Practical Jokes for Special Occasions
Now some of these pranks are specific to a birthday, Christmas or whatever. But use these pranks on April Fools or any other day of the year you are inspired to be a little naughty. Remember the secret to a good April Fools' Prank is to look innocent and try to have an alibi. Never pull an April Fools' Prank that you couldn't handle if it was played on you.
Change the Present Prank
If you have a relative that is getting on in years this is what you do. Intercept the present from the older one to the target and carefully unwrap the present. Put the present aside and wrap up something really obscure like empty soda cans or an old phone book. Put the to/from tag back on the package and place back under tree.
Change the Present Prank 2
If you get a present - carefully unwrap it and put in another present. Then carefully wrap up the new present the way it was. Put the tag and ribbon back and place under the tree. Make sure you open the "New" present in front of the giver. When you pull it out act like you are faking happiness with your new present. This will confuse the givers immensely.
Whoopee Cushions
Hide a couple of Whoopee cushions in the couch. When everybody goes to sit down there will be a good laugh or two.
Picking Names
When you play Secret Santa and put all the names in a hat. Just put your name on all the tags.
Monday, May 28, 2007
Pranks to do at the office
The important thing to remember with pranking at work is that you should always look at the worst case scenario of the prank you are attempting. If you or anybody else loses their job - it won't be so funny.
Use these pranks on April Fools or any other day of the year you are inspired to be a little naughty. Remember the secret to a good April Fools Pranks is to look innocent and try to have an alibi. Never pull an April Fools Prank that you couldn't handle if it was played on you.
1. Good Eats in the Garbage Trick
Hide a bunch of potatoes chips or any other kind of food in a bag in the garbage and then root around and eat in it.
3. Change your Clothes
Tell everyone but your target to bring a couple of changes of clothes to work. Then walk by your target with a different set of clothes on every time.
4. Change the Location
If you have a coworker that is extremely picky about the placement of their work materials, adjust them ever so slightly every day. It may be work tools, pens, supplies, computer monitor anything else in their work area.
5. Live Creature in the Filing Cabinet
Put any kind of live creature in the filing cabinet. Anything bigger than a dog may be a bit extreme for the occasion. Though secretly I have always wanted to place a goat in somebody's office.
6. Loud Speakers
Turn the volume on the speakers really loud on their computer.
7. Rumors
Ask the target some ridiculous rumor, "Like is it true you are getting fired?" Other questions could be that they are dating somebody, working for the competition, moonlighting, closet knitter or any other ridiculous rumor. Really there is no limit to the possibilities. Just make sure that you get as many people involved with this one. After they are asked about it enough times they will certainly lose their mind.
8. Hostage Situation
Take anything you like from the target and make a ransom note. Then make a ransom note for them to get it back. Works especially well if it is something is annoying or ugly and the target knows it.
9. What Happened to my Lunch?
Unattended lunches are excellent for pranking. Switch the food or the drink. Change the sandwich meat in someone's lunch. Try adding a candy bar (Hey pranking doesn't always have to be evil).
10. Rearrange the Labels
Change all the labels on the phone so that they are all mixed up.
11. Tape Over the Calculator
Tape over the display and it will make the numbers fuzzy.
12. The Award
If anybody wins an award send out a fake memo that the award has been discontinued.
13. Relabel the Data Discs
Change the labels to read pornography
14. No Smoking
If you work in a building that doesn't allow smoking put an ashtray with a few butts in it on the targets desk. (Doesn't work unless the janitorial staff is in on it).
19. Answer the Office Phone Prank
Tape down the phone button on the phone so when the phone starts ringing and they pick it up it will keep ringing.
22. Give Yourself Recognition Prank
Page yourself over the office intercom and tell yourself to take the day off or compliment yourself on a project, do not disguise your voice.
23. The Newsletter Prank
Anytime you are in charge of any kind of newsletter or broadcast email system you are in the driver's seat to play a prank. Any organization that is short on money can easily fool people into an outrageous fund raising activity or ridiculous cutback. You may want to tell them they are only allowed one toilet flush per day or some other ridiculous restriction.
In the classified ads section place ads for over or under inflated prices on the things you are selling; Desk lamp - $3000. Or new laptop - $20
25. Everything is Stuck to my Desk
Tape or glue the items on your targets desk, to the desk.
29. Auto Spell Prank
Go to Microsoft word/ go to tools/ go to auto correct/ go to replace with/ change some popular words to you smell or the bosses name with "the funny guy".
30. Computer Gridlock Prank
When they've left their desk, make a screen capture (print screen) of the person's desktop (preferably with a program open). Go into Windows Paint program and paste. Save as a bmp. Load the picture as the person's background. Sit back and watch them double clicking and rebooting fruitlessly. (Note: you can also create a bmp of an entire black screen and do the same. The mouse moves, but there's nothing to click on if you hide the icons!)
33. Maintenance Emails
For IT staff you might want to say that you have received a virus that causes your computer to crash with any words that start with the letter G. The letter G is ok but using G in a word may crash the entire system. Ensure that you use no G words in your memo.
34. Phone Problems
Send out an email to all the staff that says the phone company is having some troubles and that they will be testing the lines. The phone company said to keep your feet off of the floor when talking on the phone to avoid electric shock.
35. Crazy Awards
Send letter to the office address congratulating target on their special skill. Best File Organizer, Paperclip Sorter or any other stupid habit that they are over the top obsessive/compulsive with. Start the process with a letter notifying them they have been nominated.
Then send a follow up letter saying them have been chosen. Then get co-workers to share a story with target of another worker who won the award and won a trip around the world. Then send the award and tell them that in the fine print that the so called world trip is a hoax and say "Sucker, did you really think they have awards for that?"
39. Personal Calls Schedule
Due to the number of personal calls being made at work we are now allowing friends to visit you while you are working between 9:57 AM and 10:01 AM .
48. Switch the Keys
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.
Use these pranks on April Fools or any other day of the year you are inspired to be a little naughty. Remember the secret to a good April Fools Pranks is to look innocent and try to have an alibi. Never pull an April Fools Prank that you couldn't handle if it was played on you.
1. Good Eats in the Garbage Trick
Hide a bunch of potatoes chips or any other kind of food in a bag in the garbage and then root around and eat in it.
3. Change your Clothes
Tell everyone but your target to bring a couple of changes of clothes to work. Then walk by your target with a different set of clothes on every time.
4. Change the Location
If you have a coworker that is extremely picky about the placement of their work materials, adjust them ever so slightly every day. It may be work tools, pens, supplies, computer monitor anything else in their work area.
5. Live Creature in the Filing Cabinet
Put any kind of live creature in the filing cabinet. Anything bigger than a dog may be a bit extreme for the occasion. Though secretly I have always wanted to place a goat in somebody's office.
6. Loud Speakers
Turn the volume on the speakers really loud on their computer.
7. Rumors
Ask the target some ridiculous rumor, "Like is it true you are getting fired?" Other questions could be that they are dating somebody, working for the competition, moonlighting, closet knitter or any other ridiculous rumor. Really there is no limit to the possibilities. Just make sure that you get as many people involved with this one. After they are asked about it enough times they will certainly lose their mind.
8. Hostage Situation
Take anything you like from the target and make a ransom note. Then make a ransom note for them to get it back. Works especially well if it is something is annoying or ugly and the target knows it.
9. What Happened to my Lunch?
Unattended lunches are excellent for pranking. Switch the food or the drink. Change the sandwich meat in someone's lunch. Try adding a candy bar (Hey pranking doesn't always have to be evil).
10. Rearrange the Labels
Change all the labels on the phone so that they are all mixed up.
11. Tape Over the Calculator
Tape over the display and it will make the numbers fuzzy.
12. The Award
If anybody wins an award send out a fake memo that the award has been discontinued.
13. Relabel the Data Discs
Change the labels to read pornography
14. No Smoking
If you work in a building that doesn't allow smoking put an ashtray with a few butts in it on the targets desk. (Doesn't work unless the janitorial staff is in on it).
19. Answer the Office Phone Prank
Tape down the phone button on the phone so when the phone starts ringing and they pick it up it will keep ringing.
22. Give Yourself Recognition Prank
Page yourself over the office intercom and tell yourself to take the day off or compliment yourself on a project, do not disguise your voice.
23. The Newsletter Prank
Anytime you are in charge of any kind of newsletter or broadcast email system you are in the driver's seat to play a prank. Any organization that is short on money can easily fool people into an outrageous fund raising activity or ridiculous cutback. You may want to tell them they are only allowed one toilet flush per day or some other ridiculous restriction.
In the classified ads section place ads for over or under inflated prices on the things you are selling; Desk lamp - $3000. Or new laptop - $20
25. Everything is Stuck to my Desk
Tape or glue the items on your targets desk, to the desk.
29. Auto Spell Prank
Go to Microsoft word/ go to tools/ go to auto correct/ go to replace with/ change some popular words to you smell or the bosses name with "the funny guy".
30. Computer Gridlock Prank
When they've left their desk, make a screen capture (print screen) of the person's desktop (preferably with a program open). Go into Windows Paint program and paste. Save as a bmp. Load the picture as the person's background. Sit back and watch them double clicking and rebooting fruitlessly. (Note: you can also create a bmp of an entire black screen and do the same. The mouse moves, but there's nothing to click on if you hide the icons!)
33. Maintenance Emails
For IT staff you might want to say that you have received a virus that causes your computer to crash with any words that start with the letter G. The letter G is ok but using G in a word may crash the entire system. Ensure that you use no G words in your memo.
34. Phone Problems
Send out an email to all the staff that says the phone company is having some troubles and that they will be testing the lines. The phone company said to keep your feet off of the floor when talking on the phone to avoid electric shock.
35. Crazy Awards
Send letter to the office address congratulating target on their special skill. Best File Organizer, Paperclip Sorter or any other stupid habit that they are over the top obsessive/compulsive with. Start the process with a letter notifying them they have been nominated.
Then send a follow up letter saying them have been chosen. Then get co-workers to share a story with target of another worker who won the award and won a trip around the world. Then send the award and tell them that in the fine print that the so called world trip is a hoax and say "Sucker, did you really think they have awards for that?"
39. Personal Calls Schedule
Due to the number of personal calls being made at work we are now allowing friends to visit you while you are working between 9:57 AM and 10:01 AM .
48. Switch the Keys
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.
Car pranks
se these pranks on April Fools or any other day of the year you are inspired to be a little naughty. Remember the secret to a good April Fools Pranks is to look innocent and try to have an alibi. Never pull an April Fools Prank that you couldn't handle if it was played on you.
50. My Side Window is Broken
Go to an auto parts wrecker and get the cheapest side window you can find. Buy it, then brake it. Sweep up the bits and take to your targets car. Roll down the window and spread the glass on the seat and the ground around the window. Then run and tell your victim that you think something happened to their car.
51. Sugar not in the Gas Tank
Just sprinkle some sugar around the gas tank opening. For added confusion leave a note with somebody else's name. "Ha ha Steve that will teach you to cut me off in traffic!" No damage happens with this prank.
52. The Accident That Didn't Happen Prank
Leave a note on somebody's windshield, "Sorry I smashed into your car. I have gone to the hospital to get my injuries checked out. Call me and we can work out a cash settlement-I don't have any money but maybe I could trade some yard work or something to pay it off. Call me."
53. Hide the Car Prank
If you can move somebody's car and put it in a different spot from where they originally left it you can cause a great amount of panic. You may need extra keys or a floor jack to achieve this one. Try a different floor of the parking garage or move it over a few feet. This confuses the owner and makes them think they have lost their mind. Best to use this one on April Fools' so that at least you have a reason for the target to lose their mind.
55. Flat Tire Prank
Take some regular balloons and fill them up. Place under the tires so that when the car moves they think they have a major problem. Works best at night. Try to keep them out of site.
57. The Confetti Prank
Fill the defroster vents of someone's car with confetti. Be very careful not to spill any so they have no idea what is coming. Put the defroster on full so when they get in the car and turn it on the confetti goes everywhere. A good vacuuming will clear it up.
59. Bumper Sticker Trick
Place a rainbow sticker on a homophobic's vehicle. The best thing to do here is if target is a bit of a butthead on a particular view of the world; place a bumper sticker that has the opposite message to their beliefs.
62. The Fake Company Prank
Make up a sign for a fake company like - Wash your toilets by hand, Inner thigh massages or something to that effect. Put the sign on the passenger side of the car. If you pick the right opportunity they will never know it is there.
63. Floating Car Trick
Jack up your target's car and then put blocks underneath so that the tires are just barely off the ground. Make sure you are around to watch the event.
65. Wake Up
When someone falls asleep in your car against the right side of your window, jerk to the left side, then back right (or vice versa, if they are on the left window) as sharp and quickly as possible. Watch their heads whip away from the window, and back into it.
67. Messing with Directions
If a friend is writing down directions to get to someone's house, when he is not looking change the directions so he goes somewhere totally different from where he was trying to get in the first place.
69. Frozen Cotton Balls
When it is below freezing outside, dip cotton balls in water and place them all over the car. Contact will freeze the water making it stick until the temperature climbs above freezing.
75. Adjust the Mirrors Prank
Constantly adjust the passenger side mirror of someone's car. It really annoys them after several times.
76. What is that on the End of Your Tailpipe Trick?
Put a condom on a tail pipe. Push the end of the condom inside the pipe so it goes unnoticed until a large balloon is dragging along the street!
77. Dragging the Goods Behind
Attach about 20 feet of fishing line to the back of someone's car. Attach various objects to the other end and hide them. Try a can, trash bag, or kite.
78. Optical Illusion
Pull up next to a car at a stoplight. Slip your car into reverse and start slowly moving backwards. The other driver will start slamming his brakes, under the illusion that it's his car that's gliding forward. This works even better if you have another friend do the same thing along the other side of the mark's car.
79. Car For Sale
Put a for sale sign on somebody's car. Include phone number and an extremely ridiculous price. Works well while they are on vacation - should be plenty of messages when they get home.
50. My Side Window is Broken
Go to an auto parts wrecker and get the cheapest side window you can find. Buy it, then brake it. Sweep up the bits and take to your targets car. Roll down the window and spread the glass on the seat and the ground around the window. Then run and tell your victim that you think something happened to their car.
51. Sugar not in the Gas Tank
Just sprinkle some sugar around the gas tank opening. For added confusion leave a note with somebody else's name. "Ha ha Steve that will teach you to cut me off in traffic!" No damage happens with this prank.
52. The Accident That Didn't Happen Prank
Leave a note on somebody's windshield, "Sorry I smashed into your car. I have gone to the hospital to get my injuries checked out. Call me and we can work out a cash settlement-I don't have any money but maybe I could trade some yard work or something to pay it off. Call me."
53. Hide the Car Prank
If you can move somebody's car and put it in a different spot from where they originally left it you can cause a great amount of panic. You may need extra keys or a floor jack to achieve this one. Try a different floor of the parking garage or move it over a few feet. This confuses the owner and makes them think they have lost their mind. Best to use this one on April Fools' so that at least you have a reason for the target to lose their mind.
55. Flat Tire Prank
Take some regular balloons and fill them up. Place under the tires so that when the car moves they think they have a major problem. Works best at night. Try to keep them out of site.
57. The Confetti Prank
Fill the defroster vents of someone's car with confetti. Be very careful not to spill any so they have no idea what is coming. Put the defroster on full so when they get in the car and turn it on the confetti goes everywhere. A good vacuuming will clear it up.
59. Bumper Sticker Trick
Place a rainbow sticker on a homophobic's vehicle. The best thing to do here is if target is a bit of a butthead on a particular view of the world; place a bumper sticker that has the opposite message to their beliefs.
62. The Fake Company Prank
Make up a sign for a fake company like - Wash your toilets by hand, Inner thigh massages or something to that effect. Put the sign on the passenger side of the car. If you pick the right opportunity they will never know it is there.
63. Floating Car Trick
Jack up your target's car and then put blocks underneath so that the tires are just barely off the ground. Make sure you are around to watch the event.
65. Wake Up
When someone falls asleep in your car against the right side of your window, jerk to the left side, then back right (or vice versa, if they are on the left window) as sharp and quickly as possible. Watch their heads whip away from the window, and back into it.
67. Messing with Directions
If a friend is writing down directions to get to someone's house, when he is not looking change the directions so he goes somewhere totally different from where he was trying to get in the first place.
69. Frozen Cotton Balls
When it is below freezing outside, dip cotton balls in water and place them all over the car. Contact will freeze the water making it stick until the temperature climbs above freezing.
75. Adjust the Mirrors Prank
Constantly adjust the passenger side mirror of someone's car. It really annoys them after several times.
76. What is that on the End of Your Tailpipe Trick?
Put a condom on a tail pipe. Push the end of the condom inside the pipe so it goes unnoticed until a large balloon is dragging along the street!
77. Dragging the Goods Behind
Attach about 20 feet of fishing line to the back of someone's car. Attach various objects to the other end and hide them. Try a can, trash bag, or kite.
78. Optical Illusion
Pull up next to a car at a stoplight. Slip your car into reverse and start slowly moving backwards. The other driver will start slamming his brakes, under the illusion that it's his car that's gliding forward. This works even better if you have another friend do the same thing along the other side of the mark's car.
79. Car For Sale
Put a for sale sign on somebody's car. Include phone number and an extremely ridiculous price. Works well while they are on vacation - should be plenty of messages when they get home.
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