awkward three-way handshake with Richie McCaw and the IRB guy...which is almost as good as dancing with Aucklander drag 'twins' Buffy & Bimbo at Big Gay Out 2009.... which is almost as cringe-worthy as his mincing down the catwalk while launching the RWC volunteer uniforms. Bring on the election.

Video: We won the Rubber Wool Cup! With his pronunciation flair, John Key explains the handshaking incident....