That sir, made me laugh, it's my new sig!

Those bulbs usually do smoke a little bit after they pop but usually aren't a fire risk (Unless you buy cheap crappy ones maybe). I've had them pop loudly on my and smoke a little bit as well, but they never caused a fire. You DO, however want to replace them or remove them from the socket when they fail though.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/cflbulb.asp

1. I didn't know there were cheap curlys

2. I think these have been in the fixture for more than 18 months

3. Regular ain't broke don't fix em bulbs never smoked on me once

I've had them In my house ever since they arrived on the market. Even the Last gen ones are still running. they work great!

I have a lot of older fixtures that only want 60W bulbs. I use some CFLs to get more light. I never buy a "60W equivalent" bulb, I always buy the brightest CFL I can find. More light for the same wattage (except I have found that CFLs that are supposed to replace 100W bulbs are not even as bright as real 60W bulbs.

I also have a few LEDs. Same deal, I want more light from my old lamps, I don't care about the electric bill.

BTW, has anyone done a study of what % of CFL bulbs have been properly sent to the hazmat disposal centers vs thrown in the trash? I'd be willing to bet only a tiny minority are properly disposed of. Yeah, Hg!

I've had some of those curly fry light bulbs for about 10 years now with no problems other than they are not as bright as before.

The local power company just gave my house 18 of them for free (well it was 17 bulbs and 1 LED night light.)

Bah screw light, LIVE FOR THE DARKNESS MAN, LIVE FOR THE DARKNESS. :O: