DAMN TOURISTS
‘Incredibly rare’ discovery reveals bedbugs came to Britain with the Romans
(Thanks to Jay Brandes)
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were they found in a single location, or was it a pair of cites...
Posted by: JG | February 05, 2024 at 07:57 AM
Just another Roman delicacy like stuffed mice?
Posted by: just itching to know | February 05, 2024 at 08:12 AM
So you're saying they came ashore on the captain's dingy like the crabs did?
Posted by: Hu Pharted | February 05, 2024 at 08:15 AM
We always thought the Roman built Hadrian's wall to keep the Scots out of Britannia. You mean it was the Scots who built it to keep the bug-infested Romans out of Scotland?
Posted by: Rod | February 05, 2024 at 09:22 AM
"part of her research masters in archaeoentomology, the study of insects at archaeological sites."
I had no idea there was such a thing as archaeoentomology.
"Pliny, the Roman philosopher, wrote of the medicinal value of bedbugs in the treatment of certain ailments, such as ear infections."
Pliny was a moron.
Posted by: MOTW | February 05, 2024 at 09:38 AM
Is that Pliney the Elder, or Pliny the Younger?
Posted by: the ghost of Julius Ceasar | February 05, 2024 at 09:53 AM
Isn't "pliney" the Latin word for "itchy"?
Posted by: Florida Man | February 05, 2024 at 01:33 PM
They should have left with the Romans.
Posted by: Steverino | February 05, 2024 at 02:48 PM
Several institutions in the Chicago area have closed while being treated for bedbugs. Without outing at least one that didn't admit it, I won't be specific.
From my point of view, bedbug infestation could be considered a computer hardware bug
Posted by: Not My Usual Alias | February 05, 2024 at 03:31 PM
Rumor has it that's what got Jeff Epstein suicided.
Posted by: the ghost of William Cooper | February 05, 2024 at 04:03 PM