Wow, thanks for all the kind words!  These guys did generate a lot of smiles while they were here in the house, and my nephews got a kick out of them, too, so I'm happy. 

Birdseye49 - I got the pendant lamp kits on Amazon.  They had a built-in rocker switch nearer the plug end.  Here's a link to what I bought.  The bulbs are LED floods, and they don't get terribly warm.


Ron - if I had the skill, these lamps would have made great subjects for a stop motion video.   The gauntlet is thrown down.  Someone needs to do that!

Ryan - the farting pose was as risque as I dared.

Bagtown - no problem, I'm happy to answer questions.

Debbie - yeah, I like the book one too.