Jun 10, 2006, 09:53
In German we call light bulbs "Gluehbirnen", which roughly translates into light pears.
I always thought that they had been given the name because of their shape, but maybe afterall the do grow on trees????
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I always thought that they had been given the name because of their shape, but maybe afterall the do grow on trees????