7 Ways to Annoy Co-Workers - Without Getting into Trouble

By DORIAN WAGNER

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Every office has one: The guy who is always looking 
for new ways to drive everyone crazy. You want to fight back but don't 
want to risk getting in trouble, right? Well thanks to a new book, Legal 
Ways to Drive Them Loony, you too can be extremely -- yet innocently -- 
annoying.

"The tried-and-true pranks I've outlined in my book are guaranteed to 
get them good and give you a good laugh -- without technically doing 
anything wrong," author Rick Quigley told us. "And believe me, it's 
those little things that really get to people."

Here are 7 of his favorites:

*SEND VOICEMAILS THAT GO ON AND ON. Call a coworker and make your point 
over and over or don't make one at all. "Either way, be sure to talk 
until the message stops recording," Quigley said. "Most desk workers 
don't know how to stop a voicemail before it's over so they're forced to 
listen to the

*FORWARD AS MANY STUPID EMAILS AS POSSIBLE. According to Quigley, the 
average office worker receives 42 emails a day. "Imagine if you could 
bump that number up by another 40 or 50!" he said. "Bonus points for 
anything with puppy pictures, a sappy story or a link to some 
tremendously long news story no one cares about."

*COMMUNICATE ONLY IN BABY TALK. Enough said about this one.

*MASS E-MAIL ASKING IF ANYONE WANTS FREE TICKETS. "Timing is everything 
on this one," Quigley said. "Make sure it's right before the NBA finals, 
Super Bowl or World Series. When the excited responses pour in, simply 
write back, "Yeah -- me too." It's not your fault they misinterpreted 
your question as an offer. "The important thing to remember is that it's 
easy to get their goat -- without needing a scapegoat." whole, 
frustrating message."

*BANG YOUR HEAD REPEATEDLY ON YOUR COMPUTER KEYBOARD. "Coworkers have to 
look over, to ask 'what's wrong,' " Quigley said. "Then you say 
'nothing' -- but keep banging. It's like tapping your fingers on the 
desk only 10 times worse."

*BREAK OUT THE SPORTS SECTION DURING IMPORTANT MEETINGS. You're at the 
meeting, you were on time, you're not talking out of turn. Heck, you may 
even be listening! "But it gives off an air of 'I don't care' that is 
priceless in terms of annoyingness," Quigley assured us.

*YELL FOR SOMEONE TO "CHECK THIS OUT" RIGHT NOW. Make sure it's 
pointless -- and that they're busy. "Then have your latest paper clip 
chain or face-of-Jesus on the bottom of your coffee cup all ready for 
them," Quigley suggested. "You made them get up and wasted their time. 
Two points for you."

Submitted by Pasadena Phil