somebody at work keeps stealing my coke!

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Leros

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Originally posted by: Maximus96
Originally posted by: MisterJackson
Originally posted by: Leros
This is what you must do.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/...coke_and_mentos_prank/

This is exactly what I was thinking. Just put the rubber band with your name on it on a bottle instead of a can. Then sit back and wait to see who has the big ass coke stain on their clothes.

Although if it's your CEO or manager then prepare to be fired since they'll know it was you.


even better idea, anybody know if it works with regular coke instead of diet?

I'm pretty sure it won't, but you could just transfer to a regular coke bottle so he'll still take the bait.
 

Spineshank

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Put some eye drops on the rim of the can. Also this is why im glad our dept has our own little fridge.
 

skulkingghost

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Get a numbing agent cream available at many pharmacy's I used to work at happy harry and we had it there. I put it on the rim of someones plastic drinking glass once and it worked wonders. It has almost the same effect as novocaine making thir lips/tongue go numb and they get a sort of fat "puffy lip" and their cheeks will make them look like chipmunks if they get some there too.

Its sort of like a Cepacol but in clear gel form
 
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There's also this stuff they sell at the drug store (I forget the name) that is made to numb your pee (for when it hurts to pee from prostate trouble or the hooker you just couldn't say no to)....

the little side effect it has is that it makes your pee tun blood red. It comes in a tablet form that will dissolve in coke.
 

TheAdvocate

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Originally posted by: moshquerade
buy some twist top cokes. open it, pour some out, pee in it, replace cap. put in fridge with your ID rubberband on it.

Girl after me own heart :D
 

torpid

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I had a similar issue a while back. I considered a lot of things mentioned here. Also worth considering: change up your routine and use a magic marker, and put the name of your CEO or someone similarly important but believable on the can.
 

sygyzy

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Oct 21, 2000
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Originally posted by: pontifex
write your name on the can instead of some stupid little rubberband that is easy to take off?

You think the Cokes are getting stolen because of a case of mistaken identity? What an idiot.

 

AUMM

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take a photo of a can with your name on it being dipped into a toilet or something, then place photo on front of fridge, no one will touch your soda
 

AnonymouseUser

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Originally posted by: Leros
Originally posted by: Maximus96
Originally posted by: MisterJackson
Originally posted by: Leros
This is what you must do.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/...coke_and_mentos_prank/

This is exactly what I was thinking. Just put the rubber band with your name on it on a bottle instead of a can. Then sit back and wait to see who has the big ass coke stain on their clothes.

Although if it's your CEO or manager then prepare to be fired since they'll know it was you.


even better idea, anybody know if it works with regular coke instead of diet?

I'm pretty sure it won't, but you could just transfer to a regular coke bottle so he'll still take the bait.

The Mentos "trick" works with any carbonated beverage. The reason Diet Coke is most often used is that it doesn't contain HFCS which is sticky.
 

rasczak

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mark the can with an X at the bottom and do some snooping around ppls desks later on. when you find the culprit toss all of the empty coke cans you can find in his office/cube.
 
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Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser
Originally posted by: Leros
Originally posted by: Maximus96
Originally posted by: MisterJackson
Originally posted by: Leros
This is what you must do.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/...coke_and_mentos_prank/

This is exactly what I was thinking. Just put the rubber band with your name on it on a bottle instead of a can. Then sit back and wait to see who has the big ass coke stain on their clothes.

Although if it's your CEO or manager then prepare to be fired since they'll know it was you.


even better idea, anybody know if it works with regular coke instead of diet?

I'm pretty sure it won't, but you could just transfer to a regular coke bottle so he'll still take the bait.

The Mentos "trick" works with any carbonated beverage. The reason Diet Coke is most often used is that it doesn't contain HFCS which is sticky.

while it is true that there is SOME reaction with all carbonated sodas, only Diet Coke reacts so well. Even other Diet drinks do not, it is the specific Diet COKE formula that reacts so explosively.
 

pontifex

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Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: AmpedSilence
line the rim with rat feces or laxative, whichever is convenient. If it's laxative, when they run towards the bathroom; you'll know who it was pretty quick!

Laxative won't be potent enough, IMHO. What I would do is spray something like This on the top and then put it back. This stuff is absoutely vile. It will leave an incredibly awful taste in your month for quite awhile but it won't kill someone. I believe there was a story about a person who put laxative in a drink and was sued by the person who drank it.

BTW, I know that this stuff is bad because I once sprayed it on a dog, then touched food and ate it. Well the spray had just barely grazed my hand apparently.

wouldn't doing that be the same thing as putting exlax in the food? i mean as far as the laswsuit type thing?
 

Bryophyte

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There is a bittering agent that you can add to things like antifreeze to keep kids and pets from trying to drink it. Paint it on the top of a can and leave it in the fridge. Even after you get your fridge for your cube, leave a tainted can in the communal fridge.
 

pontifex

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Dec 5, 2000
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Originally posted by: sygyzy
Originally posted by: pontifex
write your name on the can instead of some stupid little rubberband that is easy to take off?

You think the Cokes are getting stolen because of a case of mistaken identity? What an idiot.

haha...wtf?
you're an idiot for even thinking that. how does that even imply thats what i'm thinking?
i meant write it on the can so he can actually see if its his can if he finds someone drinking it.


as funny or cool or as much as they deserve it as it may sound, putting something into the food/drink that a co-worker may consume is probably not something you want to if you want to keep your job and keep your money.
 

potato28

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Take the top part and drop it into moist, fluffy soil. Make sure to get as much dirt in the top and then level it off with the lip. Put your name on it and see what happens.
 

gururu2

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my advice is to NOT spike it with any sort of foreign substance to be consumed. you can get into some major trouble and can even be sued for malicious assault.
obviously, this person is toying with you. just place the coke in a paper bag with your name and tuck it behind the other sack lunches.
 

yuchai

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Originally posted by: AmpedSilence
or try this.... http://www.liquidass.com/index.html

but that might ruin the entire office for a while.

OMG..I believe you have solved a mystery for me.

One morning commute as the train was pulling into the station, I noticed that a particular car that's close to where I was standing was literally empty. I was happy because this meant that I get a seat for my 1 hour commute. Got in, and soon realized WHY the car was empty. The smell was simply overwhelming. It was really really bad. I would not have been surprised if there were some dead bodies in there, except that the entire car was empty and the exact source of the smell cannot be located. Needless to say, I switched to another car at the next stop.

I had always wondered what could have caused that smell. I'm pretty sure now that someone broke out the Liquid Ass in there at some point.
 

Nitemare

Lifer
Feb 8, 2001
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Originally posted by: gururu2
my advice is to NOT spike it with any sort of foreign substance to be consumed. you can get into some major trouble and can even be sued for malicious assault.
obviously, this person is toying with you. just place the coke in a paper bag with your name and tuck it behind the other sack lunches.

it's your drink.

But in this litigious society I doubt if it matters
 

piasabird

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Viagra if you think it is male Just look for the guy with the stiffie.
How about that spray for Squirrels which is made from Peppers.
Herrabenieros (Spell)
Pepper spray your bottle so when it opens they get a snoot full.