Islandcool 0 #1 April 24, 2003 got a ton of stuff to do and I'm bored. Taking suggestions for office antics to break up the day. Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #2 April 24, 2003 Tabasco sauce in the coffee usually livens things up - at least, here at my office... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jlmiracle 7 #3 April 24, 2003 walking around with a rotting deer head usually goes over well. Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #4 April 24, 2003 Repeatedly page yourself-- Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Islandcool 0 #5 April 24, 2003 Anyone want to leave nasty messages on my voice mail? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzdiva 7 #6 April 24, 2003 Nasty as in dirty or just plain mean?! "It's not just a daydream if you choose to make it your life..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
allicat 0 #7 April 24, 2003 buy a remote controlled fart machine from Spencers and you'll be guaranteed hours of fun! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Islandcool 0 #8 April 24, 2003 I was thinking mean but ya know...whatever floats your boat.Man can you believe I was employee of the year last year?Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #9 April 24, 2003 Oh, Alli, that gave me an idea... You could get a remote controlled car and zip it around under people's feet at the water cooler! That would be funny! Or - - make a bunch of paper airplanes, stand on your desk, launch them all, and scream "INCOMING!!!!!" Oh, gawd, people at my office are in for something today... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzdiva 7 #10 April 24, 2003 Quote can you believe I was employee of the year last year? Ummm......no!!"It's not just a daydream if you choose to make it your life..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,583 #11 April 24, 2003 Just keep refreshing dz.com to see if a new post showed up in talkback... Then you can get up and go to the bathroom, and there'll be lots of posts to catch up on. Or you could do some of my work... Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Islandcool 0 #12 April 24, 2003 I usually put on a puppet show from behind my cube using cut outs from the company newsletter and coffee stir sticks. Boredom sucks.Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Islandcool 0 #13 April 24, 2003 Quote Ummm......no!! Neither can anyone else! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Islandcool 0 #14 April 24, 2003 Quote Or you could do some of my work... But I don't know how to deliver singing telegrams!Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #15 April 24, 2003 OK, I know it's probably just about quitting time for you, but next time this situation arises- you know what to do: Office Games The idea is to score the most points. Your attempts need to be verified by either a player or non-player. ONE-POINT GAGS - Run one lap around the office at top speed. - Ignore the first five people who say ‘good morning’ to you. - Phone someone in the office you barely know, leave your name and say, "Just called to say I can’t talk right now. Bye." - To signal the end of a conversation, clamp your hands over your ears and grimace. - In the middle of a meeting, suddenly shout out "Yahtzee!" - Walk sideways to the photocopier. - While riding an elevator, gasp dramatically every time the doors open. THREE-POINT GAGS - Say to your boss, "I like your style" and shoot him/her with double-barreled fingers. - Babble incoherently at a fellow employee then ask "Did you get all that? I don’t want to have to repeat it." - Page yourself over the intercom (do not disguise your voice). - Kneel in front of the water cooler and drink directly from the nozzle (there must be a ‘non-player’ within sight). - Shout random numbers while someone is counting. FIVE POINT GAGS - At the end of a meeting, suggest that, for once, it would be nice to conclude with the singing of the national anthem (15 extra points if you actually launch into it yourself). - Walk into a very busy person’s office and while they watch you with growing irritation, turn the light switch on/off 10 times. - For an hour, refer to everyone you speak to as ‘Bob’. - Announce to everyone in a meeting that you "really have to go do number two." - After every sentence, say ‘mon’ in a really bad Jamaican accent as in "the report’s on your desk, mon." Keep this up for one hour. - While an office mate is out, move their chair into the elevator. - In a meeting or crowded situation, slap your forehead repeatedly and mutter, "Shut up all of you, just shut up!" - At lunchtime, get down on your knees and announce, "As God is my witness, I’ll never go hungry again." - Carry your keyboard over to your colleague and ask, "You wanna trade?" - Repeat the following conversation 10 times to the same person- "Do you hear that?" "What?" "Never mind, it’s gone now". - Come to work in army fatigues and when asked why, say, "I can’t talk about it" - Find a vacuum and start vacuuming around your desk. - Hang a two-foot long piece of toilet roll from the back of your pants and act genuinely surprised when someone points it out. - Tuck one pant leg into your sock and when queried, answer, “not now" and walk away. Have fun!! you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #16 April 24, 2003 I like to shoot water pistols at my coworkers when I'm bored. And rubber bands too. This can be a very dangerous place to work at times. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #17 April 24, 2003 Fart really really loudly! That or start a rubberband paperclip launcher war across cubicals/halls.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzdiva 7 #18 April 24, 2003 Quote I like to shoot water pistols OMG!! I'm always packing!!! Ya never know when you're gonna need it!!"It's not just a daydream if you choose to make it your life..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites