*OFFICIAL* April Fool's Joke/Prank Thread

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guyver01

guyver01

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Sep 25, 2000
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Originally posted by: jacob0401
Originally posted by: JoPh
Originally posted by: SoloKid
www.mit.edu
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i dont get it
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the banner on the building...
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wacky nerds
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rudeguy

rudeguy

Lifer
Dec 27, 2001
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every day is prank day at our work...you guys all remember my thread about the guy slippin vicodin in my pop...well the usual day for me is I get in, unplug my buddies phone cord just enough so that you cant hear out of it (on both ends), set his mouse for left handed, then tape the mouse ball down, then take any large boxes and put them on the boss' desk...that usually gets me by until my brain starts working enough to come up with creative things
 
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sharkeeper

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Jan 13, 2001
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Use PC Anywere, VNC, DameWare, etc. to go into their computer remotely. Crank up the resolution to 1600x1200+ at 100+ Hz refresh rate so their monitor goes into sleep mode or flashes out of range on the screen! This drives people crazy. They restart (reset!) and see the BIOS and boot logo, then BAM! It's easy to fix as long as they don't smash their computer preventing you from logging back in and turning the resolution back down! :)

I do it to my brother in law all the time.

Cheers!
 
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Bryophyte

Lifer
Apr 25, 2001
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Two good pranks that I've pulled. Both involve placing things in the coffee room anonymously.

1) Take a piece of styrofoam, cut to fit a sheet cake pan. Frost liberally with chocolate icing. Leave a table knife and plates next to it. Try not to laugh when they try to cut it. Most people are too nice/naive to realize it's a prank and will leave with a puzzled look on their faces wondering who made such a nasty, tough cake. My parents pulled this on me and my sister when we were little by frosting a piece of wood and telling us that we were so good that she made us a cake, and we could eat as much as we wanted. I think the styrofoam is better because it takes longer to figure out.

2) Take a bunch of cotton balls, dip in chocolate ("almond bark"). When they harden back up, put them on a plate and leave in lunchroom. Do you have any idea how long it takes you to get cotton out from between your teeth? :Q

BD
 
XZeroII

XZeroII

Lifer
Jun 30, 2001
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Originally posted by: BigDan
Two good pranks that I've pulled. Both involve placing things in the coffee room anonymously.

1) Take a piece of styrofoam, cut to fit a sheet cake pan. Frost liberally with chocolate icing. Leave a table knife and plates next to it. Try not to laugh when they try to cut it. Most people are too nice/naive to realize it's a prank and will leave with a puzzled look on their faces wondering who made such a nasty, tough cake. My parents pulled this on me and my sister when we were little by frosting a piece of wood and telling us that we were so good that she made us a cake, and we could eat as much as we wanted. I think the styrofoam is better because it takes longer to figure out.

2) Take a bunch of cotton balls, dip in chocolate ("almond bark"). When they harden back up, put them on a plate and leave in lunchroom. Do you have any idea how long it takes you to get cotton out from between your teeth? :Q

BD
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Those are great suggestions :D
 
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Jhill

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I think for April fools we should all sign up a friend or coworker for the Pauly Shore fan club.
 
hdeck

hdeck

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Originally posted by: shuttleteam
Use PC Anywere, VNC, DameWare, etc. to go into their computer remotely. Crank up the resolution to 1600x1200+ at 100+ Hz refresh rate so their monitor goes into sleep mode or flashes out of range on the screen! This drives people crazy. They restart (reset!) and see the BIOS and boot logo, then BAM! It's easy to fix as long as they don't smash their computer preventing you from logging back in and turning the resolution back down! :)

I do it to my brother in law all the time.

Cheers!
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i got flamed out the ass here for doing that once...only i did it on accident.
 
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Fausto

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Nov 29, 2000
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Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
For posting your exploits that have been set in motion. Stuff that you're "planning to do later" doesn't count!

So far this early morning, I've:

- put teabags in the showerheads
- redirected all net traffic that's not from my IP to go to a very nasty site
- loaded the morning coffee with chili powder
- moved a friend's car
- cleaned out another's room completely - the only thing I didn't get was the bed he was sleeping on

Just how evAl are you? :D

- M4H
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Put cherry lifesavers in the shower heads instead. Your roomies will take a shower, be drying off and feel slightly sticky. Solution: more time in the shower. Still sticky. Repeat. :D

 
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Quixfire

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Jul 31, 2001
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Local Radio station pulled a prank by stating that there was going to be a border toll between Michigan & Ohio. The people calling in were furious; it even had me looking for the news article online as soon as I got to work.
 
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