The Mystery of Bed Bugs. Ew.


As discussed in the NY Times:

The reasonable course, Dr. Goddard said, is to recognize that we are, in effect, back in the 1920s “Sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite” era. People should be aware, but not panicky.

However, he added, “I don’t even know what to say about them being in theaters. That’s kind of spooky.”

Well, he was asked — can you feel them bite?

“No,” he said. “If I put them on my arm and close my eyes, I never feel them. But I once got my children to put them on my face, and I did. Maybe there are more nerve endings.”

Why in the world, he was asked, would he ask kids to do that?

“Oh, you know,” he said. “Bug people are crazy.”