How to be really annoying...

[Mantra of Doom]

There's one we always did in high school computer class...

Take a screen shot of the desktop, then set that as the wallpaper... then delete all the icons on the desktop. There will be clicking... and clicking... and not even restarting will get those poor icons back.

Also, you could have the guy take over a tech support call...

"Okay, now type format c:"

[Paper Carnival]

This reminds me of something else some people in school did: Have all the application shortcuts your class uses point to an executable file that does something weird, like automatically restart the computer.

[Tuomas]

people who wrote that article in that magazine have no sense of humour anyway. It's not funny mess with male reproductive organs or blind people.

Quite the opposite, these are the best comedians Finland has ever had. The funny part is breaking boundaries and making pranks that aren't actually pranks. If they weren't good, they probably wouldn't have done this since the 70's and now be publishing best-of-collections. It's all about the 70's alternative mentality my friend. Also, if you take away both aspects mentioned, you'd have to remove Ben Stiller from the face of the earth, because that's what all his comedy is about. Pranks aren't meant to be taken seriously dude.

[arrr]

Make the player character have to use verbs on the target in the right order. Something like, push-talk-push-talk-talk-kick-talk-push-push-use matches-use fire extinguisher. Or something similar.

Player has to change his voice, call the target while impersonating a doctor, and tell the target that his/her mother/father had an accident. Or you have to talk to the target first, to find out the whereabouts of the target's mother/fatger.

Ask the target to help you lift something really heavy. 7 times in a row. Maybe he'll get tired and go home.

Pick a nerdy-looking target. Apply physical violence.

Release a rumor into the crowd, stating that you have a contagious sickness of some kind. Watch as the one of the guests thinks he caught it and goes home.

Whack a target with a showel (sideways) and just tie him up a tree. Then come and rescue him, and send him home to rest.

Call your friend at the car depot, to come by with a tow truck and take somebody's car away. That person will not be in a party mood anymore.
Introduce a wild looking (but actually tamed) beast to the party and try to scare some off.

Turn on the tv, make all the guys attention permanently attached to it. Watch as the girls leave.

Ask a female target an un-moral proposition. Yes, you "drink" one in your face, but she'll leave the place promptly.

[Trent R]

Be the character "Janitor" from Scrubs.

~Trent

[rharpe]

Movies you can reference from:

What about Bob
Dumb and Dumber
Ground Hogs Day
Planes Trains and Automobiles
Home Alone
Night at the Roxbury

There's a few to start you off...

[paolo]

I also like changing the autocomplete in Word so that when your victim types their name, it automatically replaces it with something more amusing.

Another favourite among nerds computer professionals: if someone leaves their Excel spreadsheet unattended for a moment, press Scroll Lock and then when they come back, watch them go crazy trying to figure out why it's not working any more...

Some others...

* Have a conversation on a cellphone in a crowded public place in a loud, whiny voice.

* Trigger your car alarm to go off at random intervals while everyone is trying to sleep.

* Mix sand in someone's jar of peanut butter, then when they complain, say, "Oh, I think I damaged the inside of the jar when I was scraping it with that knife... never mind, a bit of ground glass never hurt anyone."

* (one that parents of young children will relate to) During a conversation with someone, ask them a question, and then answer everything they say from that point on with "Why?"

[Stupot]

Haha, my young neice has recently discovered the word 'why?'.
It's annoying, but when you think about it that is such a powerful word.  It's incredible to see it in action in that way, and the child has discovered the notion of reasons and causes... Although when they start asking 'Why is it a towel?' that's when you have to give up and clomp them round the head.  :o

[InCreator]

Fart. In tight places, such as elevator or crowded bus.
Then loudly blame it on some female. Try to pick the shy, fragile type.

epic win!

[Jakerpot]

I stole my classmate's phone and changed the time of the alarm. She just appeared in class 3 hours later because it was test day. I cryed laughing.

[paolo]

Movies you can reference from:

[...]
Ground Hogs Day
[...]

AKA Sausage Meat Day

There you go, there's another example - be a spelling/grammar Nazi!

[Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens]

Sausage Meat is a pleonasm.


Oh wait, we're offering ideas on how to be annoying in a game, aren't we?