| Bad science: Ben Goldacre vs Rentokil, a twitter timeline |
I was reading Ben Goldacre's summary of the flawed and self serving maths in a recent Rentokil press release, where Ben links to a Twitter search result for those interested in rubber necking at Rentokil's PR train wreck. Unfortunately, those results are pretty hard to read, as you need to keep hitting the "previously button" until you get to the start of the story, and then read backwards. Instead, I scripted up something to generate a summary of those search results based on the RSS feed that twitter provides for search results. The output is included below. I don't claim its pretty, but it is easier to read...
11 March 2010
13:51: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: if you work for rentokil, or brands2life.com, it might be sensible PR to reply to my emails. ignoring them is, i would say, optimistic.
14:00: hofflimits (Mike Hoffman) replied: @Rentokil As a follower of me, can I ask you to reply to @bengoldacre? I think he wants a word. Thanks. #goodPR
14:17: HildegardP (HildegardP) replied: @bengoldacre Just in case you haven't noticed, Rentokil's audit systems are quite interesting http://bit.ly/c8tjpv
14:33: Rentokil (Pest Control) replied: As a follower of @hofflimits, he asked us to reply to you @bengoldacre <= what can we do?
15:04: beedyg (beedyg) replied: @rentokil probably something about this http://twitter.com/bengoldacre/status/10322712176
15:14: doctorblogs (annabel bentley) replied: RT @bengoldacre ! "If u work for Rentokil, or Brands2life.com, it might be sensible PR to reply to my emails. ignoring them is...optimistic"
15:28: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: @Rentokil hi, you could reply to my emails, thanks! sending them since yesterday to your PR, using info@brands2life.com, give me another?
15:31: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: .@Rentokil so these figures in your news coverage last week. how many buses etc did you survey, which companies, when, & using what methods?
15:34: jamesrbuk (James Ball) replied: @bengoldacre I always had the opposite problem with Rentokil: calls on press day from a company I never wrote about.
15:40: waytowastetime (Ashley) replied: will @rentokil ever reply to @bengoldacre ?? i think they scared
15:44: keepstherainoff (Craig Bertram) replied: @bengoldacre Rentokil story in London Evening Standard says carriages of a train and a bus. That's a low sample size...
16:00: standupmaths (Matt Parker) replied: @bengoldacre Yeah, the story about @rentokil used such bad maths that any child with a fermi question could show why the number were wrong.
16:01: carolinemytton (carolinemytton) replied: To clarify, I'm not PR or @rentokil, but am Head of rentokil.com & have responded to @bengoldacre to see if I can help.
16:06: carolinemytton (carolinemytton) replied: @bengoldacre Seen your stream re @rentokil and happy/keen to help. Tel: 01628 583830 & I'll direct you to appropriate person
16:06: carolinemytton (carolinemytton) replied: @hofflimits I have also now contacted @bengoldacre on behalf of @Rentokil; thanks for the prompt.
16:07: carolinemytton (carolinemytton) replied: @waytowastetime No we're, (@rentokil), not scared to respond to @bengoldacre - just busy! Have now tweeted him in case I can help
17:25: Rentokil (Pest Control) replied: @bengoldacre: as @carolinemytton tweeted earlier, was busy and not avoiding replying, pls follow her suggestion re assistance
17:29: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: .@rentokil thanks for the press release, can you email me the emails u sent to journalists with the specific numbers for train etc? thanks.
17:33: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: @Rentokil i dont know who that is and i've not had a message from her
17:38: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: .@Rentokil @carolinemytton haha ok i know where all your figures on the zillions of cockroaches on public transport came from now.
17:40: tatsmoi (tats ) replied: @bengoldacre @Rentokil is on twitter? gosh, i thought it was just a spray can!
17:43: TimHarford (Tim Harford) replied: .@bengoldacre is stalking @Rentokil over some press release. I can hardly bear to watch. Who's the exterminator now?
17:46: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: .@Rentokil @carolinemytton all the papers' figures came from these "extra emails", not press release. but ur PR won't send me them. srsly???
17:48: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: .@Rentokil @carolinemytton i guess, the thing is, it looks bad that you won't send them, doesnt it? really? i mean, it already does.
17:48: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: .@Rentokil @carolinemytton and someone might send them to me anyway.
17:49: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: hello, UK journalists, who got sent the @rentokil emails with those dodgy figures about cockroaches? i'm on ben@badscience.net, thanks!
17:50: vctrjmnz (Victor Jimenez) replied: RT @TimHarford: .@bengoldacre is stalking @Rentokil over some press release. I can hardly bear to watch. Who's the exterminator now?
17:51: jrgwilliams (Robbie Williams) replied: RT @TimHarford: .@bengoldacre is stalking @Rentokil over some press release. I can hardly bear to watch. Who's the exterminator now?
17:52: lucymccarry (Lucy McCarry) replied: @bengoldacre I smell a rat @Rentokil
17:52: ciphergoth (ciphergoth) replied: @Rentokil @carolinemytton think about how to gracefully put your hands up. @bengoldacre has 30,000 followers, we're all watching.
17:53: jackofkent (JackofKent.com) replied: Would really strongly recommend to @Rentokil and @carolinemytton that they forward those emails to @bengoldacre
17:54: AnnieGoss (Annie Goss) replied: Thinks that @rentokil should have considered @bengoldacre with more wisdom...
17:55: nick4glengate (Nick Holden) replied: Wonder if it's too late for @Rentokil and @carolinemytton to forward those emails to @bengoldacre without looking very silly?
17:56: fandrews (Freda Andrews) replied: RT @jackofkent: Would really strongly recommend to @Rentokil and @carolinemytton that they forward those emails to @bengoldacre
17:57: benclowney (Ben Clowney) replied: Very much enjoying the @bengoldacre interrogation of @rentokil. 1000 cockroches in the avg train carriage did seem a little ridiculous
17:58: JerryTaylor (Jerry Taylor) replied: @jackofkent @bengoldacre : maybe better tactic for rentokil to remain silent and thought foolish than for them to remove all possible doubt
17:59: SteAckroyd (Ste Ackroyd) replied: RT @bengoldacre anyone who get sent the @rentokil emails with those dodgy figures about cockroaches? i'm on ben@badscience.net, thanks!
18:02: ellyoracle (Elly W) replied: rt @bengoldacre hello UK journalists,who got sent the @rentokil emails with those dodgy figures on cockroaches?i'm on ben@badscience.net
18:04: MsLogica (Millie Bonnevay) replied: RT @bengoldacre hello, UK journalists, who got sent the @rentokil emails with figures about cockroaches? i'm on ben@badscience.net, thanks!
18:05: ciphergoth (ciphergoth) replied: Fucking loving @bengoldacre vs @rentokil. That man is a hero for our times!
18:07: rwtwm (waine james) replied: @bengoldacre What is this rentokil story you are chasing at the moment? You have a link so i get some context on my feed? Thanks :)
18:07: confusedmiked (mike dee) replied: @bengoldacre I hope you mention in your Guardian article that Rentokil have just secured a 200m deal with London Underground.
18:08: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: .@rentokil @carolinemyttondo give me a clue. from a PR perspective, is it worse for your company if i do get these emails, or if i dont?
18:12: Shinybiscuit (Katie Taylor) replied: Really enjoying the drama re. rentokil and @bengoldacre. Go gettem, supernerd :)
18:12: jackofkent (JackofKent.com) replied: Suspect this is not going to end well for @Rentokil and @carolinemytton. Now we ALL want to see those emails which @bengoldacre wants to see
18:15: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: @mpk oh, was that @rentokil too? send linky!
18:17: confusedmiked (mike dee) replied: @bengoldacre Rentokil are deliberately breaking twitter policy on twitter "follow spamming". http://bit.ly/a4erAd
18:19: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: .@rentokil @carolinemytton haha ok now journalists who have them are teasing me. are we actually all just flirting? is that whats happening?
18:19: mr_ceebs (mr_ceebs) replied: RT @jackofkent: Suspect this is not going to end well for @Rentokil and @carolinemytton. Now we ALL want to see those emails which @bengoldacre wants to see
18:23: tobybryans (Toby Bryans) replied: Enjoying the @bengoldacre and @rentokil show.
18:23: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: .@rentokil @carolinemytton one of them has made an interesting point, which i hadn't thought of.
18:24: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: .@rentokil @carolinemytton ...which is that you are relying, for protection, on journalists who you led into producing erroneous stories.
18:25: DanMcskelly (DanMcskelly) replied: Got deckchair & beers out, watching @bengoldacre toy with @rentokil over public health scare story last week. Most amusing.
18:25: kevfrost (Kev) replied: Pls RT @bengoldacre journalists, who got sent the @rentokil emails with those dodgy figures cockroaches? i'm on ben@badscience.net, thanks!
18:26: rmbutlin (Richard Butlin) replied: Loving watching @bengoldacre toying with @rentokil 's PR over some press release and emails, know it won't end well (pass the popcorn, Ben?)
18:29: johnstuttle (John Stuttle) replied: @bengoldacre is currently toying with Rentokil and its PR. It's like watching a cat playing with a . . . cockroach on a bus?
18:30: Tallscreen (Paul Plowman) replied: RT @rmbutlin Loving watching @bengoldacre toying with @rentokil 's PR over some press release and emails. Know it won't end well.
18:32: cjwaine (Chris Waine) replied: I'd be tempted to join the many partaking in popcorn while watching the @bengoldacre v @rentokil game. My money's on Ben, if we're gambling
18:32: antonyslumbers (antonyslumbers) replied: @bengoldacre is getting v cross with @rentokil - I feel an 'economical with the actualite' moment coming on.
18:36: mpk (Mike Knell) replied: @bengoldacre Not rentokil, just a forwarded email that did the rounds. http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/london.asp
18:58: ian_wac (Ian Wacogne) replied: Sport: RT: @TimHarford .@bengoldacre is stalking @Rentokil over some press release. I can hardly bear to watch. Who's the exterminator now?
19:01: renarde (Karen Hanna Kruzycka) replied: In case you, like me, missed the @Rentokil story that so annoyed @bengoldacre, here it is: http://bit.ly/dsUbv1 No wonder TFL're pissed off.
19:05: jonskennedy (Jon S Kennedy) replied: It's certainly fun to see a social-media-courting company like @Rentokil being grilled on its propaganda by @bengoldacre, live on twitter.
19:17: Swedes2Turnips1 (Swedes) replied: @Bengoldacre 's pursuit of @Rentokil -- the musical. #Mousetrap
19:24: claypole (Simon Clayson) replied: I follow @bengoldacre because I like to read what he says. I'm still insure why @Rentokil are following me and 1418 others as well. #fishy
19:33: lefod (lefod) replied: The minor @Rentokil brou-ha-ha online this evening with @Bengoldacre has injected a brainworm where I am now singing the Rent-a-ghost theme
19:38: killthatmouse (Mouse Trap Lover) replied: [RT] @Swedes2Turnips1: @Bengoldacre 's pursuit of @Rentokil -- the musical. #Mousetrap http://bit.ly/cod99s
20:16: iansimmons (Ian Simmons) replied: RT @jackofkent: Would really strongly recommend to @Rentokil and @carolinemytton that they forward those emails to @bengoldacre
20:19: iansimmons (Ian Simmons) replied: @bengoldacre how bad must the@rentokil etc emails be if they prefer the bad PR for hiding them than the results of releasing them?
21:13: HenryWarrington (Henry Warrington) replied: Not sure about anyone else, but I've found the @bengoldacre and @rentokil situation most entertaining. I'd love to see that press release
12 March 2010
10:29: carolinemytton (carolinemytton) replied: Good Morning @bengoldacre, I hear that @Rentokil UK's PR Agency got back to you. Sorry it took so long; corp wheels can turn slowly!
10:32: Rentokil (Pest Control) replied: RT @HenryWarrington: ... @bengoldacre & @rentokil situation .. I'd love to see that press release -
11:06: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: .@rentokil oh wait, hang on, this is, wow, gosh.
11:06: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: RT @Rentokil: RT @HenryWarrington: ... @bengoldacre & @rentokil situation .. I'd love to see that press release -
11:07: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: dear @rentokil, the press release we have, as you know. and as you know, the figures for those news stories were not in the press release.
11:08: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: .@rentokil the figures for the newspaper articles were in the emails you sent to journalists. as i asked yesterday: can i see those please?
11:10: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: i am genuinely staggered that @rentokil have reignited this. they will write PR textbooks about this. can i see those emails, please?
11:13: davegorman (Dave Gorman) replied: I wish @rentokil would stop embarrassing themselves by telling @bengoldacre they're too busy to tell him where their figures came from.
11:13: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: .@rentokil someone from a major public transport company has been in touch
11:13: YasmineHamid (Yasmine Hamid) replied: Fight! @bengoldacre takes on @rentokil. I think I know who will win
11:13: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: .@rentokil they say you told them you'd issue a clarification to journalists about your figures. did you do that? cant find any record of it
11:14: aniki21 (Paul C) replied: @bengoldacre I'm coming into this @rentokil thing late - is there a summary anywhere that explains what the hell's going on?
11:14: parsingphase (Richard George) replied: @rentokil Will you *PLEASE* send @bengoldacre those emails? Getting a bit bored of watching this.
11:14: YasmineHamid (Yasmine Hamid) replied: RT @davegorman: I wish @rentokil would stop embarrassing themselves by telling @bengoldacre they're too busy to tell him where their figures came from.
11:15: parsingphase (Richard George) replied: @bengoldacre Ben, if we want to see your arguments with @rentokil, rest assured we'll follow them. So, can you please drop the dot?
11:15: sladey66 (Sarah Slade) replied: I'm going to have to follow @Rentokil now to see what this spat with @bengoldacre is all about
11:16: bryantookey (Bryan Tookey) replied: RT @davegorman: I wish @rentokil would stop embarrassing themselves by telling @bengoldacre they're too busy to tell him where their figures came from.
11:16: Fadercreep (Fader Creep) replied: Tune your Twitter saga dial to @bengoldacre Vs @rentokil - it's on like donkey kong.
11:17: d_swan (Daniel Swan) replied: watching @rentokil make fools of themselves with @bengoldacre is excellent entertainment, a good morning on twitter with #f1 news too! :)
11:17: kelleyclark (Kelley Clark) replied: Am loving @bengoldacre chasing down @rentokil this morning. Journalists FTW! I pity the rookie on the @rentokil Twitter account.
11:17: hencehemmo (Alexandra Heminsley) replied: @EmmaK67 Me too re Rentokil. It's like Damages I think. @bengoldacre is Ellen.
11:18: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: .@DaveGorman it's odder than that, now they are simulating helpfulness http://bit.ly/bq15gJ cld i see those emails, please, @rentokil?
11:18: ttpdesign (to the point) replied: is wondering which way the conversation between @bengoldacre and @rentokil will go - sounds like a potential PR own goal waiting to happen
11:19: davegorman (Dave Gorman) replied: @bengoldacre That's what I mean. It's embarrassing that they can find the time to be "helpful" but not actually, y'know, helpful. @rentokil
11:19: AndrewMcveigh (Andrew Mcveigh) replied: #followfriday dr. @bengoldacre - for the hilarious badgering of @rentokil who seem to have made a booboo in the press.
11:19: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: for those interested, @rentokil produced a string of scary "bugs in trains" news stories, but the figures are... well... er....
11:19: SarahChapman1 (Sarah Chapman) replied: RT @davegorman: I wish @rentokil would stop embarrassing themselves by telling @bengoldacre they're too busy to tell him where their figures came from.
11:19: billhilton (Bill Hilton) replied: Splendid scrap starting between @bengoldacre and @rentokil.
11:20: unklerupert (unklerupert) replied: Goin to spend some of the day watching @bengoldacre and @rentokil get to know one another.
11:21: danashley (Dan Ashley) replied: @rentokil should probably let @bengoldacre have the figures. Shredding computers, sent emails etc is not easy
11:21: SamShepherd (Samantha Shepherd) replied: @billhilton it'd almost as if @rentokil are deliberately winding @bengoldacre up
11:21: NickJSmith (Nick Smith) replied: @rentokil can @bengoldacre see those emails please. Pretty please.
11:21: zerofee (Zerofee) replied: Enjoying @bengoldacre's ongoing tussle with @rentokil over their likely-to-be-dubious 'bugs on public transport' PR data
11:21: rupinjapan (Rupert Walker) replied: RT @billhilton: Splendid scrap starting between @bengoldacre and @rentokil - I'll bring the binoculars, you bring the popcorn
11:22: powermond (Dez) replied: @bengoldacre looks like he's about to violate @rentokil with the strap-on of truth
11:22: bryantookey (Bryan Tookey) replied: @bengoldacre I am really enjoying the @Rentokil saga - well done. I hope you are rewarded with it @Rentokil making top trending topics
11:22: andyfoulsham (Andrew Foulsham) replied: @JULIANBRAY So tempting to sue! Looks like the @rentokil social media "strategy" is really weird (see their exchanges with @bengoldacre ).
11:22: MoronsManifesto (Pignut) replied: #ff @bengoldacre, who is trying to get some information out of @rentokil at the moment. It's more interesting than it sounds.
11:23: silv24 (Natalie) replied: @bengoldacre are the figures as scary as the bugs??!!! @rentokil
11:23: IanMartin (Ian Martin) replied: Re: @bengoldacre vs @rentokil this bumptious piece CHIDING us for asking why Rentokil's following us is exquisite http://tinyurl.com/yb4zzjc
11:24: mudlarklives (Clay Harris) replied: Tip of the iceberg re cod "surveys" fed to lazy hacks as "news". @rentokil refusing to give @bengoldacre basis for PR guff sent to journos.
11:24: gareth_stwnsh (Gareth Jones) replied: RT @davegorman: I wish @rentokil would stop embarrassing themselves by telling @bengoldacre they're too busy to tell him where their figures came from.
11:26: smiggers (Alan Smith) replied: @bengoldacre Wonder why @rentokil pointed to a release from the 5th http://ow.ly/1hTFk%3E when the ES story was the 3rd http://bit.ly/aIirtI
11:26: daycoder (hywel) replied: .@bengoldacre are the journalists not forthcoming on the rentokil thing ? Or is this a principle thing and they should 'fess up ?
11:28: Will_Hanson (Will Hanson) replied: #FF @bengoldacre and/or @rentokil
11:29: NeilWithers (Neil Withers) replied: @bengoldacre rentokil stuff all reminds me a bit too much of a 10-yr-old urban myth email: http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/london.asp
11:31: rec53 (rec53) replied: Aww @rentokil vs @bengoldacre is so cute. I can only assume that rentokil are flirting with him, they can't be withholding it for PR reasons
11:34: hilaryrfoster (Hilary Foster) replied: @Rentokil PLEASE give @bengoldacre what he wants, cos every time he tweets your name it makes me think of weevils and it's making me queasy
11:34: puggle01 (M Hendrie) replied: @bengoldacre good for you pursuing@rentokil - I'm thousands of miles away but am finding this fascinating, keeping them honest!
11:34: unklerupert (unklerupert) replied: Here is the article where @rentokil make claims http://tinyurl.com/ye4duhe for which @bengoldacre is simply asking for evidence on.
11:34: claypole (Simon Clayson) replied: Fascinated if @Rentokil "follow random people*" campaign, combined with some @bengoldacre links will be good for their profile *spam?
11:37: woollyhedge (Heather) replied: RT @davegorman: I wish @rentokil would stop embarrassing themselves by telling @bengoldacre they're too busy to tell him where their figures came from.
11:38: BoomDialogue (Boom! ) replied: wow - the @bengoldacre and @rentokil thing seems to be hotting up. Not good PR
11:40: fashionelf (Vaneetha) replied: strange goings on with @rentokil and @bengoldacre....
11:41: EvanHD (Evan Davis) replied: @bengoldacre Big admirer of your work Ben.. and have now read Rentokil story. Cant help but think its flaws were v.obvious.
11:45: don_simon1977 (Simon Francis) replied: couldn't @markprigg help @bengoldacre with the @rentokil emails? He presumably has them? http://bit.ly/bVreoX
11:49: EdwardWelsh (Edward Welsh) replied: RT @bengoldacre: .@rentokil the figures for articles were in the emails sent to journalists. as i asked yesterday: can i see those please?
11:53: unklerupert (unklerupert) replied: RT @davegorman: I wish @rentokil would stop embarrassing themselves by telling @bengoldacre they're too busy to tell him where their figures came from.
11:56: philophoto (Kathrin Matthee) replied: Interesting Twitter spat between @rentokil and @bengoldacre - personally I would have taken the conversation "offline" ('scuse the jargon!)
11:57: danashley (Dan Ashley) replied: @EvanHD Can you post a link to the @rentokil story that @bengoldacre is taking them to task for?
12:00: Padbrit (Paddy Eden) replied: Interesting "Thing" going on between @rentokil and @bengoldacre take a look.
12:01: EvanHD (Evan Davis) replied: Here's one write-up of the Rentokil story for those following @bengoldacre http://bit.ly/cD4c04.
12:01: Padbrit (Paddy Eden) replied: RT @bengoldacre: for those interested, @rentokil produced a string of scary "bugs in trains" news stories, but the figures are... well... er
12:05: vicki_pickle (Vicki Mead) replied: RT @davegorman: I wish @rentokil would stop embarrassing themselves by telling @bengoldacre they're too busy to tell him where their figures came from.
12:07: _Chappers_ (James Chapman) replied: hmm..interesting banter between @bengoldacre and @rentokil. Have @distilled been doing some sneaky @lyndoman style linkbaiting?
12:27: dansingerman (dansingerman) replied: The whole @rentokil/@bengoldacre thing is an example of a company looking like dicks when they are out of their depth in social media.
12:36: laurag8z (laura) replied: RT @davegorman: I wish @rentokil would stop embarrassing themselves by telling @bengoldacre they're too busy to tell him where their figures came from.
12:41: vrih (Dan Bowtell) replied: it's great watching @Rentokil getting publicly humiliated by @bengoldacre
12:42: vrih (Dan Bowtell) replied: @bengoldacre is the real problem Rentokil or is it the journalists that printed the story without even questioning the figures?
12:44: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: haha this is why we need the emails rentokil sent out RT @vrih: is the problem with @Rentokil or the journalists that printed the story?
12:45: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: RT @EvanHD: Here's one write-up of the Rentokil story for those following @bengoldacre http://bit.ly/cD4c04
12:50: Pete_Blackman (Peter Blackman) replied: ref PR, if you're not following the hilarious exchanges between @bengoldacre and @rentokil, then you should!
12:52: markrand (Mark Randall) replied: This @rentokil thing is @bengoldacre at his best!
12:54: Ogrizovic (Ogrizovic) replied: RT @EvanHD Here's one write-up of Rentokil story for those following @bengoldacre http://bit.ly/cD4c04 /via @bengoldacre // Bad. Naughty.
12:55: rebellionkid (Adam Casey) replied: This @rentokil - @bengoldacre thing is stupid. The depressing thought is that it may not be rare.
13:16: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: their twitter strategy is srsly far out RT @IanMartin: @rentokil CHIDING for asking why theyre following us http://tinyurl.com/yb4zzjc
13:17: RobertSulley (Robert Sulley) replied: @bengoldacre surely Rentokil would be better admitting it was just a PR story? If there was any science they would have told you by now.
13:19: DratVanity (DB) replied: @bengoldacre Wow. "Rentokil predicts it will revolutionise the way bugs and cockroaches are eliminated." - DM journalism at its finest.
13:19: TanktheTories (Tank the Tories) replied: @bengoldacre the rentokil site is now down 'for routine maintenance' :/
13:20: jpstacey (J-P Stacey) replied: @bengoldacre I get "Rentokil Initial: this web site [sic] is currently unavailable due to routine maintenance." It's like a slashdotting.
13:20: michaelgrayer (Michael Grayer) replied: @bengoldacre: ha! the @rentokil website just a-sploded
13:20: Tonsko (Tonsko) replied: @bengoldacre @Rentokil blog site 'why are you following me' is 'down for maintenance' http://tinyurl.com/yb4zzjc
13:23: elandesign (Paul Smith) replied: @bengoldacre http://www.rentokil.com/ down due to 'routine maintenance'... Think they're panicing?
13:23: andymarczak (andy marczak) replied: @bengoldacre and shock horror the rentokil site is down for "routine maintenance"
13:24: bfletcherwatson (Ben Fletcher-Watson) replied: @bengoldacre And now the #rentokil site claims to be down for "routine maintenance"...
13:24: unluckydip (Robert Wright) replied: RT @davegorman: I wish @rentokil would stop embarrassing themselves by telling @bengoldacre they're too busy to tell him where their figures came from.
13:26: bumblearse (James Gardner) replied: @bengoldacre Rentokil website is now offline for 'routine maintenance'... during the day?
13:26: dawnhfoster (Dawn Foster) replied: Ha, @bengoldacre killed the rentokil website http://www.rentokil.co.uk/
13:26: SmudgeSmith (Dick Smith) replied: @bengoldacre Rentokil's website unavailable - 'undergoing maintenance'.
13:27: FelicityVKE (Felicity King-Evans) replied: @bengoldacre @rentokil I have never had so much fun watching a Twitter storm erupt.
13:27: hannahbov (hannahbov) replied: @bengoldacre Routine maintenance? their website is now down. coincidence? @rentokil http://tinyurl.com/yb4zzjc
13:27: mazzawoo (Maria Harvey) replied: @bengoldacre @IanMartin Just tried to post on @rentokil blog, only to be told it's "down for routine maintenance". Yeah, right!
13:29: stuartcantrill (Stuart Cantrill) replied: Enjoying the @bengoldacre vs @Rentokil smackdown. My money's on Ben...
13:30: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: epic slow motion carcrash RT @hannahbov: @rentokil blog is now down for routine maintenance http://tinyurl.com/yb4zzjc
13:31: gregeden (Greg Eden) replied: @bengoldacre @ianmartin You broke @rentokil's site! Naughty boys :-P
13:31: phoenix_wright (Derek) replied: @bengoldacre . @rentokil have taken their site down now...
13:31: FelicityVKE (Felicity King-Evans) replied: @bengoldacre @rentokil I took a screen shot if anyone would like it :)
13:32: muni_pete (Pete) replied: @bengoldacre @Rentokil blog now unavailable 'due to routine maintenance'. At midday? In the working week?
13:32: transmitdisrupt (David) replied: Have @rentokil pulled their website after repeated enquiries from @bengoldacre for information? Seems like it. Maybe not the best move...
13:32: Emmzzi (Emmzzi) replied: @Rentokil @bengoldacre that's coming up 404 not found for me, can you check link and rt please? Thanks!
13:33: mazzawoo (Maria Harvey) replied: @bengoldacre I reckon 'Matilda' is a plant! @rentokil aren't following me any more: I'm gutted
13:33: lawnjam (John Lamb) replied: @bengoldacre Rentokil's whole website is down. I think you scared them off the internets.
13:33: normmy (normmy) replied: @bengoldacre not just the blog - the whole site! http://www.rentokil.com/
13:35: pinkyraver (Amy Finlayson) replied: RT @Pete_Blackman: ref PR, if you're not following the hilarious exchanges between @bengoldacre and @rentokil, then you should!
13:36: mudlarklives (Clay Harris) replied: It has bugs! RT @bengoldacre epic slow motion carcrash RT @hannahbov: @rentokil blog down for routine maintenance http://tinyurl.com/yb4zzjc
13:38: unklerupert (unklerupert) replied: @bengoldacre you've killed rentokil via remotely applied twitter heat! 8-O
13:39: Olly_Richards (Olly Richards) replied: Two #FFs: @bengoldacre because his ongoing Rentokil campaign is BRILLIANT. @iamjamesward because he's funny & likes pens 'n' stuff.
13:40: MatRicardo (Mat Ricardo) replied: Really enjoying @bengoldacre laying the continual smackdown on @rentokil's candy asses
13:42: BlakeCreedon (Blake Creedon) replied: My #ff is actually a Twitter conversation: Put bengoldacre rentokil in search box for a live seminar on communication / news / science. Fab!
13:45: quietriot_girl (Elly ) replied: @rentokil likens corporate twitterspam to 'mingling at a party. Try it you might like it!' Hahahahahaha Go team @bengoldacre
13:53: writerJames (writerJames) replied: Apparently in the online cocktail party that @rentokil think Twitter is (http://bit.ly/aEoK4u) @bengoldacre is more sparking company than me
13:58: tgoodmanh (Tom Hill) replied: @bengoldacre; Hilarious to see @rentokil trying to justify their behaving like a, well... pest. http://tinyurl.com/yb4zzjc
14:26: jtourettes (Dean) replied: @bengoldacre If @rentokil put those 'facts' out there it sounds like the biggest load of shit ever. Ex pest controller of 4 years experience
14:27: ParkaBoi (Darren Morgan) replied: @bengoldacre Not sure why you expect morality from a bunch of hired killers. Clue's in the name. #rentokil
14:29: kierenpitts (Kieren Pitts) replied: @bengoldacre minor point compared to main Rentokil stuff but I don't think pic in DMail is of roaches. They're water bugs Lethocerus indicus
14:30: scunnerred (niall pleace) replied: @bengoldacre Rentokil are liars, I ended my contract with em, they charged me but never bothered doing the visits I paid for.Make em suffer!
14:43: NickCoxinPoland (Nick Cox) replied: I wish @rentokil would stop embarrassing themselves by telling @bengoldacre they're too busy to tell him where their figures came from.
14:52: gugaw (GUGAW) replied: very odd response from rentokil, does their social media partner know?! RT @bengoldacre @IanMartin: @rentokil http://tinyurl.com/yb4zzjc
15:15: Loulou300 (Louise Rowlands) replied: Blimey @rentokil handing of @bengoldacre should be taught at universities in a module called 'How not to deal with national journalists'
15:42: pjhalliwell (Paul Halliwell) replied: For those of you not following today's Rentokil PR wipe out go see @bengoldacre and @evanhd. Funny funny funny.
16:01: confusedmiked (mike dee) replied: @bengoldacre dodgy "I don't think Rentokil are spamming" comment written without RTs by several authors #fishy
16:10: rickjforbes (Richard Forbes) replied: RT @pjhalliwell: For those of you not following today's Rentokil PR wipe out go see @bengoldacre and @evanhd. Funny funny funny.
16:19: Train_Driver (Train Driver) replied: Interested to see result of @rentokil vs. @bengoldacre Never seen cocroach or rodent on a train myself.
16:38: EdwardWelsh (Edward Welsh) replied: RT @Train_Driver: Interested to see result of @rentokil vs. @bengoldacre Never seen cockroach or rodent on a train myself.
17:40: nitsohara (Anita O'Hara) replied: @SaliWho GOOD JESUS. You'll have to call rentokil despite them being gobshites to@bengoldacre
18:28: lukemepham (luke mepham) replied: How not to do Social media strategy by rentokil RT @tdwright: @bengoldacre They've taken it down, but the cache remains: http://tr.im/RzIr
20:11: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: if anyone has skillz/time to make a twitter quotes timeline of the rentokil carcrash i'll give linky love from my post on the story
20:23: owenblacker (Owen Blacker) replied: RT @BlakeCreedon: My #ff is actually a Twitter conversation: Put bengoldacre rentokil in search box for a live seminar on communication / news / science. Fab!
20:23: owenblacker (Owen Blacker) replied: RT @davegorman: I wish @rentokil would stop embarrassing themselves by telling @bengoldacre they're too busy to tell him where their figures came from.
20:24: bwalsh (Ben Walsh) replied: @bengoldacre That's Rentokil dealt with -- now can we have an expose of those frauds at Rentaghost?
20:25: KatMatthee (Kathrin Matthee) replied: @bengoldacre I hope someone does build a timeline on the @rentokil debacle - would love to share as How Not To case study with colleagues :)
20:39: ChanceFurlong (Jon Reston) replied: http://bit.ly/aHMeBP - Result of @bengoldacre vs @rentokil . Silly PR numbers needed questioning, but publicity an unfortunate side effect
20:46: labete (James Marwood) replied: Have you been following @bengoldacre and @rentokil saga? Rentokil blogged an excuse that can be filed under 'Yeah, right' http://is.gd/ao5RP
20:53: keepstherainoff (Craig Bertram) replied: . @bengoldacre Numbers from @rentokil are "hypothetical maximums" yet told Eve Standard they're from an actual train&bus http://j.mp/dsUbv1
21:04: rikkitissier (Rikki Tissier) replied: @rentokil Your excuse in response to @bengoldacre is very poor indeed. Would you have corrected without pressure to do so?
21:18: stephendball (Stephen Ball) replied: Ah this rentokil thing is brilliant, good on @bengoldacre for keeping on at them. Stupid pseudo-event nonsense.
21:18: MagicOfMedicine (TheMagicOfMedicine) replied: *giggles* @bengoldacre vs @rentokil ... I think we know who won :D
21:20: rikkitissier (Rikki Tissier) replied: For people following @bengoldacre @rentokil drama, read "Flat Earth News". Covers why this is allowed to happen in media in the first place
21:22: Jambag (Jambag) replied: did @rentokil in any way pretend that the bug problem in Britain is worse than it actually is? Ask @bengoldacre
21:24: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: Rentokil http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/ tum ti tum http://bit.ly/d1C10W
21:27: memeplexorg (memeplex) replied: @bengoldacre Wonder if @rentokil will order their PR firm to compensate for the bad press they gave of bus and train companies..
21:27: steelrattus (Stainless Steel Rat) replied: RT @bengoldacre: Rentokil http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
21:28: xph0ria (Andrew Ellis) replied: RT @bengoldacre Rentokil http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/ tum ti tum http://bit.ly/d1C10W
21:30: facesake (John Gregson) replied: Rentokil http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/ tum ti tum http://bit.ly/d1C10W /via @bengoldacre Salutory lesson in Streisand-esque PR
21:37: xabl (Martin) replied: RT @bengoldacre Rentokil http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/ tum ti tum http://bit.ly/d1C10W
21:38: eric_donovan (Eric Donovan) replied: http://bit.ly/d1C10W Naughty Rentokil and lazy newspaper reporters swallowing any old PR BS /via @bengoldacre #fb
21:38: bengoldacre (ben goldacre) replied: Rentokil have publicly responded to concerns. That was quick! Post updated http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
21:42: JoBrodie (Jo Brodie) replied: More underhand than I thought RT @bengoldacre: Rentokil http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/ tum ti tum http://bit.ly/d1C10W
21:44: zipzink (zip zink) replied: #Atheist BenGoldacre: Rentokil http://url4.eu/1liNu
21:44: xabl (Martin) replied: RT @bengoldacre Rentokil have publicly responded to concerns. That was quick! Post updated http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
21:44: lyssaslounge (Katharina Borchert) replied: Rentokil has a counting bug and who else could fix it but brilliant @bengoldacre - http://bit.ly/d1C10W
21:45: manipillai (Mani Pillai) replied: @bengoldacre been following rentokil developments 2day w/ interest. did it take them almost a day to respond w/ some substance?
21:46: davidmdriscoll (David Driscoll) replied: This guy is good! RT @bengoldacre: Rentokil http://bit.ly/cbcbtL tum ti tum http://bit.ly/d1C10W
21:47: quietriot_girl (Elly ) replied: fantastic stuff from @bengoldacre http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/ Critique of PR in new media age with added creepie crawlies
21:51: pablok (Pablo K) replied: Rentokil http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/ tum ti tum http://bit.ly/d1C10W (via @bengoldacre) Legend. Hero. Etc.
21:53: anne_f_ (Anne Fay) replied: RT for anyone worried about sharing their bus with freeloading cockroaches @bengoldacre Rentokil http://bit.ly/dfBtfq http://bit.ly/d1C10W
21:53: DarrenGriffin (Darren Griffin ) replied: RT @bengoldacre: Rentokil http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/ Yet more proof that you should never trust what you read in papers!
21:55: jmackin2 (James Mackintosh) replied: Funny: PR for Rentokil caught out RT @bengoldacre http://bit.ly/d1C10W
22:05: kateweb (Kate W) replied: Remember last week's news story about bug-infested buses/trains? @bengoldacre on why it's tosh: http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
22:08: Dailyquail (The Daily Quail) replied: Wonder if @Rentokil will publish my comment on their blog re: @bengoldacre's BS PR expose? They blog therefore welcome feedback, right?
22:11: simfin ( Simon Finch) replied: Rentokil http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/ tum ti tum http://bit.ly/d1C10W (via @bengoldacre)
22:13: PCManDave (David Irwin) replied: RT @DarrenGriffin: RT @bengoldacre: Rentokil http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/ Yet more proof that you should never trust what you read in papers!
22:30: thatnerdwoman (Kristin C) replied: BOOYAH RT @bengoldacre Rentokil http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/ tum ti tum http://bit.ly/d1C10W
22:41: isihac (Bluebottle) replied: @bengoldacre Just read the 'rebuttal' from @rentokil - the best word I can think of is 'wankers'.
22:42: DrMarkBurnley (Mark Burnley) replied: @bengoldacre the tags on the Rentokil blog are brilliant: bedbugs, cockraoches [sic], enotherm, fleas, sorry.
22:46: Rosball (Ros Ball) replied: PR Fail! RT @bengoldacre Rentokil http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/ tum ti tum http://bit.ly/d1C10W
22:49: monstroso (charlie higson) replied: RT @bengoldacre: Rentokil http://bit.ly/cYvpgR tum ti tum http://bit.ly/d1C10W (WE NEED MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE LIKE BEN GOLDACRE)
22:50: PyroclasticFlo (Emma R) replied: @bengoldacre You want a fright climb the spooky heights with Rentokil. Cos we aim to shock we hope your knees will knock. That's Rentokil.
22:51: IBBSolutions (Jimmy Lawrence) replied: @bengoldacre the tags on the Rentokil blog are brilliant: bedbugs, cockraoches [sic], enotherm, fleas, sorry. http://bit.ly/c46MiO
22:56: Schroedinger99 (Mike Ward) replied: RT @bengoldacre: Rentokil http://bit.ly/cYvpgR tum ti tum http://bit.ly/d1C10W
23:14: davepayne164 (davepayne164) replied: RT @monstroso @bengoldacre: Rentokil http://bit.ly/cYvpgR tum ti tum http://bit.ly/d1C10W (WE NEED MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE LIKE BEN GOLDACRE)
13 March 2010
10:43: MoreThanMaths (Lois Lindemann) replied: RT @dannynic: BadScience's @bengoldacre busts the #rentokil "Bugs on the Train" press story http://bit.ly/cYvpgR #science Nice one Ben.
10:43: MoreThanMaths (Lois Lindemann) replied: RT @dannynic: BadScience's @bengoldacre busts the #rentokil "Bugs on the Train" press story http://bit.ly/cYvpgR #science Nice one Ben.
00:23: kcisc (kc isc) replied: RT @bengoldacre: Rentokil http://bit.ly/9xkgjg tum ti tum http://bit.ly/d1C10W
00:44: patpal49 (Alison Damant) replied: @bengoldacre I find it hilarious that @rentokil use the arguments YOU made for THEIR explanation!
01:59: mp4man (michael fourman) replied: @milesosborne RT @bengoldacre if anyone has skillz/time to make a twitter quotes timeline of the rentokil carcrash i'll give linky love
03:03: neilhimself (Neil Gaiman) replied: RT @bengoldacre: [Rentokil fail makes interesting reading] http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
03:08: frabjousday (Connie) replied: Ben Oldacre is generally just awesome RT @neilhimself: RT @bengoldacre: [Rentokil fail makes interesting reading] http://bit.ly/cbcbtL
03:11: ninj4b0b (Dan) replied: RT @neilhimself: RT @bengoldacre: [Rentokil fail makes interesting reading] http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
03:14: OneInchMan (Neil Austin) replied: RT @neilhimself: RT @bengoldacre: [Rentokil fail makes interesting reading] http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
03:14: commish24 (commish24) replied: @cassierodenberg neilhimself RT @bengoldacre: [Rentokil fail makes interesting reading] http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
03:16: sunilsebastian (Sunil Sebastian) replied: RT @neilhimself: RT @bengoldacre: [Rentokil fail makes interesting reading] http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
05:10: nyssapod (nyssapod) replied: RT @neilhimself: RT @bengoldacre: [Rentokil fail makes interesting reading] http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
06:25: TimHarford (Tim Harford) replied: Haha, @bengoldacre got 'em. Inevitably. http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
06:54: SmallCasserole (Ian Hopkinson) replied: RT @bengoldacre: Rentokil http://bit.ly/cYvpgR tum ti tum http://bit.ly/d1C10W
07:16: modo_lv (Modus Operandi) replied: RT @neilhimself: RT @bengoldacre: [Rentokil fail makes interesting reading] http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
07:25: betelgeuse_5 (Jessica Myles) replied: RT @neilhimself: RT @bengoldacre: [Rentokil fail makes interesting reading] http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
07:35: rorywinston (Rory Winston) replied: RT @monstroso: RT @bengoldacre: Rentokil http://bit.ly/cYvpgR tum ti tum http://bit.ly/d1C10W (WE NEED MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE LIKE BEN GOLDACRE)
07:44: tlcoles (tlcoles) replied: BREAKING: Thousands of cockroaches & bedbugs found on trains & buses! Uh huh. @bengoldacre calls BS on @rentokil PR http://bit.ly/achwL1
07:49: Traveling_steve (Steve) replied: RT @neilhimself: RT @bengoldacre: [Rentokil fail makes interesting reading] http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
08:01: annabooklover (Anna Varna) replied: RT Rentokil http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/ tum ti tum http://bit.ly/d1C10W (via @bengoldacre) (via @simfin)
08:04: nicklevine (Nick Levine) replied: RT @TimHarford: Haha, @bengoldacre got 'em. Inevitably. http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
08:05: akarnid (gir orvaldsson) replied: RT @neilhimself: RT @bengoldacre: [Rentokil fail makes interesting reading] http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
08:22: SteveCZ (Stephen Nicholls) replied: @bengoldacre Excellent work with Rentokil. Keep it up!
08:38: grahambower (grahambower) replied: Rentokil deserve some seriously bad PR for putting out some seriously misleading PR. @bengoldacre is a saint! http://bit.ly/bYGJtg
09:10: mattjair (Matt Eyre) replied: RT @bengoldacre Rentokil http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/ tum ti tum http://bit.ly/d1C10W
09:11: Rednax42 (Xander) replied: Oops #PRfail RT @neilhimself: RT @bengoldacre: [Rentokil fail makes interesting reading] http://bit.ly/cbcbtL
09:16: BuckBullet (Nick Cotter) replied: RT @neilhimself: RT @bengoldacre: [Rentokil fail makes interesting reading] http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
09:19: cianw (Cian) replied: RT @mattjair: RT @bengoldacre Rentokil http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/ tum ti tum http://bit.ly/d1C10W
09:25: dannynic (Danny Nicholson) replied: BadScience's @bengoldacre busts the #rentokil "Bugs on the Train" press story http://bit.ly/cYvpgR #science Nice one Ben.
09:40: kate_librarian (kate smyth) replied: RT @dannynic: BadScience's @bengoldacre busts the #rentokil "Bugs on the Train" press story http://bit.ly/cYvpgR #science Nice one Ben.
09:41: thom_white (Thom White ) replied: RT @dannynic: BadScience's @bengoldacre busts the #rentokil "Bugs on the Train" press story http://bit.ly/cYvpgR #science Nice one Ben.
09:53: martinb9999 (Martin Burns) replied: Rentokil indulge in Take Out The Trash Day: http://bit.ly/9cZ0zi (note date/timestamp). Via @bengoldacre
10:04: RobPembro (Rob Pembro) replied: RT @DarrenGriffin: RT @bengoldacre: Rentokil http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/ Yet more proof that you should never trust what you read in papers!
10:18: niamhirl (Niamh O' Neill) replied: @bengoldacre @rentokil Thank you, I have a brill ed resource now to use with my year 8s on analysing the effectiveness of scientific models
10:30: pallas23 (pallas23) replied: RT @neilhimself: RT @bengoldacre: [Rentokil fail makes interesting reading] http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
10:33: TimmyGrunt (Tim Burns) replied: RT @neilhimself: RT @bengoldacre: [Rentokil fail makes interesting reading] http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
10:39: MediaCoach (Alan Stevens) replied: @bengoldacre Excellent Rentokil piece. Well done. Some great lessons to learn about crisis PR
10:43: MoreThanMaths (Lois Lindemann) replied: RT @dannynic: BadScience's @bengoldacre busts the #rentokil "Bugs on the Train" press story http://bit.ly/cYvpgR #science Nice one Ben.
12:04: laurambogart (Laura Bogart) replied: RT @bengoldacre: [Rentokil fail makes interesting reading] http://tr.im/RHIc
12:19: BeadedClaire (Claire Crouchley) replied: RT @neilhimself: RT @bengoldacre: [Rentokil fail makes interesting reading] http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
12:31: peezedtee (paul) replied: RT @dannynic: BadScience's @bengoldacre busts the #rentokil "Bugs on the Train" press story http://bit.ly/cYvpgR #science Nice one Ben.
13:05: smulc (stephen mulcahy) replied: Internet brings @rentokil to task for scaremongering - http://url.ie/5cze (via @bengoldacre and his excellent bad science blog)
13:26: pigsonthewing (Andy Mabbett) replied: @bengoldacre Rentokil's PR agency's principles: "We are transparent in everything we do" http://bit.ly/d3XAo7
13:46: ElaineCorvidae (Elaine Corvidae) replied: RT @neilhimself: RT @bengoldacre: [Rentokil fail makes interesting reading] http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
14:11: zhasper (James Polley) replied: RT @neilhimself: RT @bengoldacre: [Rentokil fail makes interesting reading] http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
14:32: doxxxicle (Gordon Tyler) replied: RT @neilhimself: RT @bengoldacre: [Rentokil fail makes interesting reading] http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
14:45: YasmineHamid (Yasmine Hamid) replied: .@rentokil v @bengoldacre: the result http://tinyurl.com/yafd2ax upset that @rentokil don't want to follow me any more...
15:14: tonyodb (Tono del Barrio) replied: Mi klarigas: same kiel ce http://bit.ly/aHwI6u, nun temas pri fuso de @rentokil malkovrita de @bengoldacre http://bit.ly/byG7YS #esperanto
15:17: tonyodb (Tono del Barrio) replied: Tras este estudio de mentirijillas http://bit.ly/blyAP1, ver ahora el chasco de @rentokil descubierto por @bengoldacre http://bit.ly/byG7YS
18:16: Tom4681 (Tom Spooner) replied: RT @neilhimself: RT @bengoldacre: [Rentokil fail makes interesting reading] http://www.badscience.net/2010/03/rentokil/
21:35: captic (Pierre Cohen-Bacrie) replied: BadScience's @bengoldacre busts the #rentokil "Bugs on the Train" press story http://bit.ly/-H30 #science Nice one Ben. RT @dannynic
14 March 2010
10:44: Carly_Steven (Carly_Steven) replied: 2,000 bugs on every London train! http://bit.ly/8WXQri really Rentokil? @bengoldacre elucidates http://bit.ly/aGNLeu = http://bit.ly/9eG1Z7
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