OT: MGoAprilFools
There was some chatter on another thread about April Fools pranks, and it seemed like a good idea to open a thread revealing what April Fools pranks people have on tap for today.
Also, please post any memorable April Fools pranks from years past. My daughter set a low bar this a.m. with a pretty unicorn sticker on my coat - I'm thinking the higher bar would be along the lines of an Eastbound and Down twin prank.
So - whatcha got?
Did Uncle Joey tell you to "cut--it--out!" ?
That was a dick move. D.J. had a paper due and now she's going to fail. You better get Stephanie to help fix this or Danny is going to F you up. If you come up with a plan quick, you can have this all squared away in 22 minutes.... with some laugh-track-laughs in between.
Good Luck!
Hate ppl like you. Someone put tape on my optical mouse's bottom and it was one of those mornings after a long grueling night... I thought my computer was dead so I had to restart a few times and ended up plugging in an old spare wired mouse...
I don't know if you guys have checked out Google Maps on your iPhones, but it's worth it. Go to the search functionality and tap "Get Started."
I put up a one page instruction letter describing the "Voice Activation Service Enabled" on this printer....step by step directions on how to print, copy and scan. Hope I get some folks to bite on it...
Can you post it to Flickr?
I can post the verbiage here and you can copy and paste it...on company letter head is best. You will have to update the email addresses on it to match your company format:
Voice Activation Service Enabled
This copier has been fitted with a new voice activated feature. To utilize this new feature please follow the instructions below. After logging into the printer:
- Place the document to be copied or scanned into the loading tray.
- Speaking in a clear voice state: “Copier Activate”
- Follow by speaking your name as it appears in the Global Address Library for example: Jon J. Doe would say [email protected] contractors would say [email protected]
- State the number of copies you need or state “Scan” and skip to step 6.
- If you needed copies say: “Copy.”
- After stating “Scan” you will need to designate the recipient’s email address. If you know the email address you may state it now using the same format from step 3.
- If you need to look up the email address the GAL, state: “Look Up” and begin spelling the last name of the recipient, the auto fill capability should narrow your search as you spell.
- Once you have identified the correct address, say “Another” if you wish to add additional recipients or “Finish” to close the address book.
- Stating “Send” here will send your scanned document.
My office just installed a new copier/printer. I gotta do this.
Last year, I started to incorporate a daily word scramble into the presentation which goes on the various monitors around here that shows metrics, safety information, upcoming events and the like so people would see them and start submitting solutions for a prize (the pod with the most at the end of a month would get pizza). On April 1st, the scramble was of a series of letters which I was 99.99% sure would not produce any results in English (I did some research to this effect), but I managed to get a few dozen submissions all the same. I didn't actually let people in on the joke until the pizza showed up about a week later.
Malik McDowell picks Michigan!!!
Too soon.
If ace does a full write-up of a fake Hello: post, there might be a riot.
Demar Dorsey has enrolled!
Last year I bought an Annoy-o-tron random beep generator and placed it in the ceiling tile above a Directors office. Took him a good three weeks before he called maintenance to "fix the smoke detector" in his office.
What'd you use for kindling? His couch?
My april fools joke ended with me using bad judgement and losing my points :(
I tossed you an upvote, but can you share (in general terms) what your misstep was?
He started the Funch tore his achilles thread as a joke.
without stringing those words together? If anything happens to anyone, I'm blaming you!
But point taken. Upvoted you. I won't let it happen again! I don't believe you, but not worth the risk.
My kids were playing April Fools pranks on each other this morning trying to top each other. They did not know I was paying attention so they were not expecting any April Fools pranks to come from me.
As we were leaving the house for school, I told my 11 year-old son in an excited voice that I had just gotten an emergency email that there was a water-main break at his school. School was canceled for the day. He lit up like a light bulb and immediately dropped his coat and backpack and went back in the house.
I waited a bit then I announced: "April Fools!" The kids were surprised, shocked, and impressed all at once. They didn't expect Dad, of all people, to top them both on April Fools pranks. (For now.)
I once considered starting a forum topic saying Greg Mattison was retiring but I wasn't sure some people had the sense of humor to handle it as a prank.
I texted a friend that Stauskas, GR3, McGary, and LeVert were all entering the draft. His responses:
"Wat"
"Oh. Fuck you"
Success.
Dakich should announce that he changed his mind.
I mixed crushed up Alkaseltzer into the sugar next to the coffee pot. We have tile floors at work, so it wasn't too bad of a mess.
Last year I told my boss that I had just accepted a new job and was giving my 2 weeks. This happened right after I had started a big project. She about crapped her pants.
I had a co-worker two years ago who wrote a formal letter of resignation (on company letterhead, with his signature) to his boss just after a major reorganization within the department. In the letter, he explained how we accepted a new job in Miami as a sports agent.
I'm sort of amused that just after the post that ends "We have tile floors at work, so it wasn't too bad of a mess" comes the post that describes your boss almost crapping her pants.
Whether or not pants have been crapped truly is the gold standard of April Fools pranks.
Truer words have not been said.
Beilein's fired for not making the Final Four. Dan Dakich is our new coach!! Andrew Dakich is our starting wing and Levert is permanent bench mob (e.g., picture him doing Andrew's moves, but with gumby arms).
Bacari apparently doesn't tweet. He accidentally downloaded some twitter virus that generates spam messages and randomly retweets motivational, religious and cultural tweets.
And by the way, he never played for the Harlem Globetrotters. He was actually a line cook at Charlie Trotter's, Harlem branch, and Beilein noticed him with his eye for hidden 5-star restaurant talent.
Was it in Reno, just to watch him die?
you would be the one to respond to this Mr. Everyone Murders!
I strangled a bum and put him on my neighbor's trunk. 911 has been called. I can't wait to see his face.
HEY!
How would you know? Oh, God, is this David Smitty, LS&A class of 1983?
We'll always have our long walks through the Arb, David. Always.
or flaming bags of poo?
here's a classic for those in an office. I did this but used the lockworkstation function instead. http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/windows-and-office/how-do-i-create-shutdown-shortcuts-in-microsoft-windows-7/