Wait a minute. Yes, it was. Anything involving waffles is guaranteed comedy.
The only thing this cubicle is missing is about 1,000 waffles.
We challenged you to come up with the next brilliant cubicle prank, and you did not disappoint. Thousands of readers enjoyed our runner-up entries: Whistler's PooCubicle, TheFoye's Army Sandbag Prank, and Ravos's tongue-in-cheek Cubicle Trifecta.
But in the end, it was the waffles that won.
ZUG reader Comet>Tail suggested, "A large box of Bisquick costs about $3, and will make up to 100 waffles. Your job: make about 1,000 of them, and then cover the entire cubicle. For the finale, place a plate, fork, knife, syrup, butter and a napkin where they would normally sit -- all placed on top of the layer of waffles."
The folks over at cubicle superstore Arnolds Office Furniture, who sponsored our contest, were so amused by the idea that they invited us to come waffle one of their own employees, Kate. We waited until she had gone home for the night, then started taking measurements and calculating waffle requirements.
Say what you will about Walmart, but where else can you find this many waffles at midnight on a Thursday?
We literally bought out the entire waffle stock at the local Walmart, then spent the next several hours painstakingly pinning frozen waffles to Kate's cubicle walls.
If poker was played with waffles
While tedious, the prank was not difficult. We made sure to pin knick-knacks back to the wall, and replace items on the desk, as if nothing had been disturbed.
Oh, she's The Boss, all right. The Boss of Breakfast.
As Comet>Tail suggested, we left a finishing touch: tableware, butter, and syrup.
And a partially-eaten waffle.
The next morning, everyone was at work half an hour early on a Friday, so they could see Kate's reaction when she walked in. As she entered her cube, her jaw dropped (IN HUNGER) and she stood speechless for several moments, as anyone would if they were confronted by a mighty wall of waffles.
SYRUP-PRISE!
As a thank you, and because we had a few hundred left over, we treated the employees of Arnolds Office Furniture to a waffle breakfast. Everyone except Kate, that is. We thought she had had enough.
Wait until she discovers the pancakes
Thanks to all who entered, our grand prize winner Comet>Tail, and of course our friends over at Arnolds Office Furniture.
This prank was actually perfected by the Israeli Defense Force during the 1972 Breakfast War with Syria. I'm sure you've all heard of the Waffle Cohen.
This prank was actually perfected by the Israeli Defense Force during the 1972 Breakfast War with Syria. I'm sure you've all heard of the Waffle Cohen.
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