Practical jokes in the workplace...

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  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    Couple years ago when I worked at a fun company I of course was the only Packer fan in the entire place. The Bears beat the Pack in their first match that year...so I get to my desk on Monday morning and it's COVERED with news articles about how the Bears beat the Packers. They changed my desktop to a Superbowl Shuffle shot, covered my area in blue and orange streamers, and even went so far as to tape Bears pictures on the outside of my window so I couldn't easily take them down. Even my normal desktop items like my stapler and stuff were covered in newspaper articles! Darn Bears fans!
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  • oona left
    oona left Posts: 1,677
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:

    Ctrl + Alt + one of the arrows to rotate the screen

    We did this to a guy at work today :lol:

    He was NOT amused. My cohort/partner in crime fixed it for him, and told him it was just a little joke. The guy said, "Not a good time."

    Meaning, he is too busy for nonsense. This is just after his finished a six minute telephone conversation with his child on how to change the channel on a TV.

    Thanks for the inspiration!!
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    oona left wrote:
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:

    Ctrl + Alt + one of the arrows to rotate the screen

    We did this to a guy at work today :lol:

    He was NOT amused. My cohort/partner in crime fixed it for him, and told him it was just a little joke. The guy said, "Not a good time."

    Meaning, he is too busy for nonsense. This is just after his finished a six minute telephone conversation with his child on how to change the channel on a TV.

    Thanks for the inspiration!!

    When I did it to my colleague she literally screamed in shock, then she cracked up laughing when she realised I had done it.
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  • 81
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    oona left wrote:
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:

    Ctrl + Alt + one of the arrows to rotate the screen

    We did this to a guy at work today :lol:

    He was NOT amused. My cohort/partner in crime fixed it for him, and told him it was just a little joke. The guy said, "Not a good time."

    Meaning, he is too busy for nonsense. This is just after his finished a six minute telephone conversation with his child on how to change the channel on a TV.

    Thanks for the inspiration!!

    Unlost lovest the screen rotation prank so much, she does it too herself. :P
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  • pinkbutterfly
    pinkbutterfly Posts: 1,391
    edited November 2011
    Only mean people play practical jokes. A "friend" hurt me recently with one and I still can't get over it. So, believe me, they are not always funny. BTW, this was done, while I am going through a rough time, with my cat/baby's cancer possibly returning. Some people are heartless bastards.

    It's really sad, when someone you trust stabs you in the back, especially when you are feeling blue and you would do anything for him and wouldn't even think to hurt him. After all, isn't friendship about kindness and support. :cry:
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    You're right. You are a monster! You are sick! Get help!

    At least, I am not a fuck-up! A lying fuck-up!
  • voidofman
    voidofman Posts: 4,009
    I only worked for a week in an accounting office for some high school credit. It was back in '94 so no computers were involved. Had the wired telephones too. The only prank I played was taping down the part (I can't think of what it is called) that comes up when you pick up the phone making it so that the phone is still ringing. Went into the mail room and asked him to call what's her face and step a few feet into her cubicle. She was just a little annoyed.
  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    take all the keys off a keyboard is always fun.
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  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    Where I work the office chairs are black, cloth, and pretty spongey. They also hold alot of water. Few cups leads to instant swamp ass. :thumbup:
  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    DS1119 wrote:
    Where I work the office chairs are black, cloth, and pretty spongey. They also hold alot of water. Few cups leads to instant swamp ass. :thumbup:


    that's so wrong
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  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,092
    careful what you wish for.

    Came into the office with my desk decorated with birthday stuff for the big ONE!!! :shock: :oops:

    damn.

    I still have 4 days of "youngness" people!!!
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    81 wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:
    Where I work the office chairs are black, cloth, and pretty spongey. They also hold alot of water. Few cups leads to instant swamp ass. :thumbup:


    that's so wrong


    :thumbup:
  • KingJeremyTheWicked82
    KingJeremyTheWicked82 Posts: 725
    DS1119 wrote:
    Where I work the office chairs are black, cloth, and pretty spongey. They also hold alot of water. Few cups leads to instant swamp ass. :thumbup:

    Swamp ass...LMAO!
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  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    KingJeremyTheWicked82 wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:
    Where I work the office chairs are black, cloth, and pretty spongey. They also hold alot of water. Few cups leads to instant swamp ass. :thumbup:

    Swamp ass...LMAO!


    I've gotten alot of mileage out of this one. :D
  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    Just need a smile before I make my trek to Thanksgiving dinner. I used to be in a stapling phase at work...haven't done this in a while but may have to break it out again. I'd wait for someone to leave their desk and I would staple as many of their papers that I could together. If they had a desk calendar I'd staple them to that. I'd staple their wall calendar closed...staple the pad of sticky notes...everything paper on their desk got a staple. :D
  • oona left
    oona left Posts: 1,677
    DS1119 wrote:
    Just need a smile before I make my trek to Thanksgiving dinner. I used to be in a stapling phase at work...haven't done this in a while but may have to break it out again. I'd wait for someone to leave their desk and I would staple as many of their papers that I could together. If they had a desk calendar I'd staple them to that. I'd staple their wall calendar closed...staple the pad of sticky notes...everything paper on their desk got a staple. :D

    I'm really glad I don't work with you :lol:
  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    oona left wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:
    Just need a smile before I make my trek to Thanksgiving dinner. I used to be in a stapling phase at work...haven't done this in a while but may have to break it out again. I'd wait for someone to leave their desk and I would staple as many of their papers that I could together. If they had a desk calendar I'd staple them to that. I'd staple their wall calendar closed...staple the pad of sticky notes...everything paper on their desk got a staple. :D

    I'm really glad I don't work with you :lol:


    That's not the first time I've heard that. :lol:
  • Suziemay
    Suziemay Posts: 11,168
    DS1119 wrote:
    Where I work the office chairs are black, cloth, and pretty spongey. They also hold alot of water. Few cups leads to instant swamp ass. :thumbup:

    Aw, man. I would actually be mad at this one, I think. Especially if I have silk or some other form of dry-clean only fabric on. Good thing I don't have spongey chairs at work (or work with DS) :mrgreen:
  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    Suziemay wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:
    Where I work the office chairs are black, cloth, and pretty spongey. They also hold alot of water. Few cups leads to instant swamp ass. :thumbup:

    Aw, man. I would actually be mad at this one, I think. Especially if I have silk or some other form of dry-clean only fabric on. Good thing I don't have spongey chairs at work (or work with DS) :mrgreen:


    Generally it's one of those pranks that I like to think of as a "hit and run" prank. First you hit 'em...and then you run. :lol:
  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    Anyone have any good ones to add? :lol:
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    DS1119 wrote:
    Anyone have any good ones to add? :lol:

    I gave some good ideas to unlost...so she could play them on the "loud lunch muncher" at her old work... :lol:
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