My brother loaded up all the lights in his dormitory with those flashbulbs.
Got in a great amount of trouble for it, as I remember, when the Dean came
in and flipped on the lights.

-- Lawrence
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Larson" <dlarson@CITILINK.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 11:15 PM
Subject: Re: [EE]:[OT]: Bulb Life and Practical Jokes


> On Wed, 4 Jul 2001 17:14:48 -0600, Michael C. Reid wrote:
>
> >Walmart has compact fluorescents for under $5.00 each!
>
> Does anyone ever question either the safety or quality of such
> devices at a price approaching the unit price overhead cost
> of stocking an empty box on the shelves and printing the coupons?
>
> It would be like those old style flash bulbs in the "Edison A" base that
> my father (former police photographer) used to screw into lamps and
> light fixtures of the hapless victims of his office pranks.
>
> Dan
>
> >
> > Bulb Life and Government
> >
> >
> >I bought four more flourescents at Home Depot yesterday.  They are on
> >sale for $8.99.
> >
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