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Let's surprise Martin!
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29-08-2018 13:35 - edited 29-08-2018 14:27
Note: If you're reading this, Martin, please stop and go enjoy your holiday
Hi everyone,
As most of you know by now, Martin is on holiday for the next two weeks. When he returns from his well-deserved time off, rested and relaxed, @Marjo and myself would like to welcome him back in the office in the most friendly fashion - and that's where we need your help
Do you guys have any ideas of funny office pranks we could prepare to welcome him back? We're looking to do this mainly around his desk or his set of drawers, something creative/imaginative, doable for us, and most importantly fun
Thanks for your help in advance, and looking forward to your suggestions!
PS. If possible, we'll document the prank and share some photos as well, so you can follow the prep and execution!
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on 29-08-2018 13:56
You have the low risk - swap his mouse/keyboard cable to a different computer (or just detach them from his), change the orientation of the screen (not sure if this works across users), cover his workspace with post-it notes.
You have medium risk - remove all trace from his desk that it is his (any and all personal items), turn everything on his desk upside down, fill his workspace with balloons or pictures of something/someone he doesn't like (eg clowns), clingfilm or shrinkwrap everything on his desk.
Or high risk - put part filled cups on everything, grow some cress or grass in his keyboard, replace everything on his desk with a cardboard replica, stick an airhorn under his chair so it goes off when he sits down,.
Here's links to a couple of lists of ideas:
https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2011/05/13/17-office-desk-pranks/nggallery/image/ngg-image-3878/
https://blog.learningpeople.co.uk/top-10-office-pranks-to-perk-up-the-working-day
https://www.kitoutmyoffice.com/pages/top-10-office-pranks
Good luck and let us know what (if) you decide to do.
PS. My fav is on the last link - the fishtank drawer!
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on 29-08-2018 14:14
I hope Martin is not reading this!! Martin - if you ARE reading this, can you please stop reading this from this sentence onwards until you're back?
@gmarkj I love the grass in the keyboard idea although it wouldn't work as we're using laptops. Well it would perhaps work but the boss would not appreciate it...
Post-it notes is an interesting idea though and quite easy to do... I'll have a read through the rest of the links!
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on 29-08-2018 14:17
I have had a couple of those pulled on me @Cleoriff, and enacted some on others as well. Nothing too extreme though.
Probably the "worst" was part filling someone's office with balloons. Which seems innocuous enough until you find out he is afraid of them (or rather, or them going bang)...
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on 29-08-2018 14:20
@Cleoriff wrote:
Two great minds @Marjo
See my post just above yours...
Maybe @EmilieT should add a note at the top saying if you're Martin, stop reading now.
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on 29-08-2018 14:34
I've edited the OP now @Cleoriff so hopefully we can discuss ideas and plans safely in this topic now
@gmarkj There are so many great suggestions in the links you posted, thanks for the inspiration! Covering his desk in post-it notes is definitely doable ... someone also suggested we could cover his desk and everything on it in foil, or wrapping paper. It's the same concept but different variations
The balloons prank you pulled sound like a lot of work, how did it go down getting rid of all of those in the end?
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on 29-08-2018 14:52
Everything in his work space, turn upside down..
Even to the point you power on his PC and set windows upside down.

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on 29-08-2018 17:50