One of my developers just had got an "office makeover" (mostly a much needed paint job), and now has about a half dozen Ikea
RIBBA frames on the walls. Unfortunately, he hasn't figured out what to put in them. Fortunately, we're all here to help him out.
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posted by Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
on Jan 22, 2013 -
10 answers
When I first started my current job as a graduate researcher at a nominally Catholic university as an American in Belgium, my boss played a quick prank on me where he came into my office, plopped down a copy of the New Testament in Flemish, and told me I needed to study up to pass some kind of religious test. The way he did it, it was pretty funny and I’m looking for ways to prank him back.
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posted by Blasdelb
on Nov 28, 2012 -
7 answers
1) Big, round, colorful vegetables are starting to grow in my wife's garden.
2) She'll be gone for the next two weekends.
3) I've got a bag of 1000 googly eyes.
Question: How can I make this prank work without ruining her harvest?
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posted by bondcliff
on Jul 9, 2012 -
96 answers
I'm taking care of my friend's car for two weeks while he's on vacation. What are some silly things I can do with his car as a joke that he can follow on Facebook?
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posted by Locative
on Jun 15, 2012 -
31 answers
What's up with 774-8283? This appears to be a spoofed phone number calling to harass people at random. How are they doing this, and what can be done about it? Question about American phone calls, probably won't apply internationally.
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posted by The Winsome Parker Lewis
on Jun 7, 2012 -
5 answers
For the last couple of years, my SO and I have an on-going theme involving skunks that colors our April Fool's Day mischief. Help me find an inflatable skunk to keep the stinkin’ hilarity going!
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posted by numinous
on Jan 10, 2012 -
3 answers
Problem: a good friend wants one of my delicious Mountain Dew Throwbacks. Solution: Empty can of delicious Mountain Dew and refill with disgusting Diet Coke. Problem: I can't reseal a can of Mountain Dew. Solution?
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posted by 47triple2
on Sep 30, 2011 -
45 answers
I am wondering if there is any risk to a betta fish at all of adding some food coloring to his water? We have been pulling minor pranks on a coworker and many on Fridays have revolved around a fish and I am thinking adding a couple of drops to make a light tinge to the water would be good if it posed no risk to the fish. Everything I've googled looks like it is fine, but really trying to cover my bases in advance.
posted by ewiley28
on Jul 28, 2011 -
23 answers
I have control of a friends web domain. Any good ideas for some (good-natured) pranks we can play on him?
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posted by xanderbeedle
on May 18, 2011 -
13 answers
Is it possible to get a recorded prank call and the number on your caller id shows a fake number (business number)? At the end of the recorded message it said something like prank.com but not sure of the exact name. Is there any way to find out where call originated?
posted by sandyp
on Nov 10, 2010 -
7 answers
I'm looking for an image of a ridiculously over-the-top complicated control panel. The more knobs, switches, dials, buttons, gauges, etc, the better.
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posted by madmethods
on Oct 3, 2010 -
21 answers
How can I go about legally posting phone calls made to businesses on the internet without getting into "invasion of privacy" issues?
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posted by a47danger
on Aug 24, 2010 -
16 answers
Two prominent, famous or 'important' people talk on the telephone. How does either the caller or recipient know they're actually speaking to the real person ?
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posted by selton
on May 10, 2010 -
9 answers
Weirdness. Am I haunted? Is my house haunted? Strange, unexplainable things are happening.
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posted by davoid
on Mar 26, 2010 -
44 answers
What is the potential risk, and legality, of my idea for a prank: sending the entirety of Romeo and Juliet in text messages to a friend.
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posted by Askiba
on Nov 25, 2009 -
33 answers
How can I make a phony DVD, that starts off promisingly, but eventually turns into something totally unexpected...with the intention of pranking a DVD thief?
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posted by newfers
on Nov 14, 2009 -
33 answers
There is a
video making the rounds that is supposedly from an extreme Japanese pranks show called "Panic Face King." I have been unable to find any additional information on this show, which leads me to believe this is not the real name (or not the correct translation).
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posted by phonepimpster
on Oct 27, 2009 -
7 answers
Phone Prank Filter: I need to keep a co-worker's phone from ringing. I know the tape over plug technique but the trick is these phones have digital displays. Is there a way to cut the phone w/o cutting the power?
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posted by DetonatedManiac
on Mar 12, 2009 -
14 answers
Is
BigSpot (as seen on TV) a major scam, a minor scam, or a good way for a bored person to make a few pennies skewing demographic research. Or other? Are there any reputable or recommendable companies of this nature? I don't want to make a living, I just want to choose your mayonnaise.
posted by Area Control
on Jan 28, 2009 -
7 answers
Help my friends play an epic prank on their vacationing roommate! Ideas, please.
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posted by troika
on Dec 8, 2008 -
24 answers
Co-workers have been out of the office this week staying at a hotel on the other side of the country and I've kidnapped their toy for ransom. How to proceed using this third party?
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posted by KathyK
on Oct 17, 2008 -
11 answers
What can I possible do about someone that is repeatedly calling my place of employment and hanging up?
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posted by hammerthyme
on Oct 10, 2008 -
6 answers
My co-worker was just granted US citizenship and is out of the office today, in what crafty ways can we "enhance" his office while he is out...
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posted by kenbennedy
on Sep 19, 2008 -
20 answers
Where can I find a list of "prank" websites that use customization to put the name of the victim somewhere within the site?
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posted by newfers
on Jul 15, 2008 -
9 answers
I'm looking for fun things to do with a soda machine sized nook. Our office had, until recently, a soda vending machine (the wide, squattyish kind). The machine is now gone, and I've heard that we'll be getting a new one (switching from a good-ol'-boy-friend-of-a-friend deal to a real Coke distributor). Until then, there's a "hole" in the side of the hallway that my whole workplace walks past every day. It's probably 5 feet wide, maybe 6 or 7 deep.
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posted by mysterious1der
on Mar 3, 2008 -
22 answers
I'm looking for a scientific explanation of how this "
confetti bomb" prank works. It uses compressed air squirted inside a film canister, then quickly filled with confetti and sealed. After a few seconds, the canister explodes. Why?
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posted by phonepimpster
on Feb 10, 2008 -
15 answers
Irish prank call help! Does anyone know where I can find the recording of a man prank calling someone in (Cork?) Ireland regarding a dog license?
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posted by Ohdemah
on Dec 6, 2007 -
2 answers
Has a film ever told a completely different story in its subtitles compared to the audio track?
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posted by kurumi
on Oct 24, 2007 -
25 answers
Scam revenge/prank filter: I fell victim to the
prison phone scam. I have a phone number for one of the perps (the one calls are forwarded to). I've already reported this to the FTC, but what else can I do to speed some karmic payback their way?
posted by Work to Live
on Aug 12, 2007 -
12 answers
Prankfilter: interception and redirection of streaming audio on an office lan?
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posted by ph00dz
on Jan 17, 2007 -
8 answers
