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Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Unilever Just Dropped $1.5 Billion on a Soap Brand--Here's Why It Might Be Genius
Unilever (UN) is making a $1.5 billion move into the premium men's grooming gamequietly snapping up Dr. Squatch, the viral soap brand with a Sasquatch mascot and a cult-like following. Founded in 2013 by Jack Haldrup, Dr. Squatch built its name on natural bar soaps and clever online ads. It has since expanded into deodorants, colognes, and hair care, selling through both e-commerce and retail shelves. While Unilever declined to confirm numbers, the Financial Times pegged the price tag at $1.5 billion, citing sources familiar with the matter. For Unilever, this isn't just about soap. Dr. Squatch fills a key gap in its men's personal care lineup, sitting alongside Axe and Dove Men+Care but with a more premium, DTC-native edge. The company said it plans to scale Dr. Squatch globallyhinting at ambitions well beyond the U.S. market. This could position Unilever to go head-to-head with Procter & Gamble's Old Spice, especially among younger men who care more about ingredients, branding, and online authenticity than shelf placement. The backstory? Summit Partners had reportedly been exploring a sale last year, targeting a $2 billion valuation. That makes this $1.5 billion deal a potentially savvy entry point for Unileverespecially if it can maintain Dr. Squatch's digital momentum while expanding internationally. Investors watching consumer staples may see this as more than just a quirky soap play. It's a calculated bet on brand storytelling, digital distribution, and premium male groomingan $80+ billion global market that's only getting more fragmented and competitive. This article first appeared on GuruFocus.
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Unilever Just Dropped $1.5 Billion on a Soap Brand--Here's Why It Might Be Genius
Unilever (UN) is making a $1.5 billion move into the premium men's grooming gamequietly snapping up Dr. Squatch, the viral soap brand with a Sasquatch mascot and a cult-like following. Founded in 2013 by Jack Haldrup, Dr. Squatch built its name on natural bar soaps and clever online ads. It has since expanded into deodorants, colognes, and hair care, selling through both e-commerce and retail shelves. While Unilever declined to confirm numbers, the Financial Times pegged the price tag at $1.5 billion, citing sources familiar with the matter. For Unilever, this isn't just about soap. Dr. Squatch fills a key gap in its men's personal care lineup, sitting alongside Axe and Dove Men+Care but with a more premium, DTC-native edge. The company said it plans to scale Dr. Squatch globallyhinting at ambitions well beyond the U.S. market. This could position Unilever to go head-to-head with Procter & Gamble's Old Spice, especially among younger men who care more about ingredients, branding, and online authenticity than shelf placement. The backstory? Summit Partners had reportedly been exploring a sale last year, targeting a $2 billion valuation. That makes this $1.5 billion deal a potentially savvy entry point for Unileverespecially if it can maintain Dr. Squatch's digital momentum while expanding internationally. Investors watching consumer staples may see this as more than just a quirky soap play. It's a calculated bet on brand storytelling, digital distribution, and premium male groomingan $80+ billion global market that's only getting more fragmented and competitive. This article first appeared on GuruFocus.
CTV News
16-06-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
‘I'm devastated': Calgary skaters react to partial closure of downtown park for Stampede festival
The skate park at Cowboys Park will be closed to accommodate events during the Calgary Stampede. Fencing is up around the old Shaw Millennium Park, now known as Cowboys Park, as staff gear up for the Calgary Stampede and Cowboys Music Festival. But the fencing has shuttered part of the skate park, in a move never done before when the space held festivals. 'I'm devastated. Honestly, seeing this, I felt like crying. It felt like I was being stabbed in the heart,' said local scooter rider Axe. 'The moment we do have the peak of the summer, they're just going to cover up the skate park and now we can't ride.' By covering up, staff have begun assembling scaffolding in the bowl of the Yellow Zone of the park, which is an intermediate section. The scaffolding will then have a wooden base assembled over top to create a floor space for public washrooms and a food venue. 'We definitely heard a lot of complaints through our office and social media as well,' said Ward 7 Councillor Terry Wong. 'The unfortunate part of the equation is, yet again, the city has done their job. Now it's been turned over to Cowboys as part of their commitment.' Wong adds that the closure is for 50 days and there is no plan to try and reverse course. 'I'm not sure if you can,' said Wong. 'Given the timeframe when it was approved a year ago to where we are now, there's a lot of fast-tracking. And unfortunately, some of the engagements should have been done and wasn't quite there.' A petition started to 'Urge Cowboys Music Festival to Free Millennium Park's Skatepark' has garnered nearly 3,000 signatures in just a couple of days. Organizer Dave Hoare says this has frustrated a lot of inner-city riders who are about to hit peak summer season. 'It's the most utilized space in the park, right, the intermediate section, it's kind of a balance between where the pros can ride, where the beginners can ride,' said Hoare. 'It's kind of the most inclusive area in the park where all the features are pretty accessible to everyone.' Hoare hopes to see a change of course this year, but more importantly for him, in the years to come. 'It's completely outrageous. We don't have washroom access. We don't have access to the water fountains,' he said. 'I moved downtown here at the beginning of the year so I could be close to the park. I live three blocks from here; this is my backyard.' The city chipped in roughly $6 million for repairs to bathrooms, lighting, event areas, as well as basketball and volleyball courts. It's unclear what Penny Lane Entertainment provided in terms of funding for upgrades to the park. Portions of the skatepark will be closed until July 30. The city of Calgary says in a statement that construction at Cowboys Park is on pause for the summer to make room for events that include Cowboys Music Festival. 'Specifically for the skate park, the advanced bowls will remain open, but the beginner and intermediate bowls will be closed,' the statement read. Full details on what is open and closed at Cowboys Park are available on the City of Calgary's website and on signage distributed around the park. 'The closure of the beginner and intermediate skate bowls in Cowboys Park were required as part of the Cowboys Music Festival event plan,' read the statement. 'The agreement (approved by council in June 2023), brings needed upgrades to the park and is a key step in implementing the city's downtown strategy to bring vibrancy to Calgary's downtown west area by creating additional activation of park spaces and drive further economic activity in the area.'
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
"He Brought His Machete With Him To Cut Things Down In The Woods": These Houseguests Were So Awful, I'd Rather Sleep In My Car Than Host Again
The term "Mi casa es su casa" is intended to make your houseguests feel at home, not actually make your home their new dwelling. Unfortunately, some houseguests don't really know how to adjust properly in other people's environments or respect boundaries. Welcome carpet with white sneakers on it. Of course, we've all had some great houseguests in the past who are respectful and understand the right time to leave. Others, however, overstay their by weeks or months. We recently asked the BuzzFeed Community to spill the cringe-worthy, unhinged, and downright WTF moments they've had with houseguests, and let's just in the car sounds like a better option. Below are 19 wild stories that might make you second-guess inviting people over. 1."I invited a friend, 'Nicole', over to spend the night and help me set up for a party. Her husband, two dogs, and another couple would follow a day later for the party." "'Mike' showed up a day early, uninvited, with dogs in tow. He has a drinking problem, and he proceeded to show us how bad it is. He stayed up all night drinking and woke us up at 6 a.m. by playing loud music. Nicole put him down for a nap at 7 a.m. He got up at 9 a.m. and continued drinking, all while we were frantically cleaning, making beds, and prepping for a party. He cleaned his guns on our new island countertop. As if to punctuate his presence, he kept dropping the cartridge he was loading with a loud CLUNK! My nerves were shot, no pun intended. The last straw for me was when I saw Mike heading to the deck with a long, rifle-like gun, ready for some target shooting. I put my foot down. And that's the story of why Mike will never be invited to stay over again. The dogs are welcome anytime!" —radjellyfish967 2."We were newlyweds living in a two-bedroom apartment. Our guest room was set up with a twin bed for my sister to use a couple of nights each week so she could make her two early morning college classes, which we lived a few blocks from." "We had a couple decide to crash at our place one night. So we graciously let them have our bed, and hubby and I took the twin bed. After our company left the next day, I changed the sheets and made our bed. I picked up one of the decorative pillows to place on the bed and found a used condom. Seriously?! They were never allowed to stay over again." —casualhouse856 3."My sister-in-law and her boyfriend came from the city to stay for a few days at our country house. He brought his machete with him to cut things down in the woods." "After doing that, he muscled his way next to me at the kitchen sink while I was trying to prepare lunch to rinse off his machete, thereby getting dirt and sap all over the salad I was preparing." —sharpmagician5374 4."My grown son's friends. A band. The lead singer looked like Liza Minnelli. All the band members wore Axe body spray, and my upstairs was saturated. The place smelled of Axe for several months until I washed the walls." —visionarybee33 5."She drank my soda cans (which I was fine with, she could have as much as she wanted), but never finished them before opening another one. There was always a couple of ounces left. Then she'd drop them in the return bag without pouring the rest out." "Lovely trying to return them when they were all wet and sticky with soda at the bottom of the bag. Had to wash them off first before they could be returned. At least a six-pack a day." —dazzlingtortoise54 Related: People Revealed The Creepiest, Cult-Like Towns In The United States And, Jesus Christ, It's Icky 6."I was living in a house with two roommates during Hurricane Katrina. The storm left us all without power, so we hooked up the generator to keep the fridge running. Well, one of my roommates let her 'friend' stay over. For some reason, this fine young gentleman took it upon himself to refuel the generator in the middle of the night, and ended up setting the back deck on fire while we were sleeping in the house." —certified_drapetomaniac 7."My doormat literally says, 'don't let the cats out or the cops in.' Houseguest let the cops in." —keepintabs 8."Right after my husband and I got married, we invited one of his long-time friends to come stay for the weekend. He would wander into the kitchen and start eating the meal I was preparing while I was still preparing it. Then, once we sat down to eat, he would ask for more before even finishing what was on his plate. He legit asked me for a second sandwich one bite into his first sandwich at one lunch." "OK fine, but yikes, I'd like to sit and enjoy my meal too. They went digging for rocks in a creek one day (they studied geology together), and when they came back, instead of taking a shower, this man wiped himself down with multiple kitchen towels, leaving them caked in mud. He left his dirty laundry in our guest room and asked us to mail it back to him. But the thing that totally sent me over the edge was when I walked into our family room and he was digging through my purse for cigarettes. I said 'This is what you do? You just go through people's purses?' and instead of apologizing, he walked into the other room and said to my husband, 'I think I just made your wife really mad.' Yeah, bud, ya did. He was not invited back for YEARS. We still love him. He is a better houseguest these days." —erjames 9."I was friends with a woman whose husband my partner and I had never been fans of. He had a business trip scheduled around our area and asked if they could stay with us for a couple of nights. I wanted to catch up with her and said it was totally fine to bring their toddler." "The day they're supposed to come down, my friend texts me and says their child is ill, so they're delayed. Her husband decides to come down without them. I know you're thinking it's because he had work, but no. That was a few days later. He shows up at our place and leaves his suitcase right by the front door. My partner was at work at the time, so I greeted him, showed them where they'd be sleeping, told him to let me know if there was anything they were going to need or that he needed presently, and proceeded to go about my business for the day. He comes downstairs and turns on the TV, and puts on the movie Sex Drive. next day, my friend and her sick toddler drove down separately. My partner and I helped her bring everything in. He doesn't even offer. His suitcase is still by the front door, but open now as he's grabbing things from it as exhausted. Finally gets her child to sleep and requests that we watch a specific comfort movie of hers. He pitches a fit. Claims no one wants to watch that. Gets annoyed when we find it to stream and pouts the whole time. He then passive-aggressively offers her some of OUR weed. Not that we aren't open to sharing, but let me offer, yeah? She says, 'When was the last time I even smoked?' clearly irritated by his tone. Regardless, we had a couple of hits to which he says, 'Wooooowww. It smells like college in here.' Please remainder of their visit was about as pleasant. Him doing nothing to help his wife with their sick toddler, trying to argue with my partner about the fact that it was illegal to walk around with open alcohol in our town, etc. A lovely man. Get your suitcase off my floor." —whalebiologist Related: 40 Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Creepy Wikipedia Pages 10."TLDR: I invited a college friend over for a weekend, and I moved out two years later. It started as a weekend that became a week, then two weeks, then a month, then 'just a couple more months,' and by that time, she'd moved in. I call her 'the roommate from hell!'" —ladicair 11."I had a *friend*, Sam, who used to stay with me pretty regularly. We partied together often and usually got ready for nights out together at my house. On a day following one of those nights out, my mom came by for a visit. As she was fixing her hair in front of my bedroom mirror, she asked, 'What the hell is all over your wall?' She was looking at black and beige streaks on the wall where the mirror was mounted. I knew right away what it was. Sam had done their makeup in that mirror the night before, touched up their mistakes with their finger, and wiped the excess on my wall. When I told my mom, she was rightfully disgusted. Sam and I ended up having an explosive breakup months later, but I should have recognized then and there what a disrespectful POS they were." —sleepinggazelle414 12."Barely a guest, it was a MAGA neighbor I rarely put up with, but there was a neighborhood street party for 4th of July and this motherfucker drops the N-word in my backyard referring to some other Hindi neighbor's children. I lost my fucking shit on him, and apparently I'm now known as a jerk for kicking the MAGA out." —trentd2 13."I had a fellow performer come into town. She'd been at my house before, so I wasn't concerned. The first night, I made spaghetti, but made the egregious mistake of not putting ground beef into the sauce (I don't eat a lot of meat in general, but not for any specific reason). She got quiet and asked why I would make meatless spaghetti, in a tone that suggested I'd sacrificed something precious of hers in lieu of ground beef. Then she wailed, 'What am I going to eat?' as if she weren't a 40-year-old adult getting a free stay. The next night, she bought a meat lovers pizza." "Tame overall compared to what I'm sure others are going to put in, but it still steams me to this day because there were so many better ways to handle it. And the meat lovers pizza felt very passive-aggressive." —surprisedlegend852 14."My mom had an awful experience with a family member. She invited family from out of state to visit her, and they have four kids. They were staying for one week. The last day of their visit, my grandfather (her dad) passed away. So not only did the family of six stay, but also several other family members flew or drove in for the funeral. My mom ended up having several more houseguests, and on top of it planning a funeral and dealing with her grief." "The day of the funeral, everyone who was staying left right after the services EXCEPT one family member and her husband. They came back, got in their bathing suits, and relaxed in my mom's hot tub. My mom and stepdad basically ignored them, but the next morning, they came out and made a comment about how there was no breakfast. Normally, my mom cooks big breakfasts when she has guests for the holidays; however, this was not a holiday! Her dad had died. She responded, telling them there was food in the fridge, and went to her room. They ate and then immediately went back to the hot tub (second day in a row). Essentially, they were acting like they were on vacation, and my parents' house was their resort. My stepdad, whom I have never even seen mad in the 20 years I've known him, went into the guest room, packed their stuff, brought it to them, and asked if they needed help loading it into their car. My mom had reached her limit, and he knew it. Fucking legend, and fuck those relatives." —Anonymous, 31, California 15."In the '90s, I was married to a Newfoundlander. Decades have passed since I had to suffer Newfoundland or Newfoundlanders, but at the time, it could best be described as a masturbation cult. Despite a slapstick failed history, and daily handouts from Ottawa, they knew themselves to be masters of the universe, superior to all, including, especially, the mainland Canadian taxpayers who supported them." "If you found yourself trapped in a room with even one Newfoundlander, anywhere in the world, the only topic of conversation allowed was Newfoundland self-praise and Mainland put-downs. As houseguests, their narcissism and arrogance, and lack of boundaries made them unbearable. On one occasion, when a couple was staying over, a loud bang woke me early in the morning. Rushing to the window, I saw my brand-new pickup leaving the parking lot, after having run over a concrete parking tie. As I was dialing the cops, my wife informed me our guest had come into our room and dug around until he found my truck keys in my pants. He'd decided he needed a coffee at Tim's." —Anonymous 16."We opened our house to some guests who traveled out of state to visit our church. We let them have our bedroom. I slept with a mouth guard and forgot to grab the case before they got there. The night after they left, I went to wear my mouth guard, but when I opened the case, it was gross and obvious that one of them had used it, despite it being fitted for my mouth. I threw it away and had to pay for another one. I showed my husband, but we never mentioned it to anyone at church." —Anonymous, 54, Oklahoma 17."I had a friend visiting me from out of state for the weekend, and since we were really close, she was crashing on my couch. We decided to go dancing in the evening, and she ended up meeting a dude and hitting it off. She ends up inviting him back to my place and proceeded to have sex with him in my bed." —Anonymous 18."I had a friend who lost her home stay with me, and she had eight dogs, 19 cats, a sheep, and a very nasty cockatoo. She stayed for two months, and by then, our carpet was soaked. When they left, we had to pull it up and spray enzymes on the concrete. She also brought her father in a hospital bed to stay for two weeks. She was a very close friend, and I was just trying to help. " —Anonymous, 68, San Diego 19."I had one friend visit from Dubai with his son. They ate all of my eggs and avocados, trashed my living room, and proceeded to kill all my fish by pouring hydrogen peroxide in my fish tank." —Anonymous, 26, LA 20."My father-in-law came to visit and left his medications, electronics, clothes, etc., all over the floor for my 8-month-old to find. My husband would try to talk to his father, and he would purposely turn off his hearing aids to ignore him. The real kicker was the morning of his departure, he threw his suitcase down the staircase at 4 a.m., waking my husband, puppy, and 8-month-old, and damaging the stairs." —Anonymous, 34, California Have you ever experienced a truly awful houseguest? Share your story in the comments. Also in Internet Finds: Lawyers Are Sharing Their Juiciest "Can You Believe It?!" Stories From The Courtroom, And They're As Surprising As You'd Expect Also in Internet Finds: People Are Sharing "The Most Believable Conspiracy Theories," And Now I'm Questioning Everything I Thought I Knew Also in Internet Finds: People Who Never Believed In The Supernatural Are Revealing What Made Them Change Their Minds, And I'm Terrified
Buzz Feed
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Worst House Guest Stories That Will Shock You
The term "Mi casa es su casa" is intended to make your houseguests feel at home, not actually make your home their new dwelling. Unfortunately, some houseguests don't really know how to adjust properly in other people's environments or respect boundaries. Welcome carpet with white sneakers on it. Of course, we've all had some great houseguests in the past who are respectful and understand the right time to leave. Others, however, overstay their by weeks or months. We recently asked the BuzzFeed Community to spill the cringe-worthy, unhinged, and downright WTF moments they've had with houseguests, and let's just in the car sounds like a better option. Below are 19 wild stories that might make you second-guess inviting people over. "I invited a friend, 'Nicole', over to spend the night and help me set up for a party. Her husband, two dogs, and another couple would follow a day later for the party." "'Mike' showed up a day early, uninvited, with dogs in tow. He has a drinking problem, and he proceeded to show us how bad it is. He stayed up all night drinking and woke us up at 6 a.m. by playing loud music. Nicole put him down for a nap at 7 a.m. He got up at 9 a.m. and continued drinking, all while we were frantically cleaning, making beds, and prepping for a party. He cleaned his guns on our new island countertop. As if to punctuate his presence, he kept dropping the cartridge he was loading with a loud CLUNK! My nerves were shot, no pun intended. The last straw for me was when I saw Mike heading to the deck with a long, rifle-like gun, ready for some target shooting. I put my foot down. And that's the story of why Mike will never be invited to stay over again. The dogs are welcome anytime!"—radjellyfish967 "We were newlyweds living in a two-bedroom apartment. Our guest room was set up with a twin bed for my sister to use a couple of nights each week so she could make her two early morning college classes, which we lived a few blocks from." "We had a couple decide to crash at our place one night. So we graciously let them have our bed, and hubby and I took the twin bed. After our company left the next day, I changed the sheets and made our bed. I picked up one of the decorative pillows to place on the bed and found a used condom. Seriously?! They were never allowed to stay over again."—casualhouse856 "My sister-in-law and her boyfriend came from the city to stay for a few days at our country house. He brought his machete with him to cut things down in the woods." "My grown son's friends. A band. The lead singer looked like Liza Minnelli. All the band members wore Axe body spray, and my upstairs was saturated. The place smelled of Axe for several months until I washed the walls." "She drank my soda cans (which I was fine with, she could have as much as she wanted), but never finished them before opening another one. There was always a couple of ounces left. Then she'd drop them in the return bag without pouring the rest out." "I was living in a house with two roommates during Hurricane Katrina. The storm left us all without power, so we hooked up the generator to keep the fridge running. Well, one of my roommates let her 'friend' stay over. For some reason, this fine young gentleman took it upon himself to refuel the generator in the middle of the night, and ended up setting the back deck on fire while we were sleeping in the house." "My doormat literally says, 'don't let the cats out or the cops in.' Houseguest let the cops in." —keepintabs "Right after my husband and I got married, we invited one of his long-time friends to come stay for the weekend. He would wander into the kitchen and start eating the meal I was preparing while I was still preparing it. Then, once we sat down to eat, he would ask for more before even finishing what was on his plate. He legit asked me for a second sandwich one bite into his first sandwich at one lunch." "I was friends with a woman whose husband my partner and I had never been fans of. He had a business trip scheduled around our area and asked if they could stay with us for a couple of nights. I wanted to catch up with her and said it was totally fine to bring their toddler." "The day they're supposed to come down, my friend texts me and says their child is ill, so they're delayed. Her husband decides to come down without them.I know you're thinking it's because he had work, but no. That was a few days shows up at our place and leaves his suitcase right by the front door. My partner was at work at the time, so I greeted him, showed them where they'd be sleeping, told him to let me know if there was anything they were going to need or that he needed presently, and proceeded to go about my business for the day. He comes downstairs and turns on the TV, and puts on the movie Sex Drive. next day, my friend and her sick toddler drove down separately. My partner and I helped her bring everything in. He doesn't even offer. His suitcase is still by the front door, but open now as he's grabbing things from it as exhausted. Finally gets her child to sleep and requests that we watch a specific comfort movie of hers. He pitches a fit. Claims no one wants to watch that. Gets annoyed when we find it to stream and pouts the whole time. He then passive-aggressively offers her some of OUR weed. Not that we aren't open to sharing, but let me offer, yeah?She says, 'When was the last time I even smoked?' clearly irritated by his tone. Regardless, we had a couple of hits to which he says, 'Wooooowww. It smells like college in here.' Please remainder of their visit was about as pleasant. Him doing nothing to help his wife with their sick toddler, trying to argue with my partner about the fact that it was illegal to walk around with open alcohol in our town, etc. A lovely man. Get your suitcase off my floor."—whalebiologist "TLDR: I invited a college friend over for a weekend, and I moved out two years later. It started as a weekend that became a week, then two weeks, then a month, then 'just a couple more months,' and by that time, she'd moved in. I call her 'the roommate from hell!'" "I had a *friend*, Sam, who used to stay with me pretty regularly. We partied together often and usually got ready for nights out together at my house. On a day following one of those nights out, my mom came by for a visit. As she was fixing her hair in front of my bedroom mirror, she asked, 'What the hell is all over your wall?' She was looking at black and beige streaks on the wall where the mirror was mounted. I knew right away what it was. Sam had done their makeup in that mirror the night before, touched up their mistakes with their finger, and wiped the excess on my wall. When I told my mom, she was rightfully disgusted. Sam and I ended up having an explosive breakup months later, but I should have recognized then and there what a disrespectful POS they were." "Barely a guest, it was a MAGA neighbor I rarely put up with, but there was a neighborhood street party for 4th of July and this motherfucker drops the N-word in my backyard referring to some other Hindi neighbor's children. I lost my fucking shit on him, and apparently I'm now known as a jerk for kicking the MAGA out." —trentd2 "I had a fellow performer come into town. She'd been at my house before, so I wasn't concerned. The first night, I made spaghetti, but made the egregious mistake of not putting ground beef into the sauce (I don't eat a lot of meat in general, but not for any specific reason). She got quiet and asked why I would make meatless spaghetti, in a tone that suggested I'd sacrificed something precious of hers in lieu of ground beef. Then she wailed, 'What am I going to eat?' as if she weren't a 40-year-old adult getting a free stay. The next night, she bought a meat lovers pizza." "Tame overall compared to what I'm sure others are going to put in, but it still steams me to this day because there were so many better ways to handle it. And the meat lovers pizza felt very passive-aggressive."—surprisedlegend852 "My mom had an awful experience with a family member. She invited family from out of state to visit her, and they have four kids. They were staying for one week. The last day of their visit, my grandfather (her dad) passed away. So not only did the family of six stay, but also several other family members flew or drove in for the funeral. My mom ended up having several more houseguests, and on top of it planning a funeral and dealing with her grief." "In the '90s, I was married to a Newfoundlander. Decades have passed since I had to suffer Newfoundland or Newfoundlanders, but at the time, it could best be described as a masturbation cult. Despite a slapstick failed history, and daily handouts from Ottawa, they knew themselves to be masters of the universe, superior to all, including, especially, the mainland Canadian taxpayers who supported them." "If you found yourself trapped in a room with even one Newfoundlander, anywhere in the world, the only topic of conversation allowed was Newfoundland self-praise and Mainland put-downs. As houseguests, their narcissism and arrogance, and lack of boundaries made them unbearable. On one occasion, when a couple was staying over, a loud bang woke me early in the morning. Rushing to the window, I saw my brand-new pickup leaving the parking lot, after having run over a concrete parking tie. As I was dialing the cops, my wife informed me our guest had come into our room and dug around until he found my truck keys in my pants. He'd decided he needed a coffee at Tim's."—Anonymous "We opened our house to some guests who traveled out of state to visit our church. We let them have our bedroom. I slept with a mouth guard and forgot to grab the case before they got there. The night after they left, I went to wear my mouth guard, but when I opened the case, it was gross and obvious that one of them had used it, despite it being fitted for my mouth. I threw it away and had to pay for another one. I showed my husband, but we never mentioned it to anyone at church." "I had a friend visiting me from out of state for the weekend, and since we were really close, she was crashing on my couch. We decided to go dancing in the evening, and she ended up meeting a dude and hitting it off. She ends up inviting him back to my place and proceeded to have sex with him in my bed." "I had a friend who lost her home stay with me, and she had eight dogs, 19 cats, a sheep, and a very nasty cockatoo. She stayed for two months, and by then, our carpet was soaked. When they left, we had to pull it up and spray enzymes on the concrete. She also brought her father in a hospital bed to stay for two weeks. She was a very close friend, and I was just trying to help. " —Anonymous, 68, San Diego "I had one friend visit from Dubai with his son. They ate all of my eggs and avocados, trashed my living room, and proceeded to kill all my fish by pouring hydrogen peroxide in my fish tank." "My father-in-law came to visit and left his medications, electronics, clothes, etc., all over the floor for my 8-month-old to find. My husband would try to talk to his father, and he would purposely turn off his hearing aids to ignore him. The real kicker was the morning of his departure, he threw his suitcase down the staircase at 4 a.m., waking my husband, puppy, and 8-month-old, and damaging the stairs." Have you ever experienced a truly awful houseguest? Share your story in the comments.
