Ten April Fools' Gags for (weekend) Co-Workers

Although it might be thrilling to finally one-up the office jokester, pranks can also help beat workplace stress. More than half of workers reported working under stress in a CareerBuilder.com survey. Having fun with co-workers can provide stress relief, build rapport, make work more enjoyable and possibly improve productivity.

Even though this year’s April Fool’s Day is on a Sunday, a lot of people indeed work weekends, so this is dedicated to those who have to work weekends.

1. Coated someone's earpiece with red lipstick. Called and hung up several times to get the ear nice and red.

2. Put a "for sale" sign on your boss's car and include their office phone number and a really cheap price.

3. Get a hold of someone's cell phone and change the greeting banner to say "NO SERVICE". Many cell phones have greeting banners on them that you can personalize to say whatever you want them to and it stays on there when you're not using your phone. Also, when there is no service where you are, most cell phone companies have a banner that pops up on your screen saying "no service".

4. This will mostly only work with people with very little PC knowledge. Stick in a floppy in there floppy drive. They will be unable to boot up windows until the disk is out. This is fun to watch.

5. My absolutely most favorite prank I have saved for last. It is so simple to do and yields such nice results. Simply pop out the 'm' and 'n' key on someone's keyboard and reverse the two. Any flat tool will work. Just pry it with little pressure and they will easily come right off. Then just sit back and watch the confusion.

6. Tape magnets to the bottom of an empty coffee cup, and attach it to the top of your car. Laugh at all the people who frantically try to get your attention as you drive by.

7. Take about 20 (or more) paper or plastic cups, place them on the victim’s desk and fill them with water. Then take a stapler and staple them all together. You can also put the cups on the floor blocking their door, or just about anywhere.

8. Harmless computer pranks you can download - One such download is called Help Desk. Random pop up messages appear on the screen such as"An application error has occurred. This is probably because you have been f@cking around with your system again. Have you been f@cking around with your machine?"

9. Strange Reports The website allows you to create a web address that you send to your ‘victim’ that contains a fake news report about them.

10. Create a very professional-looking announcement in PowerPoint that reads
“This machine has been upgraded to allow voice commands. Simply insert money, and speak in a clear voice to have your favorite beverage dispensed.”
Attach it to the front of the coffee / soda machine and watch as people try to shout into the coin slot machine.

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