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At the risk of spoiling what could be a very romantic evening, one man attempts to convince his date that compact fluorescent light bulbs are a much better "idea" than regular bulbs.

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Very funny video with a very real message. Deserves a second look. Check it out!

Posted by: Beth Nywening | March 2, 2007 8:18 AM

funny and entertaining while still making a point...nice :)

Posted by: Valerie | March 2, 2007 9:45 AM

hahaha, this i think would be a really good commerical, it makes me want to buy :) lol

Posted by: Nobahar | March 2, 2007 10:15 AM

lol that's the type of girl i want too

Posted by: John | March 2, 2007 10:19 AM

An Inconveninent Ruth was hilarious. Great concept and really gets the point across that Global warming is something that should always be on the forefront of our minds! Great job!

Posted by: Heather Sutherland | March 2, 2007 10:23 AM

A great message that is funny, relateable, impactful, and creative!

Posted by: NikkieP | March 2, 2007 10:39 AM

Very nice, I really like this video

Posted by: Yeganeh Dadui | March 2, 2007 10:41 AM

great video very funny

Posted by: kam | March 2, 2007 11:24 AM

Very funny...and at the same time makes a good point about global warming!

Posted by: Amanda | March 2, 2007 11:43 AM

super funny. i like it the best :)

Posted by: Amber | March 2, 2007 11:44 AM

Genius! Comical and informative---- Great Job!

Posted by: chrissy | March 2, 2007 11:50 AM

very good video, its quite funny

Posted by: Max | March 2, 2007 11:53 AM

I'm going to cave in and change my bulbs! Thanks for such great motivation.

Jen

Posted by: Jennifer Gillmor | March 2, 2007 12:07 PM

haha very funny video

Posted by: Jackie | March 2, 2007 12:34 PM

Great video. Good job Josh!

Posted by: Laura | March 2, 2007 1:03 PM

Clean burning eco-comedy. Nice

Posted by: GJS | March 2, 2007 1:05 PM

love the light bulb effect. great humor. duffy is great.

Posted by: kirsten | March 2, 2007 1:12 PM

Clever.. Great work!

Posted by: Scott Duffy | March 2, 2007 1:18 PM

Kudos on "twisting" up this great idea!!!

Posted by: Nick | March 2, 2007 2:15 PM

Great idea and concept. Tara Duffy looks terrific on camera!!!

Posted by: Paul Hutcheson | March 2, 2007 2:57 PM

Very funny and full of info... well done! If I hadn't already changed all my bulbs to CFL's... this would make me want to!

Posted by: Carla | March 2, 2007 2:58 PM

Amazing! Very clever writing, great performance....Josh and Tara - kudos!

Posted by: Finn Fisher | March 2, 2007 4:37 PM

that was the best thing i have ever seen in my entire life!

Posted by: Scott Emmerson | March 2, 2007 6:48 PM

good job on the video it was pretty funny too one of the funnier environmental videos lol!!!!

Posted by: Kevin | March 2, 2007 8:57 PM

Awhhhhh!!! Kinda makes me wanna go get twisted. Nice work....very cute.

Posted by: M. Milner | March 3, 2007 12:09 PM

very commical, while putting a great message out there, towards global warming

Posted by: Ashley | March 3, 2007 3:14 PM

Great work, Josh. I just bought more CFL bulbs today.

Posted by: Robin Gelfenbien | March 3, 2007 3:59 PM

Please take the time to look at the film we tried to submit for this contest which is now posted on our website. http://www.architorturefilm.com/films.htm We created this film specifically for this competition but had a download drop five minutes before the midnight deadline. We immediately tried to resubmit our film but they had locked the website. We frantically looked for a way to contact someone, anyone about the situation, but there was no contact information. Someone at blip.tv, the web host for the shorts, replied back but nothing came of it. We have learned a valuable lesson in submitting at the last minute, but we feel our short has an extremely strong message and needs to be viewed. Thanks and good luck to all the entrants, the submissions are fantastic!

Posted by: Ian Harris | March 3, 2007 4:17 PM

an inconvenient Ruth is excellent. It should be submitted to G.E. or Westinghouse for consideration.

Posted by: garfieldmcduff | March 4, 2007 12:04 PM

Phenomenal work. It should be a commercial. Very informative and funny. It's very well thought out and gets the point across and it's CLEAN humour , which we need more of.

Posted by: M.Dowe | March 4, 2007 1:02 PM

HILARIOUS. Great way to make the subject light and funny..actually make people listen to it. Awesome job!

Posted by: Jacquie Reaume | March 4, 2007 9:05 PM

Fantastic! The environment isn't usually something to laugh about, but "An Inconvenient Ruth" takes a serious topic and makes it not just interesting, but enjoyable. Thank you!

Posted by: Corissa | March 5, 2007 8:25 PM

Genius! This should be a television commercial airing nationally. I keep telling myself that I’ll replace my old bulbs with energy efficient ones once they burn out… I had no idea they consumed that much more energy. Thanks for getting the message across in an amusing way.

Posted by: Jenny | March 6, 2007 9:05 PM

Love it - brilliant!

Sexy and...good advice...

Posted by: Shoana | March 8, 2007 6:57 PM

excellent, it makes me wanna change all the light bulbs in my house ;)

Posted by: brandon jones | March 22, 2007 3:49 PM

AMAZING.
DEFINATLY THE WINNER.

Posted by: sally | March 28, 2007 11:39 AM

LOVE. so good

Posted by: henry | March 28, 2007 11:39 AM

Great film, super creative and action oriented (if you know what I mean). Want to exchange numbers? Just kidding, but we would like to exchange DVDs.

We're also in this competition and want to do some screenings for friends and people in our community. Check out our film and write us http://familiesfighback.org

Hope to hear from y'all.

Posted by: Austin | April 2, 2007 10:07 PM

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