What better way to welcome back colleagues from an extended vacation than an amusing practical joke?
Whether you enjoy the simple elegance of filling someone's cubical with balloons, appreciate the effort required to cover an office with aluminium foil, or the comedic brilliance of growing grass on a keyboard, this gallery photo gallery will tickle your funny bone and keep you looking over your shoulder. You'll be glad these office pranksters didn't target you.
Compiled by Bill Detwiler
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Growing grass on a keyboard
Jaek Muran, a reader from Long Beach, pulled this brilliant prank on a vacationing colleague. Jaek took a spare, dead keyboard that was identical to the victim's, removed the keys, filled the keyboard with dirt, and planted "cat" grass. You can purchase "cat" grass from pet stores or the pet food isle of many grocery stores. It's thick and grows fast.
With the grass planted, Jaek covered the keyboard in plastic and kept it in sunlight or under a grow light. After 18 days, the grass had grown several inches and even uprooted a few keys.
Submitted by Jaek Muran
Peeps and a gnome
Jaek also redecorated some of the victim's office accessories with "Peeps" plush toys.
Submitted by Jaek Muran
Peeps attack
Jaek's victim was a good sport about the prank. "She knows that we will mess with her when she goes away," Jaek noted.
Submitted by Jaek Muran
Lounge cube
Pranksters converted this cubicle's empty, wasted space into a cozy lounge — perfect for an after-lunch nap or sleeping during those boring conference calls.
Gift-wrapped office
These pranksters were definitely filled with the holiday spirit. Perhaps a few of Santa's elves had run amok in the building.
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Balloon-filled cubicle
This enterprising office prankster attacked multiple colleagues with a variety of practical jokes. Here, the joker filled a cubicle with balloons.
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Yellow wallpaper
Practical joke or attempt to brighten up the office — you decide.
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Just a little aluminium foil
It's not only funny to cover your colleague's desk with aluminium foil, it also keeps those pesky government agencies from reading your thoughts.
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Aluminium foil desk and chair
Merely covering the desk wasn't enough for this practical joker. He took the time to cover the computer, desk chair and accessories.
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Aluminium foil cubicle
Filling an entire cubicle and its contents with aluminium foil definitely raises the bar on practical jokes.
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Aluminium foil cubicle — close up
This prankster covered the victim's three LCD monitors, two keyboards, mice, and everything else in the cube — even the pens and pencils.
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Ultimate aluminium foil office
This aluminium foil fiend definitely when above and beyond the call of duty with this prank. While his boss was on vacation to North Carolina's Outer Banks, this prankster covered everything in the office with 5,000 square feet of aluminium foil, including the bookcase, knick-knacks and wall art. I'd hate to have to clean this up.
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