Okay, I need to do something random and weird at work. Any suggestions?

[arbusto_baboso]

Three stipulations:

1) It can't be something that could conceivably get me fired.

2) It can't be illegal.

3) It must leave me feeling both refreshed and menatlly alert.

[suninvited]

1. saran wrap across the toilet seats

well, how sensitive are the people you work with and how much would it take to get you fired? Someone did that at my work and everything thought it was hilarious.

Note: the prankster had to clean the bathroom afterwards.

[arbusto_baboso]

2. Nix on that just because I don't want to clean the bathrooms.

I mean, I can't stand LOOKING at some of my coworkers, much less cleaning up after their bodily functions.

The saran has merit, though. Maybe across someone's cube or office doorway?

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. I heard of one where someone took a screencap of a person's desktop with mouse cursor on it and then

disabled the mouse, making it look as though their victim's computer was frozen.

But that might be a firing offense. :(

[arbusto_baboso]

7. Pretty sure it would be. It reminds me of something I DID do once, though.

I once had a supervisor who was a psycho bitch from hell, for a number of reason I can't get into here.

Anyway, one day she made the mistake of going to a meeting without locking or logging off her computer.

I went in and changed her calendar settings to "English - UK". It was small, very subtle, but it messed her shit up for a long time.

Whenever she puts dates on her documents, she'd enter say 05/09/02 for May 9th, 2002. And because the US is the only nation that formats its dates like that, the computer would print out the date as September 5th, 2002. Drove her batty, and it took our vaunted IT department weeks to figure it out.

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. LOL Honestly, your garden gnome prank is the level you need to keep things at. Anything

beyond goofy but harmless and non-annoying might get you in trouble. This is a bad economy to get fired in. :(

[suninvited]

14. I work for a very joke friendly company

practical jokes are played all the time.

One time a pusher came in complaining that he was pretty sure he had the swine flu but was too busy to go home, then he left to to move a rig. We had the welder call him and pretend he was the sheriff's department and said that they had gotten a report he had the swine flu and that he had to be quarantined until tests could be run. The poor guy fell for it and called in and said he couldnt move the rig, he had to go turn himself in at the sheriffs office.

Last week, everyone was getting snuck up on and firecrackers were lit behind them.

One of the safety guys dropped his car opener in the parking lot, and when we figured out who it belonged to we unlocked his truck and filled it with over 300 balloons.

A simple computer joke, which only works with some OS's is to press the ctrl/alt/down arrow key all at the same time, and the display flips upside down.

[suninvited]

5. saran across a doorway sounds fun

or wrap someones entire desk in it.

[Ohio Joe]

4. Get a box of animal crackers

And only eat the heads, leave the rest sitting out. Works great in meetings :D

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[suninvited]

10. ooops

I must have missed something.

[arcadian]

8. You could rob a coworker.

Put pantyhose over your head then demand money while pointing your finder at them in your pocket. When they laugh it off as a joke, continue like you are really serious. Continue until they are really uncomfortable and stop laughing then demand money again.

[MajorChode]

11. I have the ultimate suggestion that fits your criteria

A guy I work with has a very lifelike stuffed rat. He leaves it out in conspicuous places like small nooks and crannies around the office. I've seen people freak right the fuck out until they figure out it isn't real.

The janitor took one look at it, turned around and left, then declared he wasn't going anywhere near our office until it was gone.

[arbusto_baboso]

12. Ooh, I like that one.

I'll have to comb the local thrift stores this weekend.

[susanr516]

13. Back in my cubicle days

A rubber mouse with a piece of fishing line tied around its neck was a sure cure for boring summer afternoons.



:evilgrin:

[GreenPartyVoter]

15. I would think a fake spider would score even higher on the freakoutometer

[susanr516]

24. We had a plastic cockroach, too

About 2" long, looked like the real thing. Of course, it's much more effective when used in areas where 2" flying cockroaches are common.

[MineralMan]

16. Try completing a project on time.

It'll confuse the hell out of everyone.

[suninvited]

17. I tried that one once

it wasnt near as much fun as filling the safety man's truck with balloons. Which, by the way, took most of the afternoon.

[arbusto_baboso]

18. Pfft! Freeper Troll!

Why the hell would I wanna do THAT?

[Rambis]

19. Novelty hats

[Forkboy]

20. I had a bunch of ideas until you included all those stupid stipulations.

x(

[applegrove]

21. Start an elastic fight.

[Fire Walk With Me]

22. Fill out a Post-It booklet with "Unrecommend"

and go around the office surreptitiously applying them to all that offends you. And some things that don't, to keep it interesting.

[Adsos Letter]

23. I would suggest...

Stripping naked, tying a large American flag around your neck like a cape, and go twirling through the workplace singing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," while clacking a set of castinets ala Carmen Miranda.

It probably doesn't meet with your first two stipulations, but I can guarantee it will meet the third one... :D

.

[many a good man]

25. Sound effects on conference bridge

Attend a teleconference by phone and play some sound effects. No one will know from whose phone the sound is coming from. Burping and farting are OK but my favorite is the braying donkey. Another good is to say you are calling from your cell phone while driving home with lots of Formula 1 sounds in the background.

http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/animal.html
http://www.pacdv.com/sounds/index.html
http://formula-one-sound-effects-michael-schuma-mp3-download.kohit.net/_/189003

[Captain Hilts]

26. Wear a party hat. Make sure to type 'mentally' correctly!