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Computer pranks that will make your friends curse you

By ardoze-gmail October 19, 2007, 6:31 AM PDT

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Coins pasted to a computer monitor

Coins pasted to a computer monitor

Because of that old axiom that all work and no play makes for a very dull day, these are some of pranks people invent to pass the time. Some are quite ingenious.

Compiled by Tony Kaelin

Do you have any spare change?
© Webshots – rparks2786

Computer pranks that will make your friends curse you

Print Screen Computer Prank

Print Screen Computer Prank

Classic Print Screen….set as the Windows background.
© Webshots – kurtcobainkid88

Computer pranks that will make your friends curse you

Computer desk wrapped in plastic

Computer desk wrapped in plastic

They must have run out of bubble wrap.
© Webshots – abramsone2

Computer pranks that will make your friends curse you

Office life Prank: Graphita

Office life Prank: Graphita

Got a terrible boss ? – mess with his picture and post in the lunch room… Graphical effects from www.graphita.com

© Webshots – DSGraphita

Computer pranks that will make your friends curse you

Broken screen background prank

Broken screen background prank

This photo shows another Windows background prank. This time it’s a broken LCD screen.

© Webshots – fenderbottom

Computer pranks that will make your friends curse you

Computer moved to the bathroom (1 of 3)

Computer moved to the bathroom (1 of 3)

See the computer.
© Webshots – andellmoon

Computer pranks that will make your friends curse you

Computer moved to the bathroom (2 of 3)

Computer moved to the bathroom (2 of 3)

See the computer desk moved.
© Webshots – andellmoon

Computer pranks that will make your friends curse you

Computer moved to the bathroom (3 of 3)

Computer moved to the bathroom (3 of 3)

After moving the victim’s desk, computer, and chair into the bathroom, these pranksters left a life-size photo in the machine’s place.

© Webshots – andellmoon

Computer pranks that will make your friends curse you

Monitor covered with movie fliers

Monitor covered with movie fliers

© Webshots – gabbyschrader

Computer pranks that will make your friends curse you

Kidnapped fish

Kidnapped fish

© Webshots – cass453

Computer pranks that will make your friends curse you

Cardboard computer prank

Who knew Dell made cardboard computers?

Cardboard computer prank

Wow, dual monitors.

Some of these photos made a previous TechRepublic gallery exploring office hijinks.

© Webshots – cboot79

Who knew Dell made cardboard computers?
Computer pranks that will make your friends curse you

Cardboard desk

Cardboard desk

You probably should not lean on the desk.

© Webshots – cboot79

Computer pranks that will make your friends curse you

Cardboard monitor

Cardboard monitor

Nice resolution.

© Webshots – cboot79

Computer pranks that will make your friends curse you

Cardboard computer and phone

Cardboard computer and phone

But will it function?

© Webshots – cboot79

Computer pranks that will make your friends curse you

Cardboard desk.

Cardboard desk.

Don’t spill that cup of coffee whatever you do.

© Webshots – cboot79

Computer pranks that will make your friends curse you

Newspaper-covered cube

Newspaper-covered cube

One of the many uses of the Sunday paper.

© Webshots – courtny219

Computer pranks that will make your friends curse you

Duct-taped desk prank

Duct-taped desk prank

Ah the many uses of duct tape.

© Webshots – emlaff18

Computer pranks that will make your friends curse you

Plain brown wrapping

Plain brown wrapping

© Webshots – katewhiteDC

Computer pranks that will make your friends curse you

Plastic covered and moved into the hall

Plastic covered and moved into the hall

That’s a lot of wrap.

© Webshots – beccalaz

Computer pranks that will make your friends curse you

More duct tape

More duct tape

Construction site maybe?

© Webshots – more2texanrach11

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