Monday, March 31, 2008

With Just A Little Bit of Tweaking, These Could Be Used On Teachers, Too ;)

Surfing the internet and looking for interesting topics to write about, I came across this list of April Fools Day pranks that are used by co-workers against each other.

While faking a resignation, gluing office supplies to the desk and covering someone's cube in aluminum foil are among the most common office pranks, here are 10 of the most memorable pranks from this year's survey:
1. Placed a pair of pants and shoes inside the only toilet stall in a men's room to make it appear someone was using the stall. It sat there for hours until someone called security to check if the person had died.
2. Sent a fake love note to a co-worker from another co-worker.

3. All the women in office individually spoke to the president, confiding that she is pregnant. By noon, he 'knew' that all of his female workers were pregnant and he could not tell anyone because each asked for confidentially.
4. Called the electric company, used a co-worker's name and told them he was moving so the electricity got turned off at the co-worker's house.
5. Filled the vending soda machine with cans of beer.
6. Rigged the boss' chair to drop suddenly during a staff meeting.
7. Placed a sign on the restroom door that read, "The company ran out of toilet tissue; please use your own resources."
8. Paged a co-worker over the loud speaker claiming the CEO was looking for him. The worker went into the CEOs office and the CEO didn't know who he was or why he was there.
9. Shrink-wrapped everything in a co-worker's cubicle.
10. Put a 'house for sale' ad in the newspaper regarding a co-worker's home.


All of these are funny, some REALLY more so than others (See: #3, #5, and #9). The others were ok, but lacked a certain flair that makes an April Fool's Day prank really, really entertaining. I began thinking that with a few alterations here and there, I could use some of these pranks on my instructors. After all, today is the one day when these kind of pranks and jokes are moderately acceptible. So, I wonder which one of these I might consider? I may abandon all of these suggestions and rely on my cunning. Be afraid...be VERY afraid ;)

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