h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

we used to get a couple of empty drink bottles, roll up some paper and play tennis across the desks. (At college we used to roll up stale bread and play cricket with a frying pan.)

we have had space hopper races and scooter races(the silvery push ones)around the office, organising knockout competitions

also had a travel scrabble board and occasionally played scrabble
we have played many card games 9easy to hide evidence when boss comes around)

also used to photo copy pictures of people and mke bogus posters putting them up around the office, thatsreally back to practical jokes though.

This reminds me of a couple from my pre-office days.

First was 'pallet trolley grand prix' which a mate and I used to play in a big warehouse. We used those metal trolleys for carting pallets about as scooters, trying to steer using the pulling arm. Brilliant fun.

I also used to have a Saturday job in a builders' yard. We drove fork-lift trucks around, and when it rained hard, a) there were no customers about, and b) the yard became very slippery, and the trucks had fairly bald tyres. If you can imagine driving one of these things at top speeds of about 25 miles an hour after sharing a little smoking mixture in the warmth of the yard hut....we must have been mad.

When things get too much here in the office, I can imagine myself causing real mayhem and damage with one of these things. If only.....