"Now we've done that, and they need to go scratch their heads, " he said.

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And they will look at Bill Ford's speeches and The New York Times and scratch their heads.

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All stocks have not been created equal during this rally, causing some traders to scratch their heads.

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The super rich look on all this turmoil, scratch their heads and tighten their belts by one notch.

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But many ordinary people hear such statements and scratch their heads in bewilderment.

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When Warner Bros. released the movie, in December 1942, filmgoers did not scratch their heads at this passing reference to French "concentration camps" in Morocco.

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It was enough to make Miami scratch their heads.

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Today, Wyeth (nyse: WYE - news - people ) disclosed as much bad news as it could and left investors to scratch their heads as to what it all means.

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Time and again traders reach back and scratch their collective heads, wondering how they could have played those moves better.

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