Cress Keyboard

28th July 2008

By Tim Trott

What happens when a work colleague goes on Holiday? A practical joke of course! Introducing the cress keyboard

Practical jokes range from individually wrapping everything on their desk in newspaper, turning everything upside down, unplugging everything or maybe they still haven't found what we did...

On this occasion, we planned a special trick for the return from a 2-week holiday of our latest recruit.

Take one broken keyboard (one too many spilt coffees) donated by IT, remove all keys, line with tissue paper, sprinkle cress seeds, replace keys, water and wait a few days - voila!

I'm sure he saw the funny side after the initial shock!

Cress Keyboard Practical Joke

Have you played any funny practical jokes on your co-workers? Share them with us in the comments below!

About the Author

Tim Trott

Tim Trott is a creative photographer, traveller, astronomer and software engineer with a passion for self-growth and a desire for personal challenge.

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One thought on “Cress Keyboard”

Tom Poole
4th June 2012 at 12:00 am
Nice! I'll give this one a go.
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