Every now and then, our headlines can get a little kooky — sometimes intentionally and sometimes it’s unavoidable. Here are our picks for best headlines of the year:
5. Fishy link: The ear bone is connected to the…wetland?
Ecologists looked to the ear bones of fish to track movements and get vital information on their visits to coastal wetlands. And you probably read that headline in a sing-song voice, too.
4. Bass-o-matic a port in ecological storm
Anytime you can inform the public and make a reference to one of Dan Akyroyd’s best Saturday Night Live bits, you know it’s a success.
3. How to beat the Chicago gulls? Don’t let them rebound
Any eco-conscious basketball fan has got to appreciate the effort in this one.
2. Y’all in the Great Lakes wouldn’t have just slaw with your Coke and crawdads
A fun look at our crazy collective Great Lakes dialect and vocabulary.
1. Goosinator terminates E. coli
Remote-controlled device created to scare geese away? You’ve sold us.