Prank #1: Foiled Again … and Again and Again.
Prankster: Michael Casto, former VP of design and now chief creative officer at Mindsalt Design & PR in Louisville, Kentucky
Scene of the Crime: An ad agency in Louisville
The Mission: Creative guru Casto decided to “foil” a co-worker while he was out of town on business. Despite inclement weather, including a tornado warning, nothing was going to stop Casto from wrapping every single item in the co-worker’s office in aluminum foil. The mission, which required two industrial-size rolls of foil, took three people an hour and a half to pull off.
Prank #2: What’s Wrong With My Mouse?
Prankster: Jerry Ostergaard, former PR director, now employed by Devry Inc. in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois
Scene of the Crime: Allegiance Telecom, Inc., based in Dallas
The Mission: Ostergaard’s joke is pretty simple to set up, but it managed to stump his IT technician. Ostergaard placed a small Post-It note with the words “April Fools!” written on it underneath his co-worker’s mouse. When the technician attempted to use it, the track ball was ineffective. After about 10 minutes, he finally figured it out.
Funny Pranks for the Office – Please Use the Other Door
Put a sign up that says, “Please use other door” Make sure to put signs up on all of your entrances or exits.
Funny Pranks for the Office – I Hate Those Guys
Whatever your target hates (Like a certian Sports Team or Politician) – post their entire office with posters or promo stuff clebrating that hated thing.
Funny Pranks for the Office – Dripping Cup
Poke some small holes in the paper water cups so that next person that gets a drink of water will have some bonus sprinkles.
Food Stealers
Take pictures of you spitting on the food or rubbing the food on a dog’s bum. Leave photos on counter after the theft and in plain sight for everyone to see.
Good Eats in the Garbage Trick
Hide potato chips or any other kind of food in a bag and put it in the garbage. When someone comes by, spot the “Find” and then dive in and eat away. Ask them if they think it is bad to eat from a garbage.
Change your Clothes
Tell everyone but your target to bring a couple of changes of clothes to work. Then walk by your target with a different set of clothes on every time.
Change the Location
If you have a coworker that is extremely picky about the placement of their work materials, adjust them ever so slightly every day. It may be work tools, pens, supplies, computer monitor anything else in their work area.
Rumors
Ask the target some ridiculous rumor, “Like is it true you are getting fired?” Other questions could be that they are dating somebody, working for the competition, moonlighting, closet knitter or any other ridiculous rumor. Really there is no limit to the possibilities. Just make sure that you get as many people involved with this one. After they are asked about it enough times they will certainly lose their mind.
Hostage Situation
Take anything you like from the target and make a ransom note for them to get it back. Works especially well if it is something is annoying or ugly and the
target knows it.
Switching the Lunch
Unattended lunches are excellent for pranking. Switch the food or the drink. Change the sandwich meat in someone’s lunch. Try adding a candy bar (Hey pranking doesn’t always have to be evil).
The Award
If anybody wins an award send out a fake memo that the award has been discontinued.
Answer the Office Phone Prank
Tape down the phone button on the phone so when the phone starts ringing and they pick it up it will keep ringing.
You are Famous at the Office Prank
Get a whole bunch of people to email target about hearing them on the radio. Allude to something about a secret microphone and that you would be really upset too if they had done that to you. Make sure at least a half a dozen people email them with the same take on the story. Include comments like, “Does your family know about this?” or “I support you no matter what people say.”
Give Yourself Recognition Prank
Page yourself over the office intercom and tell yourself to take the day off or compliment yourself on a project, do not disguise your voice.
The Newsletter Prank
Anytime you are in charge of any kind of newsletter or broadcast email system you are in the driver’s seat to play a prank. Any organization that is short on money can easily fool people into an outrageous fund raising activity or ridiculous cutback. You may want to tell them they are only allowed one toilet flush per day or some other ridiculous restriction.
I need this Project Right Now!
Place a note on your targets desk when they leave their desk for a few moments, that says something like, “I need those research notes for The SLP project immediately! The client will be here in 30 minutes and I need to get it done immediately or we are both completely screwed!” Then leave it unsigned. If your boss has a sense of humor get him to wait half an hour and then go up to targets desk to see if he has it done for him/her.
Everything is Stuck to my Desk
Tape or glue the items on your targets desk, to the desk.
The Promo Video Prank
If you are stuck at a trade show this one is good fun. Take your promotional video and put it in your competitors video player.