How to Play the Aluminum Foil Prank on a Co-worker

Step 1: Pick a time Pick a time when you’ll have uninterrupted access to your colleague’s workspace.
Step 2: Take picture Take ‘before’ pictures of the workspace.
Step 3: Cover the walls Cover the walls and any windows with aluminum foil. Paper the ceiling, too, if you can.
TIP: Don’t buy the cheap dollar-store foil — this is a job for the heavy-duty stuff.
Step 4: Wrap everything Wrap everything in sight — from the desk, chair, and computer right down to the last pen.
Step 5: Refer to photos When everything is wrapped, refer to your photos so you can put all the stuff back exactly where it was.
TIP: Don’t want to spend money on foil? Swipe a stack of sticky notes from the supply closet and cover every last surface with them.
Step 6: Laugh Laugh your ass off as your coworker spends his morning unwrapping your special gift.
FACT: In 2003, an airline employee sued Southwest Airlines for having her ‘arrested’ as an office prank.

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