Sentinel, that wasn't dumb..........it was an accident............they happen to all of us! However, Dan, that was foolhardy! There is a simple way of removing a broken bulb from a light fixture.........take a raw potato, cut it in half and push it onto the glass/metal parts. It should stick into the potato and you can then unscrew it from the fixture. Oh, and do turn the power off.
And, I read down further, and saw SimpleSally offered the same great suggestion! Some of these old fashioned home remedies are so sensible, aren't they?
Terri