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more about #bedbugs more comments → HumphreyPhilemon: Bedbugs have evolved pretty much right alongside humans, i.e. for millions and millions of years. In other words, they're pretty damn adept at surviva... more » yourfriendandneighbor: man, if i worked there, i would be working from home. and i'd sue my employer if i got bed bugs in my home. that shit is hella expensive to get rid of... more » Lymed: I recommend staff not bring any purses, briefcases or bags to work ever. more » Paul_Is_Drunk: I am beyond interested in how bed bugs evolved, what part of the Earth they originate from, and what role they play in an environmental niche. +1 poi... more » nirreskeya: Remember kids, bedbugs were nearly eradicated 50 years ago, but then Silent Spring came out. Maybe Houghton Mifflin will get an infestation next. more » bikini_lounger: Publishing houses can't possibly have beds for employees, right? I mean, the bed/book combination is an automatic trigger for the body to shut down an... more » City_Dater: Have they found the carrier and forced him or her to fumigate at home? 'Cos otherwise they'll just keep riding back into the office at the bottom of ... more » Spirit Fingers: Ugh. You know it's never a good day for parasitic infestations. These stories just make me think of 9th grade Biology...ringworms, guinea worms, those... more » Social Crimer: So you don't need a bed to have bedbugs? I guess penguins don't sleep in beds, so that makes sense. more » scroll_lock: The good thing about a bedbug problem is it's sure to get employees' minds off the infestation of rats the size of Dachshunds. more » Mike Byhoff: Doesn't it take way more than a weekend to get rid of a bed bug infestation? I know I wouldn't be coming in Monday, that's for sure. more » Smitros: Yes it does. more » Squirrelwars: Fumigation isn't always the way to go. Bedbugs lay a lot of eggs and they can hide anywhere. Best thing to do is throw out the furniture and vacuum ev... more » SarahHeartburn: Another thing: based on the experience of a friend of a friend who suffered with scabies for a year and was diagnosed with anxiety, soap allergy, food... more » AuntPenny: When I take my glasses off, the bedbug pic looks like a three-eyed puppy. I'm going to leave it that way. I think a three-eyed puppy might be cuter th... more » -
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Bed Bugs Invade Ad Firm. Is JC Penney Responsible?
The bed bug infestation continues to take New York by storm. The latest victim? International advertising firm Saatchi & Saatchi. Could middle American fashion temple JC Penney be at fault? More » -
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We Know Which Publisher's Office Has Bedbugs
Galleycat says that employees of a certain large publishing house will be locked out of the office until Monday morning while exterminators deal with a bedbug infestation there. An inside tipster tells us which publisher it is: More » -
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Marie Claire Bedbug Infestation Rumor Alert
Bedbugs aren't just for dirty hovels like Fox News and hipster Bushwick. The filthy bloodsuckers have allegedly infested the very flower of our national womanhood—the offices of Marie Claire: More » -
