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Cobble Hill Residents Blame Norah Jones For Bedbugs
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Ben Yakas
Published Nov 25, 2010
Modified Nov 25, 2010
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Forget about 2012: we live in dark times right now with the Bedbug Invasion of 2010. No subway is safe, no mattress is immune, and no one is above suspicion of harboring these bite-sized villains. In times of crisis like this, people need someone to rally around...or someone to scapegoat. And who better than singer Norah Jones, everyone's least favorite Cobble Hill resident?
The NY Press has a story on how the bedbug crisis has helped residents of one Cobble Hill building bond over the end times by griping about Jones and her "fancy pool," her furniture deliveries, and her Starbucks-supported albums. We don't know why everyone thinks Jones might have spread bedbugs, but maybe it was in retaliation for her missing three windows?
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Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
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