"Legalize DDT for indoor use", begs bedbug sufferer

Whether a media hoax or a spinoff of climate change, bedbugs are supposedly sweeping New York City. Certainly, New Yorkers are incredibly concerned about them, in a bizarre case of bedbugs actually making someone crazy. "Diane" at Bedbugger blog isn't the only one who wants DDT legalized "for indoor use" against the pests. Exterminators are using some pretty heavy stuff to get rid of them, "making them unable to harden up and penetrate. I didn't ask what the substance does to bipedal mammals." Bedbug victims can get really paranoid, to the point where, "Paul further demonstrates that among obsessed victims, exposing oneself to toxins and risking having a two-headed-monster child suddenly seems to become a good idea, if it means keeping the bugs at bay." Fascinating read on one of the biggest obstacles the hippy mindset faces: crazy people like having a nuclear option. [GT]

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