office pranks - Page 2

Undertoad · 11-12-2003, 12:11 PM

Slang's #1 and #2 are separate pranks, D.

11-12-2003, 12:14 PM

Uh. Yeah. Huh huh. I know. Huh huh, huh huh huh huh huh huh.

lumberjim · 11-12-2003, 12:16 PM

we once had a gay suicide intervention team "come to the rescue" of a cook where i used to work.

he was a little perturbed, as he was neither gay nor suicidal

wolf · 11-12-2003, 12:41 PM

Did you hire them from the same local agency that provides Gorillagrams and Strip-O-Grams or was there really such a crisis team in your area?

lumberjim · 11-12-2003, 03:02 PM

I don't know, the manager called them.....i just saw the results

tonksy · 11-12-2003, 05:18 PM

this is more of a good natured one but....we had this chief on the ship who was never without this stupid little coffee mug...until one day he left it on his desk while he went to the potty....said mug was stolen and then photographed with a polaroid in...uh, compromising situations...said pictures were left on his desk, in his rack, slipped into his locker. it was alot of fun!

Elspode · 11-12-2003, 05:44 PM

Take a couple of mustard and ketchup packets from your local scarf and run, and then carefully apply to the bottom of a co-worker's desk drawer pull.

You can't beat the classics.

one earth · 11-13-2003, 04:37 PM

Got to control panel and switch the left and right mouse buttons. You can also fiddle with mouse tracking speed if you want to be even dirtier.

Uryoces · 11-13-2003, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sycamore
I saw this on one of those chain e-mails: Replace the coffee in the coffee maker with decaf. Wait a week, then put regular back in.

Ah! No! That's wrong!

Put tape on the bottom of the mouse, so that the ball doesn't move. If it's optical, tape a small square of paper over the sensor.

Kitsune · 11-15-2003, 01:30 AM

Switch off the power strip under their desk that their PC is plugged into. Plug 130dB horn into the power strip and hide the horn behind the wastecan.

The bump on their head lasts for days...

Scopulus Argentarius · 11-15-2003, 07:08 AM

Years ago....Sort of fixed up a help-desk supervisor. While he was out I recorded his phone ring-tone (desk phone), added a few seconds og no sound and associated the wav file with a few very different windows events.

It took him a few minutes to figure out the source - the delay helped.

slang · 11-23-2003, 10:41 AM

I just remembered this little office prank. It isn't new but I thought it was funny in this case.

Once upon a time I worked with a man we called stinky. He was not only stinky but he'd corner you in your cube and ramble on and on and on about something we had no intertest in. On top of that, he was the bitterest old bastard I knew. Everything done or said boiled down to a personal attack on him.

At first, I felt bad for this guy so I wouldnt just totally blow him off and leave midsentance. It wasnt long though that he was kinda getting on everyone's nerves.

It was a new guy that came up with this "easy out" technique. Stinky had me cornered, blabbing on and on, when my phone rang.

ring-ring

slang: Engineering, can I help you?
co-worker: Actually, I'm calling to help YOU. I see he's right there.
slang: Yes, I'll be right out.

Then I'd blast out of the cube like there was something to attend to, or grab some drawings until Stinky left.

That in itself is not anything new. It's how far we took that concept that was funny. As Stinky's resistance to the "rescue calls" increased, so did the duration and timing of the calls. They became orchestrated and we each took turns "running the phones".

The time that we each were most vulnerable to a stink diatribe was coming back from lunch. Everyone else in the department was aware of how annoying the situation had become so I went to a couple of people whos desks were located on the route back from lunch. I asked them if it would be ok to use their phone as I was coming back from lunch and explained what I wanted to do. They all agreed.

As we walked back from lunch, one of us would split from the group as the others passed the lobby. This was our timing reference. At this time one of us would go to four desks in another department and pull the phone off the hook and dial one of our extensions and move on to the next phone, dial the next extension, etc. After all our phones were dialed and ringing, the "phone runner" would head back to the cube.

The result was that all 4 of our phones were ringing just as we walked into the cube. If Stinky was there, we'd make like we were talking to someone on the phone. If he wasnt there, we'd just hang up and go back to work. This worked like a charm and Stinky left us alone right after lunch.

If he wandered over some other time, it wasn't long before someone fired off a "rescue call". This got to be so effective and normal we quit thinking it was funny and just accepted it as what was required to keep Stinky away. It wasnt until he came over to my desk one day that I thought it was funny again. He said

Stinky: Now I know (ring-ring....ring-ring) your phone is going to ring, so I need to ask you a question quickly....
slang: Can ya hold on for a minute? My phone's ringing.
Stinky: (starts walking away) yes, people seem to get calls precisely when I walk over to them....coincidence, I'm sure. People used to get calls after I was talking to them for a few minutes but now, just by chance, they consistently get calls when I start talking.

lumberjim · 06-28-2010, 02:56 PM

blue screen of death screen saver

I have not tested it......yet

classicman · 06-28-2010, 03:03 PM

Guy at work was the only one in when the new office chairs arrived. The chairs were all the same (cloth) except for one nice pleather chair which he, of course took for himself.
A little Armor all while he was out to lunch and I am having fun watching him slip-slide away.

dmg1969 · 06-28-2010, 03:14 PM

I works indeed. Just hit the Esc key to exit it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

blue screen of death screen saver

I have not tested it......yet

11-12-2003, 12:16 PM	#18
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	we once had a gay suicide intervention team "come to the rescue" of a cook where i used to work. he was a little perturbed, as he was neither gay nor suicidal __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-12-2003, 12:41 PM	#19
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Did you hire them from the same local agency that provides Gorillagrams and Strip-O-Grams or was there really such a crisis team in your area? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis Last edited by wolf; 11-12-2003 at 12:45 PM.

11-12-2003, 03:02 PM	#20
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I don't know, the manager called them.....i just saw the results __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-12-2003, 05:18 PM	#21
tonksy 100:10100 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: louisiana Posts: 96	this is more of a good natured one but....we had this chief on the ship who was never without this stupid little coffee mug...until one day he left it on his desk while he went to the potty....said mug was stolen and then photographed with a polaroid in...uh, compromising situations...said pictures were left on his desk, in his rack, slipped into his locker. it was alot of fun! __________________ ...with all of our running and all of our cunning, if we couldn't laugh we would all go insane...

11-12-2003, 05:44 PM	#22
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Take a couple of mustard and ketchup packets from your local scarf and run, and then carefully apply to the bottom of a co-worker's desk drawer pull. You can't beat the classics. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-12-2003, 12:11 PM	#16
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Slang's #1 and #2 are separate pranks, D.

11-12-2003, 12:14 PM	#17
dave Guest Posts: n/a	Uh. Yeah. Huh huh. I know. Huh huh, huh huh huh huh huh huh.

11-13-2003, 04:37 PM	#23
one earth least significant bit Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 13	Quick and Dirty Got to control panel and switch the left and right mouse buttons. You can also fiddle with mouse tracking speed if you want to be even dirtier.

11-15-2003, 01:30 AM	#25
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Switch off the power strip under their desk that their PC is plugged into. Plug 130dB horn into the power strip and hide the horn behind the wastecan. The bump on their head lasts for days...

11-15-2003, 07:08 AM	#26
Scopulus Argentarius Your current user title is: Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: BTR Posts: 301	Years ago....Sort of fixed up a help-desk supervisor. While he was out I recorded his phone ring-tone (desk phone), added a few seconds og no sound and associated the wav file with a few very different windows events. It took him a few minutes to figure out the source - the delay helped.

11-23-2003, 10:41 AM	#27
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	I just remembered this little office prank. It isn't new but I thought it was funny in this case. Once upon a time I worked with a man we called stinky. He was not only stinky but he'd corner you in your cube and ramble on and on and on about something we had no intertest in. On top of that, he was the bitterest old bastard I knew. Everything done or said boiled down to a personal attack on him. At first, I felt bad for this guy so I wouldnt just totally blow him off and leave midsentance. It wasnt long though that he was kinda getting on everyone's nerves. It was a new guy that came up with this "easy out" technique. Stinky had me cornered, blabbing on and on, when my phone rang. ring-ring slang: Engineering, can I help you? co-worker: Actually, I'm calling to help YOU. I see he's right there. slang: Yes, I'll be right out. Then I'd blast out of the cube like there was something to attend to, or grab some drawings until Stinky left. That in itself is not anything new. It's how far we took that concept that was funny. As Stinky's resistance to the "rescue calls" increased, so did the duration and timing of the calls. They became orchestrated and we each took turns "running the phones". The time that we each were most vulnerable to a stink diatribe was coming back from lunch. Everyone else in the department was aware of how annoying the situation had become so I went to a couple of people whos desks were located on the route back from lunch. I asked them if it would be ok to use their phone as I was coming back from lunch and explained what I wanted to do. They all agreed. As we walked back from lunch, one of us would split from the group as the others passed the lobby. This was our timing reference. At this time one of us would go to four desks in another department and pull the phone off the hook and dial one of our extensions and move on to the next phone, dial the next extension, etc. After all our phones were dialed and ringing, the "phone runner" would head back to the cube. The result was that all 4 of our phones were ringing just as we walked into the cube. If Stinky was there, we'd make like we were talking to someone on the phone. If he wasnt there, we'd just hang up and go back to work. This worked like a charm and Stinky left us alone right after lunch. If he wandered over some other time, it wasn't long before someone fired off a "rescue call". This got to be so effective and normal we quit thinking it was funny and just accepted it as what was required to keep Stinky away. It wasnt until he came over to my desk one day that I thought it was funny again. He said Stinky: Now I know (ring-ring....ring-ring) your phone is going to ring, so I need to ask you a question quickly.... slang: Can ya hold on for a minute? My phone's ringing. Stinky: (starts walking away) yes, people seem to get calls precisely when I walk over to them....coincidence, I'm sure. People used to get calls after I was talking to them for a few minutes but now, just by chance, they consistently get calls when I start talking. Last edited by slang; 11-23-2003 at 08:12 PM.

06-28-2010, 02:56 PM	#28
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	blue screen of death screen saver I have not tested it......yet __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-28-2010, 03:03 PM	#29
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Guy at work was the only one in when the new office chairs arrived. The chairs were all the same (cloth) except for one nice pleather chair which he, of course took for himself. A little Armor all while he was out to lunch and I am having fun watching him slip-slide away. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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