play a joke on your officemate

soda · Post by **soda** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 12:44 pm

I do this when I get the chance with the new people:

When they leave their computer (hopefully without password protection--if not catch it before the screen saver starts) minimize all their applications so that you only see the desktop. Move the mouse cursor off the screen so it's not visible and then press "print screen". Open a graphics program such as paint and then paste the desktop image that you just "printed". Save that image someplace that you can remember and then go back to the desktop and right click so you can get into the desktop and hide the icons. Then change the desktop background to the image you just saved. Instant frustration!! None of the icons will work because they're part of the background image. Sit back and enjoy. If you're really evil you'll wait to reveal the joke so that you can watch the computer tech people come and try and figure out what's going on.

Loads of laughs!

zerospace · Post by **zerospace** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 12:48 pm

Now that would be funny... I'd love to do that to one of the folks in my office!

(If only to see the confused reactions of our systems administrators who loooove to think they're gods)

But, you just reminded me of why I "lock" my office computer before walking away.

In_Gabriel_We_Trust · Post by **In_Gabriel_We_Trust** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 1:23 pm

That is perfect ! .... It's also very very evil so I can't approve of that... naah... cours I can approve... serves 'em right for not locking the comp.

And it's a lot more fun to watch than just remove the little ball from the mouse...

Baakay · Post by **Baakay** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 1:40 pm

wow... that would really work in my current department, where in spite of the fact that people are very smart not all of them know anything about file structures, extensions, or any of the behind-the-desktop workings of what they use every day.

I can see it now.

But there's a law against cruel and unusual punishment, isn't there?

soda · Post by **soda** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 1:43 pm

I also had fun with a German dude by changing his desktop image from Jan Urlich (The Kaiser: if ya don't know don't ask) to Lance Armstrong when he left the computer unattended. He was ticked... Also did the joke I just mentioned. He musta thought I hated him but it was so easy to do. His computer was just begging to be messed with.

In_Gabriel_We_Trust · Post by **In_Gabriel_We_Trust** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 1:57 pm

soda wrote:I also had fun with a German dude by changing his desktop image from Jan Urlich (The Kaiser:

You are not supposed to mess with Der Jan.

It seems to be a German thing.
But hang on... they really call him Der Kaiser ? Based on what ???

The only German to earn that title is Franz Beckenbauer, the soccer player, because he won everything there is to win in soccer.

soda · Post by **soda** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:06 pm

I have no idea why they call him Der Kaiser. I heard Phil Liggitt call him that and in the world of cycling, whatever Phil says, is written down as law.