Wacky
things you can do to keep the office environment on its toes
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ONE-POINT
OFFICE DARES
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Run one lap around the office at top speed.
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Ignore the first five people who say 'good morning'
to you.
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Phone someone in the office you barely know, leave
your name and say, "Just called to say I can't talk right now. Bye."
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To signal the end of
a conversation, clamp your hands over your ears and cringe.
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When someone hands you a
piece of paper, point to it, and whisper huskily, "Mmmmmmm, that feels soooooo
good!".
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Leave your zipper open for one hour. If anyone points it out, say "Sorry, I really
prefer it this way".
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Walk sideways to the photocopier.
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While riding in an elevator, gasp
dramatically every time the doors open
THREE-POINT
OFFICE DARES
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Say to your boss,
"I like your style" and shoot him with double-barrelled
fingers.
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Babble incoherently at a fellow employee then ask,
"Did you get all that,
I don't want to have to repeat it".
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Page yourself over the
intercom (do not disguise your voice).
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Kneel in front of the water cooler and drink
directly from the nozzle (there must be a 'non-player within sight)
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Shout random numbers while someone is counting.
FIVE
POINT OFFICE DARES
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At the end of a meeting, suggest that, for once, it
would be nice to conclude with the singing of
the national anthem (extra points if you actually launch into it yourself).
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Walk into a very busy person's
office and while they watch you with growing irritation, turn the
light switch on/off 10 times.
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For an hour, refer to everyone you speak to as "Bob".
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Announce to everyone in a meeting that you
"really have to go do a number two".
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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.
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While an office mate is out, move their chair into the elevator.
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In a meeting or crowded situation, slap your forehead repeatedly and mutter, "Shut up, damn
it, all of you just shut up!".
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At lunchtime, get down on your knees and announce,
"As God as my witness, I'll never go hungry
again".
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In a colleague's diary, write in
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Carry your keyboard over to your colleague and ask
"You wanna trade?".
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Repeat the following conversation 10 times to the same person: "Do you hear that?"
"What?" "Never mind, it's gone now".
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Come to work in army fatigues and when asked why,
say, "I can't talk
about it".
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Posing as a maitre d', call a colleague and tell
him he's won a lunch for four at a local restaurant. Let him go.
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Speak with an accent
(French, German, Porky Pig, etc) during a very important conference call.
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Find the vacuum and start vacuuming around your
desk.
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Hang a two-foot long piece of toilet roll from the
back of your pants and act genuinely surprised
when someone points it out.
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Present meeting attendees
with a cup of coffee and biscuit, smashing each biscuit with your fist.
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During the course of a meeting, slowly edge your
chair towards the door.
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Arrange toy figures on the table to represent each
meeting attendee, move them according to the movements of their real-life
counterparts.
And if that
wasn't enough for you, try this…
How
to keep a healthy level of insanity:
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At lunchtime, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at
passing cars. See if they slow down.
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Tell your children over dinner. "Due to the economy,
we are going to have to let one of you go."
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Every time someone asks you to do
something, ask if they want fries with that.
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Put your rubbish bin on
your desk and label it IN."
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Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over
his or her caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.
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Finish all your sentences with "In accordance
with the prophecy."
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Dont use any
punctuation
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Use, too...much;
punctuation!
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As often as possible, skip rather than walk.
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Ask people what sex they are. Laugh hysterically
after they answer.
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Specify that your drive-through order is "to
go."
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Sing along at the opera.
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Go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don't
rhyme.
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Put mosquito netting around your work area. Play a
tape of jungle sounds all day.
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Five days in advance, tell your friends you can't attend their party because you're not in the
mood.
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Have your co-workers
address you by your wrestling name, Rock Hard.
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When the money comes
out of the ATM, scream "I Won! I Won! 3rd time this week!!!"
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When leaving the zoo, start running towards the
parking lot yelling, “run for your lives,
they're loose!"