by fletch » Jan 9th, '04, 16:00
And if you're feeling really low, then howabout trying a few of these Office dares.....
ONE-POINT DARES
> >
> >1) Run one lap around the office at top speed.
> >
> >2) Groan out loud 'It's coming!' in the bathroom cubicle (at
>least one
> > other 'non-player' must be in the bathroom at the time).
> >
> >3) Ignore the first five people who say 'good morning' to you.
> >
> >4) Phone someone in the office you barely know, leave your name
>and
> > say "Just called to say I can't talk right now. Bye".
> >
> >5) To signal the end of a conversation, clamp your hands over
>your ears
> > and grimace.
> >
> >6) When someone hands you a piece of paper, finger it, and
>whisper
> > huskily, "Mmmmmmm, that feels soooooo good!".
> >
> >7) Leave your zipper open for one hour. If anyone points it out,
> > say,"Sorry, I really prefer it this way".
> >
> >8) Walk sideways to the photocopier.
> >
> >9) While riding an elevator, gasp dramatically every time the
>doors
> > open.
> >
> >THREE-POINTS DARES
> >
> >1) Say to your boss, "I like your style" and shoot him with
>double-
> > barreled fingers.
> >
> >2) Babble incoherently at a fellow employee then ask "Did you
>get all
> > that, I don't want to have to repeat it".
> >
> >3) Page yourself over the intercom (do not disguise your voice).
> >
> >4) Kneel in front of the water cooler and drink directly from
>the
> > nozzle (there must be a 'non-player' within sight).
> >
> >5) Shout random numbers while someone is counting.
> >
> >FIVE POINT DARES
> >
> >1) 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 you
> > actually launch into it yourself).
> >
> >2) Walk into a very busy person's office and while they watch
>you with
> > growing irritation, turn the light switch on/off 10 times.
> >
> >3) For an hour, refer to everyone you speak to as "Bob".
> >
> >4) Announce to everyone in a meeting that you "really have to go
>do a
> > number two".
> >
> >5) 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.
> >
> >6) While an office mate is out, move their chair into the
>elevator.
> >
> >7) In a meeting or crowded situation, slap your forehead
>repeatedly and
> > mutter, "Shut up, damn it, all of you just shut up!".
> >
> >8) At lunchtime, get down on your knees and announce "As God is
>my
> > witness, I'll never go hungry again".
> >
> >9) In a colleagues diary, write in 10am: "See how I look in
>tights".
> >
> >10)Carry your keyboard over to your colleague and ask "You wanna
> > trade?"...
> >
> >11) Repeat the following conversation 10 times to the same
>person: "Do
> > you hear that?" "What?""Never mind, it's gone now".
> >
> >12) Come to work in army fatigues and when asked why, say, "I
>can't
> > talk about it".
> >
> >13) 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.
> >
> >14) Speak with an accent (French, German, Porky Pig, etc) during
>a very
> > important conference call.
> >
> >15) Find the vacuum and start vacuuming around your desk.
> >
> >16) Hang a two-foot long piece of toilet roll from the back of
>your
> > pants and act genuinely surprised when someone points it
>out.
> >