[Rustbuster]

Does anybody have any new guy or apprentice "intiation gags" or tricks they had played to them or have done themselves?

I recall a guy calling a new young guy over to show him why the colour was called "warm red". He was telling him that the pigment used actually emitted some heat and if he put his hand over the cutting can near the paint he could feel the "warmth". Young guy put his hand over it and a WHACK on his hand and into the paint his unsuspecting hand went. Everyone around sort of knew this trick and had a good laugh at the new guy's expense.

 

[painttofish]

I don't know how big a jerk you want to be but telling a newbie that "in your right back pocket goes your 5 in 1 and in your left back pocket goes this rag saturated in lacquer thinner. Keep them there always." This person may not like you very much after there ass starts fire.

 

[timhag]

We took a workers cell phone, wrapped in plastic and put in a zip lock bag and stuck that baby in a 5er full of paint. After searching for a period, he decided to have one of us call his cell. The cell phone rang with a muffling sound. He still could figure out where the ringing was coming from. After realizing where his phone was, he was almost in tears.

 

[JNLP]

We took a workers cell phone, wrapped in plastic and put in a zip lock bag and stuck that baby in a 5er full of paint. After searching for a period, he decided to have one of us call his cell. The cell phone rang with a muffling sound. He still could figure out where the ringing was coming from. After realizing where his phone was, he was almost in tears.

I will never forget his expression when he figured out where it was.
"TIM... THERE'S F*CKING PAINT IN THAT BUCKET!!! I QUIT YOU A**HOLES!!!" I think I still have it on video? :laughing:


P.S. He quits once a week, so we don't worry when he says that.

 

[Joewho]

I don't know how big a jerk you want to be but telling a newbie that "in your right back pocket goes your 5 in 1 and in your left back pocket goes this rag saturated in lacquer thinner. Keep them there always." This person may not like you very much after there ass starts fire.

Not much different that keeping a zippo lighter in your front pocket......

 

[bikerboy]

Hold out the handle end of a brush (loaded with paint) and say "hold this for a second" when they open thier palm, flip the brush over slapping the palm with the bristles.

 

[Slingah]

lets see...
Go to the truck and get the skyhook..
There is a dead rat in the closet..
Check it out this paint smells like bananas...
I got a bunch...guess Im a ****...:yes:

 

[johnisimpson]

you can always send them back to the work truck to get a left handed brush or roller

 

[alpinecrick]

While we were cutting in walls, one guy would call me into another room, I'd lay my brush on the edge of my cut-in bucket to see what he wanted. Another guy would sneak over and paint one side of my brush handle, and place the brush back with painted side down.

I'd come back and grab the brush..............I can't remember how many times they did that to me..........



Casey

 

[JNLP]

While we were cutting in walls, one guy would call me into another room, I'd lay my brush on the edge of my cut-in bucket to see what he wanted. Another guy would sneak over and paint one side of my brush handle, and place the brush back with painted side down.

I'd come back and grab the brush..............I can't remember how many times they did that to me..........



Casey

I do that to TimHag with drywall mud often. The best was when I did the underside of his ladder where he grabs when moving it. Got him like 4 times in 10 minutes. :whistling2:

 

[timhag]

I do that to TimHag with drywall mud often. The best was when I did the underside of his ladder where he grabs when moving it. Got him like 4 times in 10 minutes. :whistling2:

Bastard.

 

[NEPS.US]

Bastard.

Yoos dummiee

 

[paint_booger]

New Whites ... and a brown roller to the ass crack ... first thing in the morning.

 

[timhag]

Skin heads are the best, what ya do is take a loaded brush and jam it on the back of their head. After he cleans his head, tell him you want to make sure he got it all off and when he turns his head, hit him again. JMCP enjoyed that trick last week.

 

[crow]

We as a rule aint got time for horseplay, but,, we once sent a ol boy over to this place to paint this front door, told him wed be over in a bit to go ahead and get the job started. it turned out not being so funny cause this big dude beat his *** after he came out and seen his front door being painted yellow!

 

[greensboro84]

-hey, go grab the auto scraper please.
-ive painted insults on the walls b4 the dude walks in a room to be primed(joe sucks) etc...
-mud, paint, primer, vick vapo-rub on dudes door handle on van
-switching buckets would be a good one to