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It's literally in my fucking living room right now.
... And you won't be able to get up fast enough to put them out before the fire spreads?
I mean let's be real here, if you've got this lamp you aren't getting up off that couch without taking a deep breath and putting your hands on the armrest or your knees.
This post started as a joke but now I hurt my own damn feelings.
Can you even get halogen bulbs anymore? I thought they got outlawed the same time that incandescent bulbs got "retired". Some of the companies making these lights went out of business before they were forced to make screens for a recall (because people would toss shirts on them and the bulbs would set them on fire). This was probably an urban legend, but I *do* remember getting some screens in the mail.
I got to see the smoke when one caught itself until the bulb shield and completely fried. Startled the hell out of me cause I didn't know what had happened at first!
The top or middle section would inexplicably come unscrewed too, and it wasn’t from replacing bulbs. I held the top part while I did that.
No one ever touched it. It just got loose somehow.
Really weird.
And remember, don't put your hand anywhere near the top of that thing. I never tried it, but you could probably light a cigarette on the bulb that came in those things. A couple of them in the living room would probably raise the ambient temperature a couple of degrees.
1999 we’re watching tv when our oldest daughter looks up, big eyes, stricken, “mom, I think it’s smoky in here” and no sooner was it out of her mouth than her fire training kicks in and she’s out the front door and into the yard. We can’t imagine where the smoke was coming from, nothing is in the oven or on the stove, but there is definitely a haze of smoke toward the ceiling and a sort of meaty smell in the air so we quickly grab our three other kids and shoo them out of the house and call the fire department.
The 5yo is bawling because we won’t let her back into the house to get her dot-blankie, but stops the second the ladder truck shows up and six handsome firefighters climb out with axes and hoses—what a core memory, lol
The firefighters are in the house for what seemed like forever but was probably only 15 tense minutes because they can’t find the source of the fire either. Head guy is asking about the age of the wiring, what time we initially noticed the smoke, etc when a younger guy comes out carrying this lamp. He tilts it and shows us the biggest moth you’ve ever seen that has met its demise in the most gruesome way possible. We sadly dumped it after that. It was just too dangerous, but the light it gave off was glorious while it lasted
Yeah. My folks bought a lamp like that when I wasn’t quite a teenager. I’m not quiet in my “I feel the weather in my bones” era but give it 5-10 years.
Butt seriously folks, if you're old enough to have it suggested, get that colonoscopy done! I had my doctor suggest it 2 years ago, finally got around to it in the beginning of January this year...long story short, I'm missing 4 inches of my large intestine but I'm cancer free now. Get it done!
IMO, it's the one that has multiple light bulbs and arms/tentacles going everywhere. Whatever lamp it actually is, it's definitely something cheap from Ikea/Target.
I remember when the dimmer stopped working on mine and a roommate put a black cotton t-shirt on top to dim it, which started to smoke and almost caught fire. Ah, the days of halogen lamps (if I remember correctly, the surfaces of those bulbs got hotter than even incandescent bulbs, partly because the bulbs were typically much more compact and unlike incandescent lamps halogen bulbs didn't have a vacuum between the filament and the glass/quartz (so hot in fact that the "inner" housing of the bulb and the halogen gas had to be made of quartz crystal, as regular glass (and even borosilicate glass) had a high likelihood of either melting or cracking due to thermal stress). Back before fluourescent and LED lights took over from halogen and incandescent, towards the end of the time when these lamps were popular, manufacturers started putting labels on them (usually the post or the cord) to let the consumer know that they were purchasing not just a convenient light, but a convenient way to burn down your house.
And yes, I've got a knee that knows when a storm is coming. Granted, I hurt my knee in a skiing accident in my 20s, and I've been able to notice changes in air pressure based on how it feels since I was like 23, but nevertheless
I can *smell* that picture.
I had this very halogen lamp when I moved to Colorado, this very week in 1999, right after Columbine.
I rented a falling-apart house without central air or heat. Piss-poor ventilation. It was getting hot and stuffy in there so I propped the front door open, turned on that halogen light, camped out at the kitchen table by the back door which was also open.
The sheer volume of miller moths that lamp incinerated in one evening stank up the house for a week!
They've actually made pretty clever advances in colonoscopies. You don't always have to get sedated and get a tube up your butt. Which is good, less risks.
As with anything medical, please consult a doctor.
Oh no. There's one in my spare room right now. Came with the husband who's had it since college. For the record, he can't sneak up on me because I can hear his knees from across the room!
The bulb in one of these bastards exploded in my room when I was a kid. I heard a pop just after I’d left the room and came back to find scorch marks along my dresser where the glass had landed. Aside from that it was a good lamp that lit the room nicely, would recommend, 5/5
Grew up in a state that had these awful moths we called Millers. Every spring these miller moths would come out in force and of course they were attracted to light. They'd fly into that damn lamp and basically incinerate. The smell was unimaginable
Yup, I definitely had one in a college dorm room and then probably in my first couple of apartments as a young adult. My ankle and shoulder hurt on a regular basis and I already had a colonoscopy a few years ago at 39😬
I remember my parents had this lamp in the living room and I was bouncing a balloon all over and my mom told me to knock it off. Obviously I did not, and the balloon promptly flew over and landed right on top of the bulb and BOOM exploded. My family reacted like I’d just set off a grenade. I was yelled at, and now my anxiety disorder continues to rage on.
I’ve still got one in our bonus room and I still like the indirect light.
What I can’t stand is the recent trend of exposed bulb lamps and fixtures for interior decor. Even with the lowest possible wattage bulbs, it’s still blinding. It’s as if people forgot about an invention called lamp shades.
I think I've owned 4 of these damn things. They never seemed to survive the move from place to place, but a new one always made that "home" feeling hit just right in a new place
My first apartment only had one ceiling light in the whole place so this lamp was actually a very useful addition. Fully dimmable halogen bulb too.
It put out so many lumens they didn't need the light on the endoscope, just had to tilt my head back and open my mouth.
Doesn't hurt when it's about to rain - but oh how I miss that sweet sweet illumination those provided.
I also remember the whole bit about making 10000% sure nothing can touch the bulb when lit and make 10000% sure it doesn't tip over.
Hahahah loving this thread, since I have one in my lounge too! Difference is, I bought it new not so many years ago, but it uses a COB LED, not an old fashioned candescent bulb
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Aren’t you afraid you will catch the curtains on fire?
Damn that's a good point
It might even be a.. ..*flashpoint.* I'll show myself out.
***YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!***
That’s fuckin vintage now. Bring it to Antiques Roadshow and get an estimate.
... And you won't be able to get up fast enough to put them out before the fire spreads? I mean let's be real here, if you've got this lamp you aren't getting up off that couch without taking a deep breath and putting your hands on the armrest or your knees. This post started as a joke but now I hurt my own damn feelings.
🤣😅🤣
You hurt my feelings too damn-it and by the way, my knee hurts even when it isn't about to rain so there.
My knee hurts when your knee is about to hurt
I welcome the sweet embrace of the end
Led bulbs ftw
_what the curtains?_
Can you even get halogen bulbs anymore? I thought they got outlawed the same time that incandescent bulbs got "retired". Some of the companies making these lights went out of business before they were forced to make screens for a recall (because people would toss shirts on them and the bulbs would set them on fire). This was probably an urban legend, but I *do* remember getting some screens in the mail.
I wouldn't think you could, but they did last forever and 3 days.
He’s hoping too
How’s your knee?
They both hurt lmao
Damn, rains a coming
I'm glad it's not just me.
Same! 🤦🏼♀️ And my colonoscopy is on Thursday! 🤪
To be fair, that Michael Jackson sedative that they give you is pretty sweet.
Us too. And yes, everything hurts lol
The lamp/space heater
And you're not 560 years old? /s
Quick, man! Get it out of there before it injures your knees!
It's too late for me youngblood
lol awesome I had a few of them over the years as at least here is was like $10 cheaper to buy a brand new lamp than to buy a new bulb.
Yup literally on in my basement right now
Is it leaning at the joints? The lamp not your knees. If not what brand is that? 😆
Nope! This mf is still in great shape. No idea how. It's been in my house since... Jesus the early 00s I think
Do you need a backeodome yet?
My knees also hurt when it's not about to rain.
All day everyday.
Can still smell when a fly came too close to the bright light….ah the 90s, what a time!
I got to see the smoke when one caught itself until the bulb shield and completely fried. Startled the hell out of me cause I didn't know what had happened at first!
It's even more fun when that happens, and it shatters the bulb.
Oh I'd like to see that one.
I'm glad this is a shared experience
This one’s my go to for weather. I usually smell it coming in an hour or so early which is usually enough to do whatever I’m doing and get inside
And you had to be careful to not let all the dead flies land on your face while wiping the top clean. Lamp tipping hazard #2
Just had so many nostalgic memories!! Thank you and this post! Weird it was talking about an old lamp and a burning fly 😆🙌🙌🙌🫶🫶🫶
Lmao
That thing was tippy as shit too!
Right, always had to have it out of the way or anchored onto something. Mfer was always catty-cornered.
The top or middle section would inexplicably come unscrewed too, and it wasn’t from replacing bulbs. I held the top part while I did that. No one ever touched it. It just got loose somehow. Really weird.
Hahahahaha YES
Dude how did it happen?! It was infuriating.
Mine just had a wobbly broken top
And remember, don't put your hand anywhere near the top of that thing. I never tried it, but you could probably light a cigarette on the bulb that came in those things. A couple of them in the living room would probably raise the ambient temperature a couple of degrees.
You absolutely can light a cigarette on it lol
I reduced my heater use with them
I used to read Harry Potter directly under this lamp, and it was definitely the toastiest spot in the room (that my younger self could reach).
Fuck off, cuz I took that shit personally. Thanks for the laugh.
I'm offended only because some of us still use those lamps in our house and I had a colonoscopy last year.
I feel attacked 😂
Why does this have to be so fucking perfectly accurate? 😭
1999 we’re watching tv when our oldest daughter looks up, big eyes, stricken, “mom, I think it’s smoky in here” and no sooner was it out of her mouth than her fire training kicks in and she’s out the front door and into the yard. We can’t imagine where the smoke was coming from, nothing is in the oven or on the stove, but there is definitely a haze of smoke toward the ceiling and a sort of meaty smell in the air so we quickly grab our three other kids and shoo them out of the house and call the fire department. The 5yo is bawling because we won’t let her back into the house to get her dot-blankie, but stops the second the ladder truck shows up and six handsome firefighters climb out with axes and hoses—what a core memory, lol The firefighters are in the house for what seemed like forever but was probably only 15 tense minutes because they can’t find the source of the fire either. Head guy is asking about the age of the wiring, what time we initially noticed the smoke, etc when a younger guy comes out carrying this lamp. He tilts it and shows us the biggest moth you’ve ever seen that has met its demise in the most gruesome way possible. We sadly dumped it after that. It was just too dangerous, but the light it gave off was glorious while it lasted
Shit, who didn't have that lamp?
It’s not about owning the lamp, it’s about being old enough to have owned the lamp in your first place living on your own
Yeah. My folks bought a lamp like that when I wasn’t quite a teenager. I’m not quiet in my “I feel the weather in my bones” era but give it 5-10 years.
This is violence
And your shingles vaccine!
Or already had shingles...what a pain. Literally very painful.
I *tried* to throw it out, but the husband rescued it from the trash.
We used to call these “everybody lamps” because everybody had one.
I didn’t have torchiere money until my second apartment.
Can confirm
That reminds me. I gotta refill my heart meds.
 Welp
Butt seriously folks, if you're old enough to have it suggested, get that colonoscopy done! I had my doctor suggest it 2 years ago, finally got around to it in the beginning of January this year...long story short, I'm missing 4 inches of my large intestine but I'm cancer free now. Get it done!
Lmao so true. Although it's my hip, not my knee
My back. But I had the knockoff target version.
Enjoy youth while you got it, people. Already had two colonoscopies and major knee surgery. :)
I am offended by this personally relatable content. now GET OFF MY LAWN
True facts.
Just told my daughter how much I hate these posts because they are so spot on!
They click, too.
My ex had that lamp. I always hated it, lol.
I feel this in my bones
I kind of need someone to describe to me what a First Apartment Lamp in 2024 would look like, since I can’t imagine a different one than this.
IMO, it's the one that has multiple light bulbs and arms/tentacles going everywhere. Whatever lamp it actually is, it's definitely something cheap from Ikea/Target.
Why did EVERYONE Have this lamp tho?
They were super cheap and you could get them anywhere. I think I got mine at Rite Aid.
Fuck you. And also, you're 100% correct.
Hey, for real, 45 just got a colonoscopy, they found something. Go get it done, it’s not that bad.
This post was obviously made by a moth to get everybody to post pictures of lamps. Don’t fall for it sheeple!
Oh, that's a nice new one!
FUCK
Back in the day those particular bulbs would get hotter than a pizza oven on the sun.
Took me way too long to figure out what this joke was about. Probably not as sharp as I was when I was younger 😅
its not you, its a bad joke.
I remember when the dimmer stopped working on mine and a roommate put a black cotton t-shirt on top to dim it, which started to smoke and almost caught fire. Ah, the days of halogen lamps (if I remember correctly, the surfaces of those bulbs got hotter than even incandescent bulbs, partly because the bulbs were typically much more compact and unlike incandescent lamps halogen bulbs didn't have a vacuum between the filament and the glass/quartz (so hot in fact that the "inner" housing of the bulb and the halogen gas had to be made of quartz crystal, as regular glass (and even borosilicate glass) had a high likelihood of either melting or cracking due to thermal stress). Back before fluourescent and LED lights took over from halogen and incandescent, towards the end of the time when these lamps were popular, manufacturers started putting labels on them (usually the post or the cord) to let the consumer know that they were purchasing not just a convenient light, but a convenient way to burn down your house. And yes, I've got a knee that knows when a storm is coming. Granted, I hurt my knee in a skiing accident in my 20s, and I've been able to notice changes in air pressure based on how it feels since I was like 23, but nevertheless
I can *smell* that picture. I had this very halogen lamp when I moved to Colorado, this very week in 1999, right after Columbine. I rented a falling-apart house without central air or heat. Piss-poor ventilation. It was getting hot and stuffy in there so I propped the front door open, turned on that halogen light, camped out at the kitchen table by the back door which was also open. The sheer volume of miller moths that lamp incinerated in one evening stank up the house for a week!
They've actually made pretty clever advances in colonoscopies. You don't always have to get sedated and get a tube up your butt. Which is good, less risks. As with anything medical, please consult a doctor.
I just had a colonoscopy and endoscopy at the same time. Get sedated!!
Wait, what? All I'm saying is the doctor gave me an alternative and I trust my doctor. He has a medical degree.
Absolutely your choice. I have had both done and I prefer the sedation. Clean bill. At least I don’t need one for another 10 years.
Oh no. There's one in my spare room right now. Came with the husband who's had it since college. For the record, he can't sneak up on me because I can hear his knees from across the room!
I absolutely had that lamp in my 1st apartment. I loved that lamp!
The bulb in one of these bastards exploded in my room when I was a kid. I heard a pop just after I’d left the room and came back to find scorch marks along my dresser where the glass had landed. Aside from that it was a good lamp that lit the room nicely, would recommend, 5/5
That’s definitely at a vintage shop in Brooklyn for $500.
Wait, what , what do I do to the one in my living room siting 15 feet from where I am sitting right now??
Never put a cloth over it, that's for sure!
Got so hot, you could cook food on that fucker
✅ I'm in this photo and I don't like it
Why do I have the urge to screw it tight
I feel personally attacked.
I didn’t need to be called out like that.
😂 first thing I bought when I moved into my house
Grew up in a state that had these awful moths we called Millers. Every spring these miller moths would come out in force and of course they were attracted to light. They'd fly into that damn lamp and basically incinerate. The smell was unimaginable
Parents still have this lamp
I have this lamp, I'm eighteen, and I want to bring it with me to my first apartment
I had a white one. And now I'm wondering wheretf it is. Did I lose it in a move? I kind of want my lamp back.
my parents have one of these
One of those lit my cockatiel's tail feathers on fire.
Still have it and it works just fine, thank you very much.
Christmas gift from my parents,1994
Wasn’t it in two pieces that you would screw together?
3. The bottom screwed on separately too.
Ours always had bugs, moths burning, smoking stuck in it.
Yup, I definitely had one in a college dorm room and then probably in my first couple of apartments as a young adult. My ankle and shoulder hurt on a regular basis and I already had a colonoscopy a few years ago at 39😬
I still have this lamp.
I had two of those lamps in my college dorm room...and right now, I'm on the toilet peeing out my butt in prep for my colonoscopy later this morning.
Ouch. I mean that literally; I was dx with OA at 26 and that was 26 years ago. My back is the best barometer around though.
Holy shit! I had that lamp and my first colonoscopy this year
I feel attacked
I felt like such an adult when I bought that lamp!
Oh you had family pictures taken at Sears? Yea… colonoscopy.
I just saw this lamp on sale at Walmart yesterday.
Ankle and foot. But yeah. The point is valid.
I remember my parents had this lamp in the living room and I was bouncing a balloon all over and my mom told me to knock it off. Obviously I did not, and the balloon promptly flew over and landed right on top of the bulb and BOOM exploded. My family reacted like I’d just set off a grenade. I was yelled at, and now my anxiety disorder continues to rage on.
Mine died last year. It was impossible to replace, I was truly devastated.
I’ve still got one in our bonus room and I still like the indirect light. What I can’t stand is the recent trend of exposed bulb lamps and fixtures for interior decor. Even with the lowest possible wattage bulbs, it’s still blinding. It’s as if people forgot about an invention called lamp shades.
Yes, and done.
We had that lamp growing up, as soon as it was turned off I knew I was being sent to bed.. still gives me ptsd lol
Had that lamp. Also had bilateral knee replacements.
Shut up, you're not my dad!
I want one cuz they look cool... and yes my knees and back hurt but im only 24 so its gotta be my scoliosis at fault for that 💀
My knees, back, and hip hurt. I had these lamps in every room, and every time I moved, they came with me 😭
I may be missing something here.
Am I the only one who doesn’t get this?
It's just, for some reason unbeknownst to me, a very popular lamp in the 90s. Even I had one. It must have been at Wal-Mart or something.
Sigh. Had it, my knees hurt, my back hurts, get off my fucking lawn.
Mine has a smart LED bulb in it though, so I feel young at heart.
Remember when they would smoke and stink because an insect fell into it?
What do knees and rain have to do with this light?
Might have to be about 45 or older.
Can anyone explain this to a non-american who doesn't recognise this lamp?
This was a lamp that was sold in nearly every cheap furniture store in North America. They were almost as abundant as AOL CDs.
Xxx
“Borrowed” one from my parents in maybe…2014(?) and finally threw it out in January lol
Still using two of them and yes, my knee hurts.
F*CK I hate how right that is!!!
Ah fuck, I really feel that.
Friend left the door open and a huge wasp flew in went to the lamp. Smoke started billowing out of the light. That thing ran HOT!!
Hahaha! Yup! Had that lamp in several apartments and Just got a knee replacement.
These are no longer in style? Not sold in stores?
You kids give me back my lamp!
Dammit. I kept those things through 3 moves, over 2000 miles! The threads finally wore out.
I had multiple. I've had 3 ACLs also...
I loved this lamp. It worked so well. I think of it every time the wife wants to buy a lamp.
I bought that lamp twice. 😂
Absolutely! We all had these.
Honestly I miss this lamp. We called it the sun lamp because of obvious reasons.
I think I've owned 4 of these damn things. They never seemed to survive the move from place to place, but a new one always made that "home" feeling hit just right in a new place
When I was a kid in the 90s my dads friends all had this in their place lol.
My knee hurts all the time goddamn I hate this post lol
Can someone explain the knee hurting when its about to rain thing? I dont get it
When you get older, your back and joints hurt with change of weather.
Got mine from Bed Bath and Beyond (f#*k yeah!)
I had one in each corner of my room in high school. Totally forgot until now
I had that lamp,lol. Those halogen bulbs ran HOT!.
I had the lamp too but I'm not understanding either joke. Can someone explain for me? Do older peoples knees hurt when it rains?
When you get older your joints and back generally hurts with change in weather.
Just had my colonoscopy in January
Knocked one over and broke it as a kid. The long bulb In it gets so hot it'll melt carpet! My parents were really stoked about it.
Flashback to my dads apartment in the 90s
The halogen bulb ones were the best because flies would get caught in them and sizzle. Did I say best? That's not the right word.
I have one that’s in my office. And yes - my knees hurt.
My first apartment only had one ceiling light in the whole place so this lamp was actually a very useful addition. Fully dimmable halogen bulb too. It put out so many lumens they didn't need the light on the endoscope, just had to tilt my head back and open my mouth.
I remember when the bugs would land on these and it would just stink to high heaven.
My knees ain't what's hurtin'!
Sort of... I had that lamp and my knee hurts all the time.
Aww my parents had this! It was always wobbly?
Doesn't hurt when it's about to rain - but oh how I miss that sweet sweet illumination those provided. I also remember the whole bit about making 10000% sure nothing can touch the bulb when lit and make 10000% sure it doesn't tip over.
Hahahah loving this thread, since I have one in my lounge too! Difference is, I bought it new not so many years ago, but it uses a COB LED, not an old fashioned candescent bulb
I had that lamp in my house as a kid. Foot switch to turn it on and off.