Practical Jokes-Nasty Office Pranks-these are so funny

CJnDee · 05-03-2004, 11:30 PM

Nasty Office Pranks

1. Go into MS Word or similar program on co-worker's computer, and add an entry to the AutoCorrect feature. This is a very simple prank that will send the novice user into frenzy. Configure the AutoCorrect option to replace the word "the" with the phrase "you suck!" They will usually panic and start scanning for viruses.

2. Take clear tape and tape the underside of the mouse. Make sure you take the sticky end of the tape and apply it to the bottom of the mouse so it locks the ball in place. The victim will most likely check the connections in the back, reinstall drivers, reboot, etc. before they realize what has happened.

3. Another gem is to do a "Print Screen" of the user's desktop, and then paste the image from the clipboard to a photo program, and save the image as a bitmap. Then, set the 'snapshot' of their desktop as the actual desktop wallpaper. (You'll have to hide the Windows status bar, and move all their desktop icons into a folder, which you can hide conspicuously in the corner or something.) The user will see their desktop as always, but everything on it will appear to be frozen when they try to click on it...sending them into a rebooting and virus scanning fit!

4. This will mostly only work with people with very little PC knowledge. Stick in a floppy in their floppy drive. They will be unable to boot up windows until the disk is out. This is fun to watch.

5. Try to find a very obnoxious CD laying around. Preferably a reggae or rap CD. Pop it in their CD ROM. Put up the sound full blast by double clicking on the volume control on the bottom right. On normal configurations the audio CD will auto-play when windows first starts up. The person starting up their PC in the morning will definitely be embarrassed.

6. This is for that special person you just cant stand in the office, the one who talks on the phone all day with their boyfriend/girlfriend and gets personal e-mail all day. Go into their e-mail and change their defaults to automatically "blind carbon copy" their boss or supervisor. Heads will roll!

7. Change the coffee in the office coffee maker to decafe. Wait about three weeks (or until you think everybody has gotten over their caffeine addiction)and switch to espresso!

8. Try "password securing" someone's screen saver. First I suggest changing the screen saver to "scrolling marque" and inserting your own word or phrase, "Mr. Jones (president or supervisor) eats SHlT" or something to that effect.

9. Pop out the 'm' and 'n' key on someone's keyboard and reverse the two. Any flat tool will work. Just pry it with little pressure and they will easily come right off. Then just sit back and watch the confusion.

10. With someone who is on the phone a lot during work - This works if you have phones that the handset comes apart. Take the handset apart and put scotch tape over the mouthpiece inside. They can still be heard, but they have to talk loud to be heard. The next day take it off, and put it in the earpiece. Usually they will be yelling to the other person on the line the next day, and won't be able to hear them. When they complain about the phone, and get a replacement, do it on the next phone. After about a week you will notice the calls to be down considerably.

And finally...

11. Depending where you are at you may have a cafeteria in you place of work. Every week most of them put out a menu so you know what they are serving. Usually it is done on Word or Excel, and not extremely fancy. With a little work, matching fonts, and images you can make your own menus, and post them by your desk. We had one co-worker avoid the cafeteria for 2 weeks because of the selection "fish head stew" etc. before he caught on. Works great with picky eaters.

Please let us know if any of these work and what the results were ROFLMAO

AriesBlue · 05-04-2004, 04:08 PM

Lololol

whispered_grace · 05-04-2004, 04:16 PM

love it!!! gonna try some of these things at my job...lol

psychofireman · 05-04-2004, 06:45 PM

Done 2 and 4 both worked great on unsuspecting coworkers
working alone on night shift has it's advantages

cherryscream · 05-04-2004, 08:07 PM

LMAO I have swapped the keys out before and did the phrase of Your'e a Bitch but thats bout all

cherryscream · 05-04-2004, 08:08 PM

Welcome to the Roo!!

queen isabella · 05-04-2004, 08:19 PM

Wouldn't be able to pull this off at work I work with little ones.

john_hurtme · 05-04-2004, 08:51 PM

have tried several of these and i woul like to add that on the mouse one if they use an optical(light on the bottom) mouse tha use masking tape so the light doesnt have anything to track. great post lol

bugsieb · 05-04-2004, 10:06 PM

cruel, just cruel! Funny but cruel!

GrrlGenius · 05-04-2004, 10:27 PM

Many of those are classic here.......had a few done to me as well as done some in return!
Good post!

05-03-2004, 11:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
CJnDee Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North West N.S.W. Australia Posts: 7,647 Rep Power: 89	Practical Jokes-Nasty Office Pranks-these are so funny Nasty Office Pranks 1. Go into MS Word or similar program on co-worker's computer, and add an entry to the AutoCorrect feature. This is a very simple prank that will send the novice user into frenzy. Configure the AutoCorrect option to replace the word "the" with the phrase "you suck!" They will usually panic and start scanning for viruses. 2. Take clear tape and tape the underside of the mouse. Make sure you take the sticky end of the tape and apply it to the bottom of the mouse so it locks the ball in place. The victim will most likely check the connections in the back, reinstall drivers, reboot, etc. before they realize what has happened. 3. Another gem is to do a "Print Screen" of the user's desktop, and then paste the image from the clipboard to a photo program, and save the image as a bitmap. Then, set the 'snapshot' of their desktop as the actual desktop wallpaper. (You'll have to hide the Windows status bar, and move all their desktop icons into a folder, which you can hide conspicuously in the corner or something.) The user will see their desktop as always, but everything on it will appear to be frozen when they try to click on it...sending them into a rebooting and virus scanning fit! 4. This will mostly only work with people with very little PC knowledge. Stick in a floppy in their floppy drive. They will be unable to boot up windows until the disk is out. This is fun to watch. 5. Try to find a very obnoxious CD laying around. Preferably a reggae or rap CD. Pop it in their CD ROM. Put up the sound full blast by double clicking on the volume control on the bottom right. On normal configurations the audio CD will auto-play when windows first starts up. The person starting up their PC in the morning will definitely be embarrassed. 6. This is for that special person you just cant stand in the office, the one who talks on the phone all day with their boyfriend/girlfriend and gets personal e-mail all day. Go into their e-mail and change their defaults to automatically "blind carbon copy" their boss or supervisor. Heads will roll! 7. Change the coffee in the office coffee maker to decafe. Wait about three weeks (or until you think everybody has gotten over their caffeine addiction)and switch to espresso! 8. Try "password securing" someone's screen saver. First I suggest changing the screen saver to "scrolling marque" and inserting your own word or phrase, "Mr. Jones (president or supervisor) eats SHlT" or something to that effect. 9. Pop out the 'm' and 'n' key on someone's keyboard and reverse the two. Any flat tool will work. Just pry it with little pressure and they will easily come right off. Then just sit back and watch the confusion. 10. With someone who is on the phone a lot during work - This works if you have phones that the handset comes apart. Take the handset apart and put scotch tape over the mouthpiece inside. They can still be heard, but they have to talk loud to be heard. The next day take it off, and put it in the earpiece. Usually they will be yelling to the other person on the line the next day, and won't be able to hear them. When they complain about the phone, and get a replacement, do it on the next phone. After about a week you will notice the calls to be down considerably. And finally... 11. Depending where you are at you may have a cafeteria in you place of work. Every week most of them put out a menu so you know what they are serving. Usually it is done on Word or Excel, and not extremely fancy. With a little work, matching fonts, and images you can make your own menus, and post them by your desk. We had one co-worker avoid the cafeteria for 2 weeks because of the selection "fish head stew" etc. before he caught on. Works great with picky eaters. Please let us know if any of these work and what the results were ROFLMAO __________________ ***** Click on the Animations To Visit the threads *** *****

05-04-2004, 08:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
cherryscream Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Waco, Texas land of the loons Posts: 258 Rep Power: 23	LMAO I have swapped the keys out before and did the phrase of Your'e a Bitch but thats bout all __________________ STAY SANE INSIDE INSANITY!! Cherish

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cherryscream Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Waco, Texas land of the loons Posts: 258 Rep Power: 23	Welcome to the Roo!! __________________ STAY SANE INSIDE INSANITY!! Cherish

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john_hurtme Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: south of the mason/dickson line Posts: 1,651 Rep Power: 30	have tried several of these and i woul like to add that on the mouse one if they use an optical(light on the bottom) mouse tha use masking tape so the light doesnt have anything to track. great post lol __________________ DON'T MESS WITH THE LITTLE RED X And I just keep walkin' on... What is a MASON? Click the emblem to find out.

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bugsieb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,220 Rep Power: 308	cruel, just cruel! Funny but cruel! __________________

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AriesBlue Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Lololol

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whispered_grace Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: mississippi Posts: 33 Rep Power: 21	love it!!! gonna try some of these things at my job...lol

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psychofireman Junior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: greenup,ky Posts: 52 Rep Power: 21	Done 2 and 4 both worked great on unsuspecting coworkers working alone on night shift has it's advantages

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queen isabella Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the Kingdom of Far Far Away w/Tumbleweed11855 Posts: 14,184 Rep Power: 2365	Wouldn't be able to pull this off at work I work with little ones.

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GrrlGenius Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: In that dirty part of your mind that you can't ignore Posts: 2,642 Rep Power: 26	Many of those are classic here.......had a few done to me as well as done some in return! Good post! __________________