Office Pranks

[Arvon]

11 Nasty Office Pranks - Funny But Could Get You Fired!

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 S**T" 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.

[philip]

ROFL must use a few of those on school computers

BTW if you're on a network the DOS command net send ... is really funny as well.
-First you can just send single messages to computer-illiterate people. We were sending msgs like 'This computer shouldn't be used for homework. Fatal error! Please reboot' and those girls on the computer were like WTF, what is happening. Unfortunately we were laughung so hard they noticed.
-Now everyone gets used to the command. Great! Create a batch file which keeps on sending, or better use 3 files to spam the same computer
-Finally you can use net send with the network name to spam all the computers at the same time (much fun coupled with batch files )

Alternative fun, try to find an someone who doesn't care about getting kicked out and let him search the librarian's computer (schools network has ...(number) so he tried the numbers) with abusive messages

[Kakero]

Here's some..

1. Turn on the fire alarm and watch everybody in the entire building run down to the ground floor as fast as they could.

2. Turn off the main swicth and hear people especially women workers shriek and shout.

3. Spread gossip like "Pssstt...do you know that...."

4. Wink at a female worker, she won't feel easy for the rest of the day.

[Malavon's Rage]

I think I might have to try #3 some time

[ 05-03-2004, 09:39 AM: Message edited by: Malavon's Rage ]

[Vaskez]

Heh some of these are pretty cool Arvon. However, extremeley annoying, if you're on the receiving end and don't know what's going on.
However, most of these will only work on computer illiterate people.

[Sagramore]

Originally posted by philip: ROFL must use a few of those on school computers BTW if you're on a network the DOS command net send ... is really funny as well. -First you can just send single messages to computer-illiterate people. We were sending msgs like 'This computer shouldn't be used for homework. Fatal error! Please reboot' and those girls on the computer were like WTF, what is happening. Unfortunately we were laughung so hard they noticed. -Now everyone gets used to the command. Great! Create a batch file which keeps on sending, or better use 3 files to spam the same computer -Finally you can use net send with the network name to spam all the computers at the same time (much fun coupled with batch files )

I did this on my school network...but alas I was caught by the principle and was given a 2 day In School Suspension...definately worth it though

[T-D-C]

LOL some of those are great.

I've seen the old Thumb tack under the chair thing done here at work. Person jumped quite high!

[philip]

Originally posted by Sagramore: I did this on my school network...but alas I was caught by the principle and was given a 2 day In School Suspension...definately worth it though

We always get a warning first. Except for the guy who tried finding out the number of the librarian with the message whore

[Harkoliar]

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.

boy most people dont know this (and they are computer literate)

[Bahamut]

man these are great... lovin' it [img]smile.gif[/img]