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TheNinja

Lifer
Jan 22, 2003
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Originally posted by: Bryophyte
If you have a coffee room at work where people like to leave snacks for everyone, you can really have fun (also works at home on your spouse/kids/roommates). One thing to do is to cut either a piece of styrofoam or a block of wood to fit in a sheet cake pan and to liberally frost it. Place a knife or spatula nearby with plates and walk out (do this when nobody is looking). Alternately, you can take cotton balls and dip them one by one in chocolate/almondbark and let them set up. They look just like chocolate truffles or chocolate coated cherries, but leave cotton between victim's teeth that they'll be picking out for the rest of the day. I did the cake one at work with styrofoam once. People were trying so hard to cut a piece, and were wondering who the awful cook was and if it was rude to stop cutting.

Those are pretty funny and harmless office pranks....nice job!
 

Mill

Lifer
Oct 10, 1999
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Originally posted by: MrBond
Leave a messege for him. Say that while he was out, Mr Lyon called and would like to be called back. Leave the local zoo's phone number. Get creative with the names, Ellie Font, etc.

I did this to my roomate a couple years ago, he said he didn't fall for it, but judging from how embarassed he was when I asked about it, I knew he had :D

LOL. Mr. Ellie Font. HAHAAHAHAHAHA
 

MaxDepth

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Jun 12, 2001
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Computer Joke# 1:
Take a screen grab of his PC/laptop's desktop (if he is using Windows). Or create a fullscreen rendition of a BSD and set it as fullscreen picture or as the desktop background. Actually I forget which one works best. My brain is still fried from last night's binge drinking.

Computer joker #2:
Enable the power saving schemes on their computer. Adn then set the monitor to turn off at one minute. They'll never guess that the power saver has been turned on.


Physical joke #1:
Freeze his underwear.

#2
Pour oatmeal in loafers.

#3:
celophane (saranwrap) the toiletbowl

#4
If his landline phone is black, rub black shoe polish on the mouth piece and then have someone call him.

 

beatle

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Apr 2, 2001
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If they have an optical mouse, put 1-2 pieces of scotch tape over the sensor(s). :D
 

Falloutboy

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Jan 2, 2003
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I'm gonna have some fun tonight but what one ot chose that won't have me roommate kill me in my sleep....I'm prolly going to do the screenshot on my boss's computer tonight (so its thier for him in the morn)
 
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If your friend has his own computer, and is someone who hunts and pecks, you can change his m and n keys, and he'll never know. ;) Or tape a banana peel to the bottom of someone's desk...that'll get them long after April 1. :p
 

sygyzy

Lifer
Oct 21, 2000
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Originally posted by: MrBond
Leave a messege for him. Say that while he was out, Mr Lyon called and would like to be called back. Leave the local zoo's phone number. Get creative with the names, Ellie Font, etc.

I did this to my roomate a couple years ago, he said he didn't fall for it, but judging from how embarassed he was when I asked about it, I knew he had :D

OMG! So funny. I am going to have to do this!
 

anno

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May 1, 2003
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Originally posted by: Bryophyte
If you have a coffee room at work where people like to leave snacks for everyone, you can really have fun (also works at home on your spouse/kids/roommates). One thing to do is to cut either a piece of styrofoam or a block of wood to fit in a sheet cake pan and to liberally frost it. Place a knife or spatula nearby with plates and walk out (do this when nobody is looking). Alternately, you can take cotton balls and dip them one by one in chocolate/almondbark and let them set up. They look just like chocolate truffles or chocolate coated cherries, but leave cotton between victim's teeth that they'll be picking out for the rest of the day. I did the cake one at work with styrofoam once. People were trying so hard to cut a piece, and were wondering who the awful cook was and if it was rude to stop cutting.

someone in my email suggested frosting a sponge.. I guess that'd make a single serving cake.

other suggestions were stapleing the fly shut (underwear)

if you're into planning ahead, saving the newspaper for year and presenting it as current.. buying a lottery ticket with last year's numbers and askin' the victim to check the numbers.

to get your boss, everybody in the office (or department) calls in sick (or unavailable.. car trouble, flat tire, child care emergency, sick kid, sick yourself, doctor's appointment, cat havin' kittens, etc..).. and then go out for breakfast or somethin' so you all show up (on time) together.

I keep tryin' to find an idea that'll be funny but won't make my husband pissy.. he doesn't have much of a sense of humor in the morning.. lately he's been workin' so much it seems to be on vacation most of the rest of the time too.. so I'm probably just gonna skip it but.. I'll keep lookin' til it's too late..


 

fumbduck

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Aug 21, 2001
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question about celophaning the toilet bowl..

i this just placing a thin cover under both seat parts, so when he pisses it goes everywhere?


or completely wrapping the fvcker up so he can't get it open?
 

anxi80

Lifer
Jul 7, 2002
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Originally posted by: Joker81
Originally posted by: anxi80
2 words: upper-decker. 'nuff said. you will go down in april fool's history, and your friend will never dare mess with you ever again because he will know you are a not force to be reckoned with.
From the urban dictionary.
the upper decker is a weapon of terror and should only be used on people who deserve it.
Hahahaha.
lol. the 'beef stew' part is my fave part of that definition.