April Fools Pranks

[Lurch12]

My wife is a school teacher. She gave her kids a crossword puzzle that had no words in it.. after a bit she told them to take it home and get their parents.. she received a few texts last night saying how hard the puzzle was.. a few people even circled what they thought was sunshine but it was really sunshino.

 

[UncleBone]

Nothing crazy, but I told my lady I bought a 46k dollar amg suv. Did the free shipping to my local store so I could get a picture that looked like I bought it. She wasn't very happy.

 

[Lowedown]

Great stuff! A few years ago my wife and I pranked a friend who is known in the community as the ultimate prankster! He is also an avid Oregon Ducks fan. We blacked out, snuck down his long driveway, then proceeded to put "Cow in Heat" laced Vaseline on the driver door handle and rear hatch handle of his old chevy van....along with a Go BEAVERS bumper sticker
He took it like a champ and even posted on Facebook, "Someone pranked the prankster!"

 

[Loper]

Had a few keys on my keyboard switched around when I got into the office. Noticed that pretty quick.

Several years ago a co-worker tried to prank me and switched my keys around on my keyboard. I never noticed because I type by feel and not by sight. Well, a few months passed and it was never an issue for me and my co-worker didn’t say anything to me as he forgot about it. Then one morning I got locked out of my computer as I forgot to update my password within the allocated time per my company’s policy. I had to get IT involved to get me access to my computer. The old IT guy who hunts and pecks for keys was at my computer trying to troubleshoot and couldn’t figure out why his admin credentials wouldn’t let him sign into my computer to reset my password. He had to call corporate support and talk to them for 30 minutes and then while on the phone with them, he all the sudden turned to me with a stern look and got red in the face and said sharply “What are you trying to do here!” He had finally realized that a few of the keys were switched around and thought I was trying to prank him. I of course had no idea what he was talking about but thought it was hilarious that someone tried to prank me and inadvertently pranked the IT guy, who was pissed.

 

[Geewhiz]

The IT guy who hunts and pecks for keys

Ironic lol

 

[SteveAndTheCrigBoys]

Several years ago a co-worker tried to prank me and switched my keys around on my keyboard. I never noticed because I type by feel and not by sight. Well, a few months passed and it was never an issue for me and my co-worker didn’t say anything to me as he forgot about it. Then one morning I got locked out of my computer as I forgot to update my password within the allocated time per my company’s policy. I had to get IT involved to get me access to my computer. The old IT guy who hunts and pecks for keys was at my computer trying to troubleshoot and couldn’t figure out why his admin credentials wouldn’t let him sign into my computer to reset my password. He had to call corporate support and talk to them for 30 minutes and then while on the phone with them, he all the sudden turned to me with a stern look and got red in the face and said sharply “What are you trying to do here!” He had finally realized that a few of the keys were switched around and thought I was trying to prank him. I of course had no idea what he was talking about but thought it was hilarious that someone tried to prank me and inadvertently pranked the IT guy, who was pissed.

I swapped a coworker’s keyboard settings from QWERTY to something else one day after work when he left his computer unlocked. Printed the new key layout and everything. Somehow it didn’t work correctly and I spent a few hours with IT three time zones away just trying to log him in the next morning.

Another guy changed the Windows Explorer icon on a PM’s desktop to execute shut down. PM came in the next morning at 5am to get some focus time in. First thing he always did was open that…and of course it shut his computer down. He was PISSED when he found out at 7am after spending an hour plus on the phone with IT.

We took a break from computer pranks after that.

 

[Marble]

I can tell you from an employee to a cool boss during a start up these kinds of things do matter.

It doesn't have to be big, but small gestures just to let them know you listen and care will make them work pretty hard for you.

Thank you! I try. Sometimes it's a success.

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[atmat]

I swapped a coworker’s keyboard settings from QWERTY to something else one day after work when he left his computer unlocked. Printed the new key layout and everything. Somehow it didn’t work correctly and I spent a few hours with IT three time zones away just trying to log him in the next morning.

Another guy changed the Windows Explorer icon on a PM’s desktop to execute shut down. PM came in the next morning at 5am to get some focus time in. First thing he always did was open that…and of course it shut his computer down. He was PISSED when he found out at 7am after spending an hour plus on the phone with IT.

We took a break from computer pranks after that.

The best computer prank is to take a screenshot of their desktop page, then hide all the icons and set the screenshot as their background image. Watch them go around clicking on the icons which are really just an image and thus won’t open anything.

 

[Mangata]

Not an April fools but fun all the same.
Heading out for the afternoon hunt during moose season. Right before pulling away from camp in the boat I decided to grab some additional ammo & jumped out ran into wall tent grabbed the box of ammo then noticed my partner’s iPhone was unlocked. I used the opportunity to switch his language choice to Vietnamese…
I shot a bull on this outing and thus we got back to camp late and celebrated our success even later. By this point I had completely forgotten about my prank.
I could hear him ratting around the wall tent when I awoke in the am. He had spent the better part of 90 minutes trying to unbug his phone. He was fit to be tied by the time I made it to the wall tent and assisted in switching him back to English. The amusement made my hangover substantially better

 

[riversidejeep]

My wife manages a plumbing store, retail and service. A few years ago I was in town and stopped by the store and forgot it was April 1. They always have some snack things on the counter for the customers and commercial plumbers that come and get parts and there was a container of Oreo's with the mint frosting opened up so I grabbed one and chomped into it only to find they replaced all the frosting with toothpaste. HAHAHA, There is a sink next to the counter so I grabbed a paper cup to wash my mouth out as everyone was laughing and they had taped the spray nozzle and had it pointed the right direction so when I turned the water on it soaked me. I laughed. I wasn't the only victim that day!

 

[Dos Perros]

If I drop my kids off at school on a Thursday I tell them it's Friday.

 

[Winnie]

Oh, I forgot about this one. I listen carefully to my kids and dad to find out what song kind of bugs them. Then, on opening deer hunting morning, I sing that song to them just before we split up. They can't it out of their head all day.

 

[ceejay]

Several years ago, I made mashed potatoes with a little yellow food coloring in them to which I also added some black beans. I formed cookie shapes with the mixture and then baked them for a few minutes. They firmed up nicely and turned a little golden brown and looked exactly like chocolate chip cookies. I took them into work on April 1st and set out the "cookies" for all of my coworkers to enjoy. It was a very successful prank.

 

[Corvus Corax]

Had an apprentice collect a diesel exhaust sample for the fleet mechanics to analyze in a black garbage bag.

 

[OoACheezit]

Anybody pull a good April Fools prank this year or have one pulled on them? I usually have something good, but after so many years of pulling pranks (on April 1 and other random days) my coworkers and family know my antics, so I don’t even try.

Putting tape on a coworkers mouse sensor is always fun.

 

[ReaptheHeat]

Swapped the coffee in the office with decaf, while I brought my own from home.

Woah too far man. That's diabolical.

 

[hikenhunt]

The best computer prank is to take a screenshot of their desktop page, then hide all the icons and set the screenshot as their background image. Watch them go around clicking on the icons which are really just an image and thus won’t open anything.

Yes, this! Did exactly this to a coworker when he took off for lunch. I could see his frustration building when he returned and decided to jump in when he dialed IT

 

[hikenhunt]

One year, I brought in extra shoes and pants into the office, put them in all the men's toilet stalls and locked the doors. I eventually told the poor souls that kept checking the stalls over and over!

 

[NMJM]

Swapped the coffee in the office with decaf, while I brought my own from home.

Absolutely sadistic. Evil.

 

[NMJM]

I guess this is not an April fools joke but still funny. Making people believe autistic kids are telepathic.
Sorry I couldn't resist.