The Strangest thing you've done at work

Gwilo · 20-07-2008, 08:06

Wrapped office furniture and computer (every last bit of it) and phone in tin foil.

Those little guns that shoot foam rubber disks - we had random sniper sessions every week till we nearly took out someones eye with it. then it wasnt so much fun......

I did go through a minor comedy klepto stage - whch involved nicking a blokes pack of fags. Didn't see the harm in that as he had a box of 200 in the drawer.....but he treated them like children and knew everyone one by name or something - he was less than thrilled that he was 20 fags down all of a sudden......despite getting them back, unsmoked, the day after. He hasn't spoken to me since (4 years and counting). Actually, that was a good move - he's a dullard.

We've got these new IP phones in now, and you can assign ringtones to the handset.......I get in early and change everyones to this voice that shouts "Are you there?" in a really bad Yank accent.....I'm waiting for a hack so I can assign mp3 ringtones to them.....

L&KDET · 20-07-2008, 08:28

Having not washed my feet properly for 3 weeks, one of my work mates bit of my big toe nail and ate it, while some of the younger guys were watching, then he chased them, trying to lick their faces. They were not too impressed, but then every day is pretty strange (or normal to us) in the Army!

smstext · 20-07-2008, 09:11

we play tag on a friday afternoon in the freezers (-40c) with lights off. climbing racking at over the height of a house and jumping from one side to the other. spend all week putting stock away stratigically so you knew a good route ready for the friday, suprised no one got killed let alone any broken bones.

Lacky Band fights were good in the office too.

SJFISHER67 · 20-07-2008, 19:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by skodagirl1985

This is for me. I am currently sitting at my desk with a tea bag on my eye.

! I have a sty in my eye and someone told me to put a teabag on it. I must look so silly but will wait and see if it works.

Anyone else done something strange like this?

Let me get this right, you were Teabagged at work?

pixi · 20-07-2008, 20:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by charlie Brennan

Having not washed my feet properly for 3 weeks, one of my work mates bit of my big toe nail and ate it, while some of the younger guys were watching, then he chased them, trying to lick their faces. They were not too impressed, but then every day is pretty strange (or normal to us) in the Army!

That is quite possibly one of the grossest (is there such a word?!) things I have ever read. I salute you

cjb · 20-07-2008, 21:23

I've helped remove a deceased rabbit from under a network cabinet.

KenONeill · 21-07-2008, 12:53

Tie-wrapped a colleague (male) to a fence, 3 days before his wedding.
Played cricket in a chemistry lab, with the lab owner (Yorkshireman) bowling.

sinister sheep · 21-07-2008, 13:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by smstext

i thought that was a swear word

sinister sheep goes to work to watch telly and eat chocolate biscults (awaits the flame

)

oooh trying to start on me are u my dear... althou i do get to eat biscuits and cake and watch tv... i also get to go to sleep so dont forget that.. but i also have to pick up on alot of mess made by naughty staff... lol i work hard for free tea and cakes lol

stranges thing i ever done at work was danced on the table in the middle of the call center eating jammie dodgers.. it was a bet...

skodagirl1985 · 21-07-2008, 20:08

I once put beans in Sticky Toffee pudding.

Didn't mean to but I lifed the tin of Beans over the top of the Sticky Toffee pudding mix and dropped some a the beans in. Opps!!! The Head chef wasn't too chuffed at the time. but i scopped the beans out.

Lummox · 21-07-2008, 20:10

Set myself alight before now, strange, hmmm maybe, dangerous, for sure.

Mr-E · 21-07-2008, 21:08

Had to help de-bunging the main drain/sewer pipe out of the lab where i work - the management were to stingy to call a professional in - there was one er... something which drifted through the manhole i was looking into and I DO NOT want to know what it was.

Putting random stuff into the furnaces (850°C -ish) to see if they melt, burn or just glow red hot.
A colleague put a sausage roll into it to warm up for his dinner - opened door, placed it in, closed door, opened door (immediately) and it was blazing nicely.

several interesting instances with superglue.

I'm not a big fan of spiders so one day i opened a draw in my desk to be confronted by the biggest spider I've ever seen which wasn't a tarantula. Fecking HUGE!!
Fortunately it had been found expired and placed in there as a joke - i was already several yards away by the time i realised this - fastest move I've ever made.
I carefully laid it out, stuck a sprue on its belly, invested it and cast it in chrome alloy and it's now sitting in a glass cabinet in my living room.

Made a few rings and bits of jewelry when nobody was looking

Lummox · 21-07-2008, 21:34

I put a kipper in a work experience kids bag once. He was a cocky little sod and had all his gear in there for a night out with his g/f. I tucked the said fish inbetween his shirt and trousers and left it under the heater all day.

vRSLen · 21-07-2008, 21:37

We had a guy at work that hated curry with a vengeance, so we put some in the office air ducting

Decron · 21-07-2008, 21:41

I met my Wife

pixi · 21-07-2008, 21:41

Mmm, I'd love that. On a few occasions our Dr's have been persuaded to do a curry night at work in the evening. I love the way it stinks the place out for at least three days afterwards.

Emily-Elizabeth · 21-07-2008, 22:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by roo

Last week on nights, someone had left a violin on a train, so we hall had a go of that, it was just like hearing Beethovens violin concerto, but with th notes in the wrong order.

Then the owner of said violin called to see if we had found it and if they could come down to the depot an pick it up.

What Jeff failed to mention is one of his delightful work colleagues stuck the bow down the back of their trousers - right where the poor violin's nose would go

ScottyVrsless · 22-07-2008, 10:21

We have a Wallboard system at work on our floor which we control and well we basically advertised out that a girl on the floor had joined a swingers club.

Our boss was not happy, nor was her boss.

The lads on the floor all had cheeky smiles all day though and the thespian grls

Skodaboy1983 · 22-07-2008, 15:32

Today we done something strange and a first in my seven years of working for the company, we had a team meeting outside in the sun and the wind, even through we could not hear the team manager it was all good fun.

KenONeill · 22-07-2008, 16:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skodaboy1983

...even through we could not hear the team manager ...

You say that like it's a bad thing!?

Skodaboy1983 · 22-07-2008, 22:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by KenONeill

You say that like it's a bad thing!?

true ken, then she left us to sunbathe for about twenty mins, can't complain about that!

cjb · 22-07-2008, 22:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lummox

I put a kipper in a work experience kids bag once. He was a cocky little sod and had all his gear in there for a night out with his g/f. I tucked the said fish inbetween his shirt and trousers and left it under the heater all day.

fordfan · 22-07-2008, 22:44

I was about to drive a car down to the scrap yard, I had to load it with some other stuff, so I reversed it upto the workshop door. When I got back into it I started it up and held it at full throttle for a while. Unfortunately I had parked over a rather large puddle and this car had a downwards facing exhaust pipe. My boss (unknown to me) was standing directly behind it and he got soaked - much to the amusement of my colleagues.

I thought that was quite just, as few months earlier he drove a pajero into the back of an Astra that I was in - 3 times.

Gaelicstorm7 · 23-07-2008, 19:06

Oh boy, some funny stories in this thread I like em all.

As for me, lots of stories, making home made fireworks, thermite, dry ice bombs, crossbows, throwing stars and compressed air canons and blowpipes, learning to pick locks, all good innocent fun !.

From a safer point of view once hid a smoke machine in an office with a remote switch so it could be turned on from time to time, that caused some confusion.

Alan

20-07-2008, 08:06	#26
Gwilo Undercover Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 3,693 Members Car: Rustwagon Thanks: 17 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Re: The Strangest thing you've done at work Wrapped office furniture and computer (every last bit of it) and phone in tin foil. Those little guns that shoot foam rubber disks - we had random sniper sessions every week till we nearly took out someones eye with it. then it wasnt so much fun...... I did go through a minor comedy klepto stage - whch involved nicking a blokes pack of fags. Didn't see the harm in that as he had a box of 200 in the drawer.....but he treated them like children and knew everyone one by name or something - he was less than thrilled that he was 20 fags down all of a sudden......despite getting them back, unsmoked, the day after. He hasn't spoken to me since (4 years and counting). Actually, that was a good move - he's a dullard. We've got these new IP phones in now, and you can assign ringtones to the handset.......I get in early and change everyones to this voice that shouts "Are you there?" in a really bad Yank accent.....I'm waiting for a hack so I can assign mp3 ringtones to them..... __________________

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L&KDET Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Littleport Posts: 290 Members Car: Octavia 2 L&K Thanks: 14 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Re: The Strangest thing you've done at work Having not washed my feet properly for 3 weeks, one of my work mates bit of my big toe nail and ate it, while some of the younger guys were watching, then he chased them, trying to lick their faces. They were not too impressed, but then every day is pretty strange (or normal to us) in the Army!

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skodagirl1985 Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: East Lothian Posts: 1,625 Members Car: Skoda Fabia Vrs 130 Thanks: 46 Thanked 21 Times in 21 Posts	Re: The Strangest thing you've done at work I once put beans in Sticky Toffee pudding. Didn't mean to but I lifed the tin of Beans over the top of the Sticky Toffee pudding mix and dropped some a the beans in. Opps!!! The Head chef wasn't too chuffed at the time. but i scopped the beans out.

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Mr-E Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 60 Members Car: Octavia vRS TDi estate Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: The Strangest thing you've done at work Had to help de-bunging the main drain/sewer pipe out of the lab where i work - the management were to stingy to call a professional in - there was one er... something which drifted through the manhole i was looking into and I DO NOT want to know what it was. Putting random stuff into the furnaces (850°C -ish) to see if they melt, burn or just glow red hot. A colleague put a sausage roll into it to warm up for his dinner - opened door, placed it in, closed door, opened door (immediately) and it was blazing nicely. several interesting instances with superglue. I'm not a big fan of spiders so one day i opened a draw in my desk to be confronted by the biggest spider I've ever seen which wasn't a tarantula. Fecking HUGE!! Fortunately it had been found expired and placed in there as a joke - i was already several yards away by the time i realised this - fastest move I've ever made. I carefully laid it out, stuck a sprue on its belly, invested it and cast it in chrome alloy and it's now sitting in a glass cabinet in my living room. Made a few rings and bits of jewelry when nobody was looking

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Lummox Cupra Bush King Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Newport Pagnell Posts: 22,498 Members Car: Mk2 Golf GTi 16v and building a 20VT MK2. Images: 2 Thanks: 22 Thanked 761 Times in 639 Posts	Re: The Strangest thing you've done at work I put a kipper in a work experience kids bag once. He was a cocky little sod and had all his gear in there for a night out with his g/f. I tucked the said fish inbetween his shirt and trousers and left it under the heater all day. __________________ www.unit18.co.uk Remapping Service now available, PM for details.

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ScottyVrsless Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Manchester Posts: 58 Members Car: CIS Resource Planner Thanks: 15 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: The Strangest thing you've done at work We have a Wallboard system at work on our floor which we control and well we basically advertised out that a girl on the floor had joined a swingers club. Our boss was not happy, nor was her boss. The lads on the floor all had cheeky smiles all day though and the thespian grls

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23-07-2008, 19:06	#48
Gaelicstorm7 Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 56 Members Car: Fabia vRS Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: The Strangest thing you've done at work Oh boy, some funny stories in this thread I like em all. As for me, lots of stories, making home made fireworks, thermite, dry ice bombs, crossbows, throwing stars and compressed air canons and blowpipes, learning to pick locks, all good innocent fun !. From a safer point of view once hid a smoke machine in an office with a remote switch so it could be turned on from time to time, that caused some confusion. Alan

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