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If you're one of the rare breed that enjoys playing light bulb jokes on people, here's a couple ideas for you. These jokes are great for a number of reasons, everybody has light bulbs in their life so nobody is free from a creative prankster.

One trick people do that was made famous by the Bob and Doug MacKenzie characters involving a jar of moths. Get a jar with at least 50 moths in it, put it in a smaller room that normally doesn't have the light on such as a bathroom or closet and open it up. When the mark turns on the light, the moths will fly around and get into the person's eyes and ears and generally make them panic. In some cases an added bonus would be the moths eating the clothes that are being stored in the closet.

The easiest way to get moths in a jar is to find a tree or bush where the eggs have been laid on the leaves. Simply put the leaves in the jar and wait for them to hatch.

Another classic is replacing an elderly relative's bulbs with low wattage, energy efficient light bulbs. Put a 40 watt bulb in every room, and when night falls they'll be in a hilarious predicament of blindness. Some oldsters might even check into the doctor's office thinking their cataracts are acting up, LOL. If you don't have the money to spend on a bunch of replacement bulbs, simply remove and destroy the bulbs without replacing them. They'll be left in the dark just the same!

If you're going to prank a younger person, replace their bedroom or bathroom light with "zit lamp" bulbs. Bulbs that give off more of a blue tint tend to bring out skin flaws such as acne, scarring or tumors. Watch in glee as your friend's self-esteem plummets, and they spend all their money on makeup and zit pads. You may have to go to a medical supply store to find these bulbs, they are specially made for dermatologists.

Using a syringe to fill a light bulb with gasoline is a trick popular with prison inmates. When the "sucker" hits the switch to turn on the lights the electrical spark in the bulb will ignite the gasoline vapors, resulting in a sizable explosion. They call this trick "the Human Torch" because many times the person pranked will end up running around with his clothes on fire, screaming in pain and horror.

As you can see, "burning" a friend with a light bulb prank just requires a little creativity. So get the camera rolling and put a little lamp comedy up on youtube. Everybody loves light bulb jokes!

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