422 Fodorites screwing in a light bulb?<BR>LOL.. just picture the scene! Maybe we can sell the idea to Amsterdam as a new monument for their red light district!

Sir:<BR>I must again protest in the strongest terms that these postings are totally and completely outrageous.<BR>L. Bulb<BR>Col. (retired)

GordonB, I must respectfully disagree with your French pronounciation of the word "bulb." As with all French words, the pronounciation has nothing to do what the way the word looks like or how long it is. Therefore, the correct way to say "bulb" in French is something like this: baulmentemainte, with the pronounced syllable being the penultimate, "croakmonshur."

Best post in 2 years!

7 waiting by the light bulb changer ready to give a tip <BR><BR>32 asking how much is the right amount to tip<BR><BR>4 more arguing who you should tip, the changer or the supervisors<BR><BR>2 newbies asking if the tip is included in the bill and if it can be paid by credit card w<BR><BR>ith a further 3 old hacks who suggest that its ok just to leave the tip laying around and the right person will pick it up

In general, things in Europe are much smaller than things in the USA, including the light bulbs. It may be possible for you to screw in a light bulb at home, but in Europe - even in a suite at a luxury hotel - the light bulbs are simply too small to screw in. I suggest you try screwing in your rental car or your couchette instead (be sure to make a reservation in the busy summer months!).

Racquel dear - I don't know about 'getting what you want' but you'll sure cover your holiday costs!!<BR><BR>Might get dirty looks in reception, though.

Do Europeans screw clockwise or anticlockwise?

oh, and then there's always the 3 who stand by shouting that you should do your own research on how to change a light bulb and stop making others do it for you.

Huh?

What is "anti clockwise"?<BR><BR>US

"Anti-clockwise" refers to a liberal initiative to strip taxpayers of their ability to make their own decisions about time and turn the whole "time" thing over to the government bureaucracy, which will strip us all of our individuality by telling us what time is it SUPPOSED to be in each time zone. Clearly a government monopoly that should be turned over to privatized monopoly, but these liberal traitors are trying to subvert the whole process. Don't be fooled when they talk about screwing in "lightbulbs" -- it's code for "conservative minds."<BR><BR>I would imagine, Uncle Sam, that you screw things clockwise, on your own time, so you needn't worry.

Aunt S,<BR><BR>Thank you so much, I can sleep much better now ;~))<BR><BR>US

1 bulb agent to tell you never to attempt to screw in your own light blub, always hire an expert.<BR><BR>127 fodorites explaining why you're insane to use a bulb agent as you'll surely get ripped off by their exorbitant service fees. Always screw online.<BR><BR>1 ex-webbie (original bulb agent in disguise) sharing horror stories of bulbing online, but how a bulb agent fixed everything, and got them upgraded to a better blub!<BR><BR>15 fodorites who insist they've had more problems with bulb agents then online.<BR><BR>1 fodorite calling all bulb agents dinosaurs, telling them to get a real job.

WARNING! WARNING!<BR><BR>All U.S. Americans, please DO NOT take your own light bulbs to Europe. The next thing you know, they will expect us to bring our own washcloths and stay in self-catering cottages and do our own cooking. Please heed this warning before it is too late and Europe is no longer what it used to be.

1 netsnob nerd to throw 3 html's at you to show what an idiot you are for not Googling the question first. None of these html's will actually tell you how many Fodorites it takes to screw in a lightbulb, however, because 1 page will talk about lightbulb history, 1 page will talk about manufacture of metal sockets, and 1 page will be no longer available, having been abandoned in 1987.

It's counter-productive to screw anti-clockwise.

*LOL* jen, nice play on words! <BR><BR>That's actually the first time I've seen someone put that spin on this joke/phrase, and I love it. Thanks for the laugh!

ttt

If Microsoft had invented the light bulb:<BR><BR>1. About once a year, they would come out with a new version of the light bulb. They'd sell books about about how great it is, but you wouldn't be able to read them with the light from the prior year light bulb. And you would need a new lamp to put the new version of the bulb in.<BR><BR>2. The new lamp would require 128 megawatts to power the new light bulb.<BR><BR>3. There would be a searchlight built-in to the light bulb. And there would be no way to use your own third-party search light with a Microsoft bulb in it.<BR><BR>4. If you're reading a report by the light of the bulb, and someone walks by your desk and lays a memo on top of it for you to read, the light bulb might have to be restarted.<BR><BR>5. Every so often, the light bulb would have to be restarted for no apparent reason.<BR>