Fool your co-workers with these April Fool's Day pranks
- by Bethany Sanders (RSS feed) on Mar 31st 2008 8:00AM
- Filed under miscellaneous, computers and internet
After reading these quick computer pranks, I can't tell you how badly I wished my brother lived nearby. We have a long history of playing April Fool's pranks on each other, so long that if the phone even rings on April Fool's Day, we've already got our defenses up. But a prank on his computer? That I haven't tried before.April Fool's Day is tomorrow and it's the perfect time to have a little fun with your co-workers. Before you start making a list of victims, however, keep a few tips in mind when playing pranks at work:
- Avoid embarrassing your co-workers or making a disruption at work.
- Think ahead and consider all possible consequences of your prank.
- Don't be mean -- April Fool's Day is supposed to be fun, not an opportunity for revenge.
- Remember that you're a professional -- some jokes just aren't appropriate.
- If your boss is the target, be very, very careful.
- Keep pranks short, sweet, and simple.
- Want to prank your entire office at once? Make all their phones ring at the same time.
- Perplex even your IT guys (for a moment, anyway) with this prank: Put a small sticky note on the bottom of a computer mouse, covering the tracking ball. Be sure to write "April Fool's!" on it before you do. They'll spend a good few minutes figuring out why their mouse doesn't work, and when the finally turn it over...gotcha!
- Unplug a co-workers keyboard or make a few small, unnoticeable changes, such as switching the "M" and "N" key.
- Looking for some funny but completely harmless pranks? Here are a few, including my favorite, putting a rubber ducky in the water cooler.
- On the other hand, if you're looking for something far more elaborate, you could always fill your co-worker's office with post-its/balloons/packing peanuts.
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4-01-2008 @ 2:18PM
Rob said...
For Windows folks, the "upside down" (or left/right tilted) screen is great. Do Ctrl-Alt-Down Arrow (or left, or right) to get their display to change direction. Ctl-Alt-Up Arrow to restore.
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4-01-2008 @ 5:41PM
Jesse said...
I cannot get the flip screen trick to work. I am running vista basic. HELPPPP!!
4-01-2008 @ 5:42PM
Bethany Sanders said...
Jesse,
I couldn't get it to work on XP either. Anyone have any thoughts?