News Headlines that make you scratch your head

HMTKSteve

I was reading some news headlines to day and a few made me scratch my head...

Official: NATO Killed Too Many Afghans

Was there a quota in place and they went over? What was the "just right" number they were aiming for?

Scientists Find Unlucky Black hole in Star Cluster

Is there such a thing as a "lucky" black hole? How do it's neighbors feel about having a black hole in the neighborhood? Do they feel lucky?

LIVE: Gerald Ford's funeral in Michigan

I did not know "live" and "funeral" could be used in the same headline.

Student shot to death at Wash. school

I can't say I've heard of someone being shot to life...

French Court rules pork soup kitchen not racist

Tell that to the pigs!!!

Bush seeks backing for agenda on budget, Iraq

Isn't that a given? I can't imagine a president saying, "hey, I've got this agenda, but it sucks... please do not support it..."

Jason

Try these. As a news editor, I'll admit that I've written funny headlines just to see if anyone will catch them. My favorite was "My Big Fat Creek Weeding," after a thousand local college students scoured the banks of a local stream, trying to cleanse it of "invasive species" as an ecological project.