by Jocelyn Guevara

Created on: March 31, 2009

Office pranks are a great way to get a laugh or fired. Only try these pranks if you will not get in trouble with your supervisor. Here are fourteen pranks to try out on your co-workers:

Take the lead out of all their mechanical pencils, and observe as they sit there for five minutes trying to get the lead out.
Unplug their computers, so when they attempt to turn them on, all they get is a blank screen.

Take the paper out of the printers, and hide it around another co-worker's desk.
Rig their pens to explode when they try using them. You get a good giggle, while they get messy sleeves.
Give a co-worker flowers for a special occasion, such as, they got married, had a baby, or it's their birthday. When they take a break from working and leave the room, place fake bugs on the flowers, and watch your co-worker's eyes grow.
Rub something sticky on the space bar of a co-worker's keyboard, and laugh at the look of disgust on their face.
Rub malt vinegar on their mouse on the place where one's palm goes. Your co-worker will be wondering what the heck that awful smell is all day long.
When a co-worker leaves the room for a few minutes, download a ridiculous celebrity picture, such as Hannah Montana, or Jesse McCartney, onto their computer, and set it as their background.
Change a co-worker's screen saver to a text that says something amusing, like, "I'm stupid." Or "Fire me first."
Add events to you co-workers' calendars. Make them realistic, such as, "Employee meeting in Conference Room 1 @ 4:00 Tuesday afternoon". It will be funny to watch everyone line up in front of the conference room, and perceive the looks on their faces when their bosses ask them why they are standing there.
Rub petroleum jelly all over everyone's writing utensils.
Set an administrator password on co-workers' computers, and lock the people out of their own computers.
During lunch, call up a co-worker to inform them that "their car is on fire." Sit outside, and watch as they come running out of the building trying to get to their beloved car. This is best done to the co-worker that owns a Hummer. Oh wait, in this economy, that would be no one Um, just go with whoever has the nicest vehicle. Maybe a Volkswagen bug?
Tape small supplies that a co-worker uses often under his office chair. Wait and see how long it takes for him to figure out that their supplies are right there.
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