Genuine GA Peach
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Post by Genuine GA Peach on Jan 22, 2011 13:06:20 GMT -5
at my previous job, everybody was a prankster. We worked long hours, and when things finally slowed down, we had a little fun. The company was a convention contractor. We'd go MONTHS without a day off. once when we were cleaning out the warehouse, we found all these hideous motorized decorations from a Christmas show. One of the foreman left his office for a meeting at the convention center, and we set all of them up in his office. When he got back from the meeting, his office looked kind of like the "It's a Small World" ride at Disney...on a REALLY LOW budget we used velcro for lots of pranks. Velcro the stapler to the desk; velcro the desk drawers, velcro the phone, etc. one time we took the legs off of somebody's desk. The other folks wanted to turn the desk over, but I thought that was too extreme...what a mess that would make! So I suggested, "well, he's always complaining about being short. If we take the legs off the desk, he'll feel taller!" When I stood next to the desk, the top was about at my knee. Of course, we took pictures of the victim sitting behind his desk. He looked really tall we had an office manager who was very computer illiterate. That computer system had a way to send messages to the others on the network. If you knew the log in order, you could send a message to one specific computer. We'd send messages like the computer was watching her: "Good morning, Edith!" or "I like oreos, too." or "Tell your husband hi for me" when she was talking on the phone to him. one of the salesmen from another state bought himself a Corvette. He was in his late 50s at the time. He got into racing, and had a vanity plate: YOUD LOSE. The sign shop made an exact replica plate for his state that said OLD FART and put it on the front of his car. He drove around like that for months before he figured it out ;D we'd also call when the receptionist was away from her desk (she was too sharp to fall for funny names, but we could usually fool the person filling in) and ask for Harry Palms. "He's in the warehouse checking an exhibit...would you page him?" I was good friends with one of the IT guys in our corp office. He'd tell me all the goofy computer programs they'd set up. When somebody went to lunch, I'd type in a command. When they returned, it looked like the computer was in sleep mode, but any keystroke would make the screen do all kinds of crazy displays
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Artemis Windsong
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Jan 22, 2011 14:27:45 GMT -5
It's fun when all the parties enjoy the prank/joke. Messing with the cars and office paper work is over the top.
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Genuine GA Peach
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If your outgo exceeds your income your upkeep will be your downfall.
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Post by Genuine GA Peach on Jan 22, 2011 15:44:44 GMT -5
when your co-worker is away from their desk quickly go to their computer (in case they have a screen lock) minimize all the programs until you get the the main screen with all the icons right mouse click highlight "rotation" and click turn their screen 180 and click this will turn their screen upside down and the mouse to move opposite. up will be down and right will be left... I love this idea
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kent
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Post by kent on Jan 22, 2011 15:46:06 GMT -5
I also heard of someone coming back from vacation, & their entire cubicle, desk, even every pen was wrapped in shrink wrap. Took a long time for them to get to work, but was a good (and clean) prank. Any other good ones, you guys? Let's hear them! I was off work for two weeks due to surgery and when I returned my desk was gone, and there was a for rent sign posted.
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Post by Beemermom on Jan 22, 2011 19:29:27 GMT -5
Being known as the clean freak at the office - one year my co-workers pranked me on my birthday. They all knew I was single so they put up pictures of gorgeous guys all over my office with sayings underneath them...like too blonde or too muscular...the perfect man for me was Mr. Clean and they all gave me a bottle of Mr. Clean for my birthday.
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Mad Dawg Wiccan
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Post by Mad Dawg Wiccan on Jan 23, 2011 20:33:15 GMT -5
I worked at a place back in the 80s where one of my coworkers was a huge fan of Motley Crue. He had an autographed poster hanging by his work station which was his proudest possession. I bought the same poster and forged the signatures on it. I then came in before he did, carefully took down his poster, put my fake up in its place, and then went at the fake with a box cutter. The kid nearly had a stroke when he came in a saw "his" poster in shreds!
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Artemis Windsong
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Jan 24, 2011 16:38:35 GMT -5
Put heavy oil on windshield wipers. They will smear like crazy. This is a mean trick.
Move the seat way up or way back on people cars that you have keys for.
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Mad Dawg Wiccan
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Post by Mad Dawg Wiccan on Jan 24, 2011 18:06:01 GMT -5
When I worked at a hospital in Plant Operations, they hired a cocky kid who needed to be taken down a notch. One of the guys laid down on a gurney in the morgue, covered with a sheet. We then called the kid in to lend a hand with some repair. When he walked by the guy on the gurney, he shot out his hand and grabbed the kid's arm. Kid nearly pooped his pants.
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ktunes
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Post by ktunes on Jan 26, 2011 2:58:28 GMT -5
our office has a bunch of pranksters as well...you don't want to walk away from your computer too long without locking it...lol if you get an unusual email from a coworker that admits to some extreme activities...someone is being punk'd...
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kent
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Post by kent on Jan 26, 2011 13:00:09 GMT -5
Many years ago, before most of you were born, a new car was imported to America. It was called a Volkswagen. The guy that bought it was CONSTANTLY bragging about the gas mileage he was getting and when it reached the point of driving people nuts, others decide to do something about it.
To that end, about every few days for about a month and a half they would add gas to his tank (they didn't have locking gas caps back then) and suffer through the outstanding gas mileage claims. When the stopped doing it he stopped bragging and they started asking him every single day how good the mileage was - drove him nuts
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kent
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Post by kent on Jan 26, 2011 13:04:07 GMT -5
On another occasion, we had a (very young) Political Affairs person that would frequent the State Capital to ply his trade. Unknown to him, a bumper sticker was made that said, "Nuke a gay whale for Jesus." This was placed on his car and, with the cooperation of the plant manager, he was marched out to the parking lot and asked to explain his politically incorrect bumper sticker. The expression was priceless and the verbal fumbling around was even better.
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kent
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Post by kent on Jan 26, 2011 13:06:44 GMT -5
Hey! How come my posting count isn't going up? It's stuck on 132! I'll never become a senior member at that rate!
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kent
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Post by kent on Jan 26, 2011 13:07:17 GMT -5
Hey! How come my posting count isn't going up? It's stuck on 132! I'll never become a senior member at that rate! Never mind....sheesh!
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