Cousins are weird, but they're funny, and they're family. However, I had to wonder exactly how closely we were related after my aunt told me this strange (and hilarious) story. Apparently my cousin Nana (20 years old) was spraying her bedroom with perfume. However, some of the mist landed on the bulb to one desk lamp, producing a hissing noise as the mist vaporized. Nana heard the hiss, walked over to her lamp, and sprayed it again to be sure it was the lamp and not some sort of Texan rattlesnake (it happens). The lamp - or, more accurately, the lightbulb - hissed again.

Nana says that she didn't know how flammable perfume mist is, but that stuff burns - it REALLY burns! She sprayed it again. Probably 'just' to make sure.

The lightbulb exploded.

(Yes, I laughed.)

According to my aunt, Nana stood still for about eight minutes in shock before yelling "MA, THE LAMP BLEW UP!".

The next time Christmas came around, a present from Nana's family to me was... a bottle of perfume.

Submitted on 12/09/2010

Submitted by: Miss Garcia
Reference: August 18th, 2010

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Candi said:
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Okay, I can get the first time was an accident and the second time was to make sure of the source of the hissing. But a THIRD time? With perfume on a hot light bulb?! Thanks, Miss Garcia!

Bruce said:
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At least the lamp smells pretty now!

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