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Gift wrapped office

Gift wrapped office
These pranksters were definitely filled with the holiday spirit. Perhaps a few of Santa's elves had run amuck in the building.

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Covered in...Leee  | 08/23/06
That's a classicNickNielsen  | 08/23/06
Rule of thumbjdclyde  | 08/23/06
One of the best I've ever seen was self-inflictedNickNielsen  | 08/23/06
DOH!jdclyde  | 08/23/06
Perfect prank, had somebody else done it!daveo2000  | 08/28/06
Oh the burden we carry......jdclyde  | 08/28/06
We pulled this on a local techLitehouse  | 08/30/06
Along the same linespmolina@...  | 12/12/06
Computer DGOC  | 10/19/06
same but differenteddie.limoncelli@...  | 05/18/07
Coffee cup holderjpb@...  | 08/22/07
following instructions... and cables!drbayer  | 08/22/07
Self-inflicted prankJimTheEngineer  | 08/31/06
so beautiful, yet so simple...michael.tindall@...  | 08/31/06
Dead red fishesusstropicana@...  | 10/27/06
So You're Not Trustworthy...?bratwizard@...  | 10/22/06
Absolutely trustworthyNickNielsen  | 10/22/06
Better yet...ALSO self-inflicted!!!!!!wturgeon  | 08/23/07
Power strip fun (not a practical joke)oldbag  | 08/24/06
Your own faultjdclyde  | 08/24/06
What aboutNickNielsen  | 08/24/06
LOVE to do that to peoplejdclyde  | 08/24/06
Oh, that's mean :^0NickNielsen  | 08/24/06
Is "mean" bad? :Djdclyde  | 08/24/06
Some people might think so...NickNielsen  | 08/24/06
there's users and then there's users...drbayer  | 08/22/07
Another classicTonytheTiger  | 08/24/06
funny, but weakw2ktechman  | 08/24/06
yeah rightedp@...  | 11/13/08
1. Way back when… early 80’sFalconeer  | 10/25/06
Hacked Command.comtampa_poet@...  | 01/05/07
QBasicDownRightTired  | 04/09/07
Edited by moderatorpcfrd823@...  | 04/10/07
Blue screen screen saverjdclyde  | 08/23/06
Last April Fool's Daymaecuff  | 08/23/06
Pulled the drink gag on Thing Onejdclyde  | 08/23/06
April Fools intranet "features"bschaettle@...  | 08/25/06
now THAT is funnyjdclyde  | 08/25/06
That one's the best of the bunchstevenmoulden@...  | 03/06/07
niceDownRightTired  | 04/09/07
Very clever!LockOutGirl  | 04/10/07
ummmm I wonderIceHappy  | 10/04/06
I was naughty...... but niceKiltie  | 08/31/06
Back in the day...jbartlett@...  | 09/06/06
what today is called phishingpetergatzios@...  | 12/02/06
You HAVE to spread that one around!XT John  | 09/08/06
Similar eviljay_el_72@...  | 08/26/06
Defunct IconsMCS-1  | 08/27/06
Edited by moderatorpcfrd823@...  | 04/10/07
an old pre-OS X jokeRowan Hawkins  | 08/23/07
My take.Ptero.4@...  | 08/31/06
Screen Shot Gag ;o)~FutureGeek @...  | 01/03/07
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEAntagonist  | 09/27/06
Not to be Antagonistic or anythingjdclyde  | 09/27/06
Screen saver with decreasing timeoutSafeyDude  | 11/01/06
BSODGilbertr14  | 12/02/06
Haa haa The BSOD with delete!1PebKac  | 04/25/07
It is my policy...Beth Blakely  | 08/23/06
You know better than that Bethjdclyde  | 08/23/06
Peer Mail would workTiggerTwo  | 08/23/06
Got away from doing theseProblemSolverSolutionSeeker  | 08/24/06
Back in high school computer classesjdclyde  | 08/24/06
Just waitTonytheTiger  | 08/24/06
High school programming class, master level...michael.tindall@...  | 08/31/06
Oh Mikey...Colonel Panijk  | 09/02/06
Similar to taping the altjay_el_72@...  | 08/26/06
More Tape FunJohnnySacks  | 09/28/06
I know how that is...josh_trow@...  | 04/03/07
Confetti FanDownRightTired  | 04/09/07
Gave rubber scalpal to pompous professor at MCOT(Med. College Ohio Toledo)X-MarCap  | 08/24/06
Machine shop anticsjapazo88@...  | 10/26/06
grease on the power buttonjdclyde  | 10/26/06
If you only knewPublishingGal Techrepublic | 08/24/06
I love re-doing startup Windows audio like thatc.reifert  | 10/24/06
Break room sink trickDMambo  | 08/24/06
it really does lose somethingjdclyde  | 08/24/06
That's one of my favorites.TonytheTiger  | 08/25/06
I can just see the divorce negotiationsColonel Panijk  | 08/26/06
Newbie funoldbag  | 08/24/06
Newbie fun part du'hJamesRL  | 08/24/06
How to get a manager out of your hair.......oldbag  | 08/24/06
Tape isn't strong enough!GoodOyster  | 08/26/06
glad wrap on toilet bowlNowhere Man  | 08/31/06
Classic, and here's another suggestion...XT John  | 09/08/06
Well, seriously...Colonel Panijk  | 09/06/06
Use tape to fix the cableIT cowgirl  | 08/24/06
Hilarious!XT John  | 09/08/06
Another use for tapestan@...  | 09/08/06
Funnier mouse problem & user did it himselfelizabeth.r.martin@...  | 05/18/07
More funJamesRL  | 08/25/06
The labels...Maevinn  | 08/25/06
Brandingjdclyde  | 08/25/06
A few months?Maevinn  | 08/31/06
That's what you think!XT John  | 09/08/06
Byte Magazine prankdaveo2000  | 08/28/06
The universal PC repair toolDMambo  | 08/28/06
Duct TapeGSG  | 08/30/06
Our office is full of them!barbarak@...  | 08/31/06
Surprise!Jack-M  | 08/31/06
My Office Prank...eddie@...  | 08/31/06
That reminds me...XT John  | 09/08/06
SMF - Simple Mouse Funmindilator@...  | 08/31/06
Thanks for the mouse tipXT John  | 09/08/06
Our Students are way ahead of you on this oneCompuhorsy  | 01/11/07
PranxOz_Media  | 09/01/06
Have been getting requests for BSOD screensaverjdclyde  | 09/12/06
So Funny to watch a senior IT Guy go crazySteven M.  | 09/14/06
Sweet! :Djdclyde  | 09/27/06
Chuckle.. Looks scary... I just tried itFalconeer  | 10/25/06
my Halloween prank-to-beTink!  | 09/12/06
MoreLostUser  | 10/16/06
Way back when… early 80’s #1Falconeer  | 10/25/06
very nicesumanium@...  | 11/27/06
hard disk format prankedwardsm@...  | 12/02/06
More pranksfneily@...  | 12/12/06
Real simple office pranklmunday@...  | 12/13/06
Office prank falloutmorninglory118@...  | 12/13/06
My prank on a spammerSarah E  | 03/06/07
Pranking a spammerrblevitt1  | 03/06/07
Back in the daydspeacock  | 03/06/07
A couple of thins...Lost Cause?  | 03/06/07
My own Personal Best.....robert.weir@...  | 03/06/07
Pricelesstcheche@...  | 04/25/07
The ringing phonejmgarvin  | 08/23/06
The gas under glassfungus-among-us  | 08/23/06
Then you do the Bill Murryjdclyde  | 08/23/06
The best that I pulled was at homeDeadly Ernest  | 08/23/06
Morew2ktechman  | 08/24/06
SimilarTonytheTiger  | 08/25/06
WorseMaevinn  | 08/25/06
oooh, thats badw2ktechman  | 08/25/06
Freak Indoor Washington SnowstormTiggerTwo  | 08/25/06
The gift that keeps on giving :^0NickNielsen  | 08/25/06
OooooBulletsponge  | 08/25/06
Just so you understandNickNielsen  | 08/25/06
You don't even need keys if...JUSTJOEL99  | 05/11/08
Remote systemscekestner@...  | 08/25/06
a few beautsColonel Panijk  | 08/26/06
Love that shinemandrake64  | 08/27/06
Yes, but have you ever.....ghenning@...  | 08/28/06
Kids don't try this at home...jbartlett@...  | 08/30/06
Swap out the entire PC contentsjgreven@...  | 08/31/06
little program on computerzaferus  | 09/06/06
A good outside prank on office staffDeadly Ernest  | 09/06/06
VNCXT John  | 09/08/06
How about the "keyboard" classic?kirenl@...  | 09/08/06
Hunt the Cellphone...Bill_W  | 09/08/06
Changing the ringtoneszaferus  | 09/12/06
Worst ringtone possibleNickNielsen  | 09/14/06
Phone - alter languageKairoer  | 11/18/06
No, No, No... DVORAK is the Classic!jelenae@...  | 06/17/07
The joke that keeps giving...kirenl@...  | 09/12/06
Staff gets revenge on former stupidvisor...Former Big Iron Guy  | 09/12/06
phone systemdryflies  | 09/13/06
birthday Prankpigwings@...  | 09/14/06
Three pranks I've pulled over my careerfilker0  | 09/25/06
2 PranksLANAdmin12  | 09/28/06
Her's an oldine but a goodiedrakenoir41@...  | 12/14/06
Simple Problem, But Not for My Boss!kupe1@...  | 09/30/06
Silly but effectivestephanisat  | 10/04/06
About 20 years ago in a far far away landProjManager  | 10/04/06
real waste of money !!praseo  | 10/22/06
waste of timejdclyde  | 10/22/06
Memories are usually worth more than anything you can buydaveo2000  | 10/23/06
These are the Mis-Chiefs of societymeanderradio@...  | 10/31/06
Jelly BeansBoyd@...  | 11/02/06
Those ringing cell phones..suobrien@...  | 11/14/06
and the next step isProjManager  | 11/14/06
Back to your Childhoodnewtoitall  | 11/14/06
What a waste!awvangastel@...  | 11/23/06
Don't Worry. It won't happen to you.daveo2000  | 11/24/06
Sometimes it's just the simple things.jpfitz@...  | 11/28/06
Pranks Predate PC'sRichinnameonly  | 11/29/06
Yes but PCs allow for newer pranks like these! :)ErickP72  | 01/11/07
Too much time on their handswadekramsey@...  | 12/01/06
YesHapGail_HomeInMd@...  | 12/07/06
OR ...MysticKnighto'theSea  | 12/20/06
Sometimes yes, sometimes no.shepherdm@...  | 12/12/06
I LOVE IT BillAaron A Baker  | 03/06/07
Thank youBill Detwiler - TechRepublic Techrepublic | 03/06/07
old Banyan vines and a blondwilliam.baker  | 03/06/07
Chair HijinksLANAdmin12  | 04/11/07
Computer games at worktrm1945@...  | 04/18/07
Is this what passes for humor among IT folk?gillinson@...  | 04/18/07
It's about humorNickNielsen  | 04/19/07
April Fools, my favorite national holiday!readwryt@...  | 04/23/07
Insanitygjcooper1960@...  | 04/26/07
I love April Fools daymark@...  | 05/18/07
I wish. No time. No pay.scmlou@...  | 05/29/07
RE: Are you an office prankster? (Office and computer pranks)aravindanpremkumar@...  | 07/30/07
Don't touch that key! C64 days prankLeodes  | 08/22/07
RE: Are you an office prankster? (Office and computer pranks)m16@...  | 08/22/07
Why sales should not annoy techs.Rowan Hawkins  | 08/23/07
The SMThe 'G-Man.'  | 05/15/08
Hersheyzage@...  | 03/19/08
Tin foildavid.barbanti@...  | 04/09/08

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