http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us May 2, 2011 Will someone with knowledge of what constitutes an Internet "trend" please explain why Stevie Nicks was trending higher than "bin Laden dead" on Yahoo just fours hours after President Obama announced the killing of the most notorious... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/8950354-big-day-for-us-military-obama-bigger-day-for-stevie-nicks odd-news Mon, 02 May 2011 00:47:23 -0700 Jan. 8, 2011 With the sudden, unexplained deaths of large quantities of birds and fish at the outset of 2011, TPP thought it prudent to research past headlines of mass bird and fish die-offs using the amazing research tool known... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/7827662-bird-and-fish-dieoffs-in-yesteryear-20-reports-between-1882-and-2007 odd-news Sat, 08 Jan 2011 01:38:41 -0800 Happy Countdown Day! What's a Countdown Day, you ask? A Countdown Day, as defined by The Punditty Project, is when the month, date and year all proceed in a descending order when writing as a numerical date. Today, for example,... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/7592873-121110-last-countdown-day-of-the-21st-century odd-news Sat, 11 Dec 2010 13:36:19 -0800 Dec. 7, 2010 Julian Assange: man of mystery, man of intrigue. Vilified by some, revered by others, Assange has captured our collective imagination in a way not yet completely defined, like some media revolutionary fighting an enemy many of us... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/7545929-searching-for-assange-the-puzzle odd-news Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:28:49 -0800 Oct. 5, 2010 Don't look now, but the next "airplane" you see in the sky may not be an airplane. Over the past several months, mainstream news reports related to UFOs and space aliens have been on the rise. The... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6934280-news-about-ufos-space-aliens-on-the-rise odd-news Mon, 04 Oct 2010 23:03:54 -0700 Sept. 8, 2010 In the spirit of David Letterman's Small-Town News and Jay Leno's Headlines, The Punditty Project introduces "Catalog Corner." Catalog Corner will appear sporadically and feature real items from real catalogs that really leave Punditty wondering about one... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6712660-catalog-corner-broken-glass-candy odd-news Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:03:30 -0700 Sept. 2, 2010 In what some Berkeley residents are calling "The Case of the Gourmet Cougar," Berkeley Police shot and killed a 100-pound female Mountain Lion in the wee morning hours of Aug. 31 as the big cat roamed freely... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6665135-berkeley-police-gun-down-gourmet-cougar-on-the-loose-near-famous-eateries odd-news Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:32:42 -0700 Six Strange But Real Addictions Aug. 30, 2010 Who knew? 1. Tanning beds 2. Nasal spray 3. Reading 4. Eating dirt 5. Blackberry usage (electronic) 6. Plastic surgery On that note, it's time for a beer! To see a short... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6644233-six-strange-but-real-addictions odd-news Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:03:00 -0700 Aug. 30, 2010 After spotting these shoes hanging from a wire in Berkeley, Calif., over the weekend, The Punditty Project began wondering about the "meaning" of this phenomenon. The Wikipedia entry provides some good information. Note: The Punditty Project hereby... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6640895-shoetossing-what-does-it-mean odd-news Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:44:35 -0700 June 11, 2010 Go to the lower left-hand corner and click "Remove background image" to go back to the original Google homepage screen (below). To restore or choose a new image, click "Change background image." Click here to see larger... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6050194-heres-how-to-remove-google-background-image odd-news Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:50:49 -0700 Overnight, an impromptu riot to protest budget cuts and tuition hikes at the University of California-Berkeley snowballed to include over 200 people and resulted in flaming dumpsters, broken windows, and dancing in the streets. The Daily Californian reports that the... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/5311483-berkeley-demonstration-spirals-out-of-control-with-fire-and-destruction odd-news Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:14:36 -0800 Dec. 31, 2009 Yes, Virginia, there is a blue moon -; but it only comes on a New Year's Eve once every 19 years. According to popular definition, a blue moon is the second full moon in a month. The... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/4909664-is-it-just-me-or-is-the-moon-blue-tonight odd-news Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:44:22 -0800 Dec. 7, 2009 In what sports historians are already calling a "cheetah-like assault on a hallowed record previously thought untouchable," legendary golfer Tiger Woods is mounting the first serious challenge to legendary basketball player Wilt Chamberlain's all-time scoring record, first... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/4760241-tiger-woods-closing-in-on-wilt-chamberlains-scoring-record odd-news Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:04:51 -0800 Rest in Peace, Walter CronkiteWalter Cronkite Nov. 4, 1916 - July 17, 2009 Image from the Cape Girardeau, MO, Mississippi River floodwall. Cronkite was born in St. Joseph, MO. www.punditty.com ------------------------------ The Punditty Project is retroactively sponsored by www.widsheets.com.... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3705760-thats-the-way-it-was odd-news Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:24:16 -0700 Anyone who has seen the "Star Wars" movies knows that Jedi mind tricks are excellent tools to have at one's disposal. This fellow, working the crowd at the BART station in downtown Berkeley on a recent spring afternoon, would be... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3056229-panhandler-uses-jedi-mind-tricks-to-boost-fundraising odd-news Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:37:34 -0700