I don't do pranks, nor do pranks happen to me at work, but I saw one that was extraordinary a few years ago:
Several coworkers invaded the office of another, and wrapped *every individual item*, from the desk and chair down to pencils and pens, with aluminum foil. Was quite funny. On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 08:24, John Aldrich <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> wrote: > > Yeah… THAT’S a prank worthy of the prankmeister himself (the BOFH.) I > remember in high school (longer ago than I want to admit) some folks tried to > prank the guidance counselor by filling his office (maybe 10x10 room) with > crumpled up newspaper. They managed to get 3-4 feet of crumpled newspaper in > there, but that was it. Annoying, but not really “prank-worthy” like the > balloons. J > > > > > > From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 11:08 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Sometimes I can't believe my users > > > > Believe me, I don't. > > But an email about a joke played is much different than an email about a joke > played and some people not getting it. > > Pranking is an art, though. Amateurs tend to show up on a day like today. > > > > For example, for my boss's 30th we filled her office up with so many baloons > that she couldn't open the door. > > Now that's a prank. > > On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Cliff Partlow <cliff...@cox.net> wrote: > > Rule #62 > > > > > > "From The Sunny Side Of The Street!" > > Cliff P. > > > > From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 8:00 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Sometimes I can't believe my users > > > > Really? Because it's some arbitrary date? > > I get the joke, it's mildly funny. I do play jokes on my users, selected > users who'd get the joke, one of them being a senior owner, the other senior > owner, not so much. I also like to do it when they're not expecting it. The > one's who would get the joke would be more on guard today, of all days. > > > > Pranking en masse is potentially unwise, given the range of users and where > they might be in the corporate heirarchy. The OP lamented that his users > didn't get the joke. I suggested why I don't prank everyone, and why most > people may not get it, or even find it unfunny. > > > > On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 10:50 AM, Steven M. Caesare <scaes...@caesare.com> > wrote: > > Lighten up, Francis. > > > > -sc > > > > From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 10:32 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Sometimes I can't believe my users > > > > I don't play tricks on my users (en masse) for this very reason. > > > > Consider, they're wrapped up in doing their jobs. Most people, IT included > forget what it takes for someone else to do their job effectively. We know > they need a computer and a certain set of apps that perform in a certain way, > but beyond that, we're not doing their job, so we don't know what their work > actually entails. Why would we expect our users to know what is and is not > possible to be done? > > > > Very often, I'm one of the very few in my office who knows what IT can do > (easily, with our resources). For illustration, remember back to a time when > someone has asked you to do something they think should be easy for you to > do, but you know that it will be quite a challenging task which will consume > a lot of time. > > > > On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Bill Lambert <blamb...@concuity.com> wrote: > > I sent this email this morning to all my users…being April Fool’s day and all… > > > > Hello all… > > > > For those of you that had your computers on overnight, a new security system > has been installed for restarting your computers. This is a hands-free > method that was published some time ago by Microsoft. > > > > To restart your computer, say your name then say RESTART. Direct your voice > towards your computer and it will reboot. > > > > For those who didn’t have their computers on overnight, this should work once > you log into the domain this morning. > > > > Please let me know if anyone has problems. > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > I’ve heard at least three people trying it and, God as my witness, one of our > east Indian users came up to me and said “I think we have an accent problem, > Bill. It’s not working for me!” > > > > Gotta love it!! > > > > Bill Lambert > > Windows System Administrator > > Concuity > > Phone 847-941-9206 > > Fax 847-465-9147 > > > > > > The information contained in this e-mail message, including any attached > files, is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the > recipient(s) named above. 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