Office Prank

[1973911s]

I have a co worker that has a birthday coming up and I need ideas of things to do to his office.

There was a thread, but I couldn't find it. I think someone filled an office with the white popcorn stuff.

Anyone have some good ideas.

This guy is a real joker, and needs to be had good.

Michael

[id10t]

Does he leave the computer unlocked? Got a cohort in your IT department?

Take a screen shot of his desktop, set it as the background wallpaper, and move all the icons off the sideo fthe screen. They look like they are there, but they are "unclickable".

[legion]

I've also seen offices filled with balloons...

[RickM]

Here's the thread you mention.... The Ultimate Practical Joke Thread. Tell us about yours

[Westy]

Hold down Control and Alt, then hit any of the four arrows at the bottom right of the keyboard. Oh yeah, this'll make him mad. Then when he goes to find an IT guy, put it back the way it was. You can do this for several days, even weeks. He'll keep crying to IT, but when they show up it's fixed. He'll be demanding a new computer!!!!!! Tell him it's demons. Many many demons!

[Saintly]

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[Icemaster]

Originally posted by id10t
Does he leave the computer unlocked? Got a cohort in your IT department?

Take a screen shot of his desktop, set it as the background wallpaper, and move all the icons off the sideo fthe screen. They look like they are there, but they are "unclickable".

But wait, there's more.....

Take the shot with the logon screen up front & center (depending on if you use Windows logon or Novell.......) watch them go nuts trying to enter their PW THEN click around it...

A hidden video cam is a pre-requisite for this as well.

[Shuie]

How much time do you have to pull this off? Here are two options:

Limited time: Move all of his furniture outside and set it up just like his office.

More time: Bolt all of his furniture to the roof of his office.

[Tim Walsh]

Install VNC on his machine, he probably won't notice the icon in his system tray and then you can do all sorts of fun by taking over his computer when he's in front of it.

and yes a video camera is mandatory

[cantdrv55]

Dig up cat turd and leave it hidden in his cube.

[djmcmath]

There are a number of applicable classics.

The cat turd reminds me of an old one involving sardines and a heater. That only works if you don't share his airspace.

One of my favorites is the old key copying trick. Obtain a copy of his car key. Then make a daily habit of changing something small on his car. Change his radio station. Leave his lights on. Leave it in a different gear than he left it in. Move the seats. Gradually move up to more and more drastic changes: turn the car around, or park it someplace different -- not a lot different, just different enough to make him think he's losing his mind. That's a long slow prank, but it's well worth it in the end.

For office filling, newspaper also works well. It takes a while to wad up enough newspaper to really be effective, though.

If he has a tile floor, it can be a lot of fun to wax inappropriate material into the floor. That may be over the top, though.

If his office is small enough, you may be able to move the entire setup into the nearest bathroom. Or out into the hallway. Or onto the roof of the building. The real trick is to ensure that it's exactly like it was -- take a few digital pics to make sure you've got it right, and this one is well worth the time that it takes to get it right.

If his office is big enough, transplant a porta-potty into it. Be careful, it can be against the law in some places.

Do the car trick, except with his office. Wait until he leaves, then go in and move something. Like the car trick, just move small things at first. Shift his whole office around just slightly. Change his chair height, or move his keyboard, or put his mouse on the other side. Just enough to make him doubt his own memory. Takes a while, but it can really be worth it.

Let us know what you end up doing -- I always love new ideas.

[craigster59]

2 things that never fail, but they're vehicular not inter-office. The first, you take one of those big black zip-ties and cinch it around the driveshaft of his car, taping down the loose end with tape ( not around the driveshaft, just enough to hold the tip down. about 15 minutes into his commute that tip will come loose and sound like his tranny and shaft are going to come flying loose. The other one is to have a license plate frame made with some type of "Gay Pride" statement. Put it on the front of his car, I've seen some people drive around for as long as 2 weeks w/o noticing. Of course if he's gay it takes the fun out of this last one.

[dhoward]

Originally posted by craigster59
...Of course if he's gay it takes the fun out of this last one.

Not that there's anything wrong with that...

[nostatic]

Originally posted by djmcmath
One of my favorites is the old key copying trick. Obtain a copy of his car key. Then make a daily habit of changing something small on his car.

Dan, I never realized you were into gaslighting...

[nostatic]

superglue everything in his office down. Coffee cup, pens, stapler, etc

or just take his stapler

or you could sneak up behind him and cut his achilles tendons. He'll give up the game...push everything off to the right.

[mikester]

When they existed I used to steal mouse balls. Now I just tape over the lasers (can't use clear tape though). Also -something I've done on and off to the people who sit around me (the poor folks) is to move the keys on their keyboard around. See...they do it back to me but I never look at my keyboard so it doesn't matter much. If they hunt and peck it will really "F" with them. Plus it's fun as heck; get a little flat tip screw driver and move a few at a time OR rearrange ALL of them at once. Depends on how much fun and how fast you want them to figure it out.

=-)

[pwd72s]

Check a newspaper for the last set of lottery numbers drawn. Spend a buck, buy a ticket with the same numbers. Hand him the ticket, ask him to check the numbers for you. Few people bother to check the date. He'll either play it straight or not...not only funny as hell, it's also a good test of honesty...

[dhoward]

Originally posted by mikester
Snipped for effect...... I used to steal mouse balls.

How'd you keep their little legs apart?

[Drago]

Originally posted by dhoward
How'd you keep their little legs apart?

By blowing on them...a good goat'll do that sometimes.

[dhoward]

My god.
I haven't heard the "good goat'll do that" reference in years!