Today, a coworker got me. I had left my screen unlocked. He took a

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around playful office pranks, specifically focusing on a scenario where one coworker plays a trick on another by manipulating their computer screen. Participants share various ideas for retaliatory pranks and recount similar experiences.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant describes a prank where a coworker took a screenshot of their desktop and set it as the background, disabling icons.
  • Several participants suggest various payback ideas, including inserting paper into a keyboard USB plug and swapping keys on the keyboard.
  • One participant mentions a method to flip the screen orientation using keyboard shortcuts, suggesting it as a potential prank.
  • Another participant shares a personal experience of being pranked in a computer lab, noting the context of April Fool's Day.
  • A suggestion is made to set a coworker's screen to a specific website and hide their keyboard and mouse for comedic effect.
  • A participant references a source for prank ideas, indicating a broader context of prank culture.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the humorous nature of the pranks and share ideas for retaliation, but there is no consensus on which prank is the best or most effective.

Contextual Notes

Some suggestions may depend on specific computer settings or configurations, and the effectiveness of pranks can vary based on individual reactions and workplace culture.

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Today, a coworker got me. I had left my screen unlocked. He took a screenshot of my desktop, set it as my desktop, and then turned off my icons. Took me a few minutes before I realized what had happened.

I need payback ideas.
 
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Stick a tiny bit of paper in his keyboard USB plug.
Swap his M and N over.
Swap his left and right mouse buttons.
 


On some computers you can flip the screen upside down by pressing CNTRL+ALT+ARROW UP (or down, left right).
 


Interesting, my best idea was secretly removed. Oh well.
 


enigma said:
Today, a coworker got me. I had left my screen unlocked. He took a screenshot of my desktop, set it as my desktop, and then turned off my icons. Took me a few minutes before I realized what had happened.

I need payback ideas.
Thanks. If someone had done that to me I doubt I would ever have figured it out. Now I know. Steal his girlfriend.
 


When he's away from his computer set it to meatspin(dot)com, hit F11 and take away his keyboard and mouse. This works best when there's important work left open that hasn't been saved so he can't just turn off the computer. For added affect hide the mouse and keyboard at the end of a long scavenger hunt.
 


My friend played the same trick on me in my computer lab and it took me a while to figure out what actually happened.
But since it was 1st of april that day so I forgave him.
 


pftest said:
On some computers you can flip the screen upside down by pressing CNTRL+ALT+ARROW UP (or down, left right).

It's actually the other 3 arrow keys that set different orientations. CNTRL+ALT+ARROW UP gets it back to normal.
 


Kipkay has lots of pranks up his sleeve.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjkUC9KZWMg
 

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