Top 10 April Fools' Pranks to Play at Work

Careerbuilder.com ^ | March 31, 2006 | By Kate Lorenz, CareerBuilder.com Editor

[rightinthemiddle]

Several years ago, one of my co-workers ordered an expensive pair of shoes from England. I believe they were actually Doc Marten's. He had been talking about them for weeks and was really looking forward to receiving them.

He had them shipped to our office. They came a day or two before April Fool's Day. He was out, but I saw the package laying on the receptionist's desk, with an English return address.

I carefully removed the shoes from the package without tearing the wrapping. We both wear a size 10. I took off my rather worn shoes and put them in the box, then re-wrapped it. I put his shoes on...and observed. Almost all the people in the office knew about the switch.

When he got back from lunch, he was so excited about the shoes. He carefully opened them, all the time talking about how great these would be for his feet, help cure his back problems, etc. The look on his face when he opened the package was priceless...he face almost fell off. He just looked and looked at the shoes. He said, "I can't believe this...they sent me the wrong shoes....they look used..., etc."

I walked up to him and asked him what wrong...for hours, I would walk by his desk and ask, "Heard anything from the shoe people?" He actually called England, but could only leave messages, since it was after hours. He still called two or three times. He even wrote a letter, called UPS, etc.

Meanwhile, i kept walking by his desk...I would even stomp my feet...I'd say stuff like, "Wow, I was really hoping you would get them..I wanted to try them on." I must have stood next to him 15 times...I even walked around the office with him, helping him look for another package.

After about three hours, the whole office was almost in tears. I finally said, "You know, those shoes they sent you look a lot like some I have."

As the line from "Shawshank Redemption" goes, "How often do you look at a man's shoes?"

I can't repeat what he said when he saw them.

[doubled]

Many years ago my Mom pulled this on the family. It has been repeated a few times.

Make pancakes for the family breakfast. The top pancake of each stake is made by taking a piece of paper towel cut to the proper size and dipped in pancake batter. This pancake will be too tough to cut through. Be sure your stake is normal and wonder why everyone else is having such a problem.

[Dementon]

When it hit 25, he took it in for a tune up.

LMAO!!! That is one of the best I've ever heard!

[lakeman]

get some fake insects and put them at the foot of their beds or in thier lunchboxes (on school days)

[Dead Dog]

I printed out a copy of CDC's Giardiasis
fact sheet, and left it, folded neatly, on the TP dispenser in the restroom.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/giardiasis/factsht_giardia.htm

People just can't leave reading material alone.

[doubled]

If I could spell this might make sense

stake = stack

[hoagy62]

4. Laxative in my snacks

Actually had a co-worker tell me of when he did this to disclose a snack-stealer at this old workplace. Turned out to be a little Filipino lady that no one suspected.

No more snacks were stolen afterwards.

[Woodstock]

Make pancakes for the family breakfast. The top pancake of each stake is made by taking a piece of paper towel cut to the proper size and dipped in pancake batter.

Now, that is winner. Kids will fall that for sure!

[Ladysmith]

I also set his auto-correct in all MS Office applications so when he typed his name it tagged a comma and the word "Dork" on the end of it.

Oh man, that's funny!

[Loud Mime]

Some incredible weather changes:

Extreme Winter Sudden Change Days

When the cold front associated with a winter low-pressure system ushers in the blast of cold air of an arctic outbreak, the local air temperature can drop precipitously in a few hours. There are many recorded instances of extreme temperature drops, but here are a few to chill your bones.

Browning, Montana: In 24 hours over January 23 to 24, 1916, the temperature dropped 100 Fahrenheit degrees (55.6 Celsius degrees) from 44 oF (6.7oC) above zero to minus 56 oF (-48.9oC)
.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: A classic Blue Norther hit Oklahoma on November 11, 1911 (11/11/11!!). In a few hours time, temperatures plunged from a balmy, and record, high of 83 oF (28oC), to a record low of 17 oF (-8oC). By the next morning the temperature fell to 14 oF (-10oC) — a drop of 69 Fahrenheit degrees (38.3 Celsius degrees) in less than 24 hours. This event is the only date left in the Oklahoma City record books on which the existing record high and record low temperatures for the date occurred on the same day.

Rapid City, South Dakota: On the morning of Jan. 10, 1911, the temperature fell 62 Fahrenheit degrees (34.4 Celsius degrees), from 49 oF (9.4oC) at 6 a.m. to -13 oF (-25 oC) at 8 a.m. From 7 AM to 7:15 AM that same day, Rapid City's temperature plunged from 55 oF (12.8 oC) to 8 oF (-13.3 oC) — a 47 Fahrenheit degrees (26 Celsius degrees) temperature drop in 15 minutes.

http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/elements/arcticoutbreak.htm

[bondjamesbond]

My eight-year-old daughter and I have been making tasty fakes for my wife for years. We'll use desert ingredients to make realistic looking pork chops, stew or chili, and then cook the real thing.

My wife comes home, and the whole house smells like "what's for dinner". It isn't until the first bite she figures it out. My daughter loves it!

Now we just have to figure out how to pull this off on a Saturday...

[Bean Counter]

"A "practical joker" desrves applause for his wit according to its quality. Bastinado is about right. For exceptional wit one might grant keelhauling. But staking him out on an anthill should be reserved for the very wittiest."

SECOND INTERMISSION
More from the Notebooks of Lazarus Long
"Time Enough For Love"
Robert A. Heinlein

[balrog666]

4. Laxative in my snacks

A friend of mine in the Army went one better. His lunch was being stolen repeatedly. He kept snakes at home (boas, pythons, etc) and fed them "pinkies" which are euthanized baby rats. One day he made up a fake lunch with a submarine sandwich in it. You've probably guessed it - pinkies on rye with lots of mayo. The top sergeant had a bad day after sampling it.

[Junior]

April Fools!

[Drawsing]

We are business casual where I work. I sent out a memo to my boss as if it came from HIS boss (with the secretary's help) telling him about the new dress policy for manager's...coat and tie all of the time from now on. The secretary thought it was so funny she sent it to all of the managers. I didn't really get into trouble, but it got mixed reactions. My boss saw it was a joke right away, but some of our Indian managers believed it and thought it was great. They were looking forward to dressing up.

[doubled]

let me know how it goes. You could use circles of fabric if your paper towels are cheap.

[Mr. Lucky]

Apparently, you have been seduced by the dark side of the force.

[Dick Vomer]

sweet

[oyez]

Their's April's Fools and April Fools. These cases are when the prankster is the fool. He will have plenty of time to laugh standing in the unemployment line.

[Dick Vomer]

god it works GREAT!!!! thanks..