# Help me change a lightbulb.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-change-a-lightbulb/374757>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 30, 2006, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-change-a-lightbulb/374757 "2006-09-30T18:19:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-change-a-lightbulb/374757/21 "2006-10-04T01:03:30Z")

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Man, I could really go for mashed potatos right now.

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**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-change-a-lightbulb/374757/22 "2006-10-04T01:16:55Z")

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I’ve just usually used my fingers, but through a cloth. The cloth not only acts as an insulator, but it also protects you from any sharp edges.

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**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-change-a-lightbulb/374757/23 "2006-10-04T02:10:26Z")

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Man, for a minute there I thought that this was a zombie thread.

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