An odd funny looking person that runs on less energy but thinks he is just as bright as a normal person. He also seems to somehow cost you more time or money.

A Compact Fluorescent Light bulb that uses less energy than a conventional light bulb. Typically the size of a regular bulb, but instead of a glass globe, is a twisted tube.

Promoted by Al Gore and global warming "activists" as a way to say energy costs and reduce "carbon footprints."