Tuesday, April 01, 2008
A few April 1st office prank ideas
by Anonymous at 11:01 AM
- Tell someone that you were just outside and their car was hit in the parking lot and the person who hit it is outside right now putting a note on their windshield. You get bonus points if the person you're pranking is parked in plain view of your office's window so you can watch them run outside with a confused look on their face.
- Tape the bottom of their mouse so the ball doesn't move. Of course this only works if they have an old-school mouse.
- Plastic wrap someone's car. Trust me, it's funny and doesn't do much damage. You'll need a couple boxes of plastic wrap though.
- Tell someone that Jenny called them while they were away from their desk and she's waiting for their callback. Jenny's number is (your area code)-867-5309. NOTE: the person you're pranking will ask who Jenny is, so have a fake job title for her handy.
- Hide the coffee. NOTE: this one has been attempted once and it got pretty ugly, so do not get caught. Let it last an hour or two, but make sure nobody is looking when you put it back.
Monday, April 02, 2007
Aprile Pazzo
by Greg at 2:27 PM
I'm interested in how our readers spent April Fools day.
Here is a list of some good April Fools jokes.
- In 1996, American fast-food chain Taco Bell announced that it had bought Philadelphia's Liberty Bell, a historic symbol of American independence, from the federal government and was renaming it the Taco Liberty Bell.
Outraged citizens called to express their anger before Taco Bell revealed the hoax. Then-White House press secretary Mike McCurry was asked about the sale and said the Lincoln Memorial in Washington had also been sold and was to be renamed the Ford Lincoln Mercury Memorial after the automotive giant.
- Burger King, another American fast-food chain, published a full-page advertisement in USA Today in 1998 announcing the introduction of the "Left-Handed Whopper," specially designed for the 32 million left-handed Americans. According to the advertisement, the new burger included the same ingredients as the original, but the condiments were rotated 180 degrees. The chain said it received thousands of requests for the new burger, as well as orders for the original "right-handed" version.
