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   edclectic said, about 21 hours ago

   I like it…
2. 

   Radish said, about 21 hours ago

   A bright idea.
3. 

   Brian Ponshock said, about 17 hours ago

   Must be one of those new energy saving candles.
4. 

   Notsoastute said, about 17 hours ago

   Shouldn’t that have been a oil lamp above Tom’s head when the idea struck him?
5. 

   YokohamaMama said, about 16 hours ago

   @Notsoastute

   But then it wouldn’t be funny.
6. 

   Lulu Mahoney said, about 14 hours ago

   Who invented the lightbulb?
   Ah, the young fellow who thought two candles were the best way to read in the dark!
7. 

   Lulu Mahoney said, about 14 hours ago

   Though it might have been brighter, the idea… it was not.
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   Lisa 4romMpls said, about 13 hours ago

   @Notsoastute

   Ha ha- I like your idea
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   phritzg said, about 12 hours ago

   It might be even easier to read if the candles lit the side of the papers he actually read instead of the back side.
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    templo SUD said, about 11 hours ago

    Now how would Nikola Tesla beat that?
11. 

    Coyoty said, about 9 hours ago

    @templo SUD

    With two mirrors and the light alternating between them.
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    d_legendary1 said, about 7 hours ago

    Wait a sec….weren’t oil lamps invented at that time?
13. 

    leftybosco said, about 4 hours ago

    Great Gag!
14. 

    benbrilling said, 19 minutes ago

    …or he could invent an e-reader.
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