My 2004 April Fools Prank

So here is what I did at work this year.

Basically, to preface, we've been having a lot of problems with the MySQL server for our internal database system lately. So, everyone has been used to seeing a bunch of MySQL errors for weird and random stuff. It's been making my life miserable, but that's beside the point.

So, what I did is made up this page, which looks exactly like our MySQL error pages, appear when someone attempts to login. The passwords are, of course, various jabs at each one of my fellow coworkers.

Server error message
You have an error in your SQL syntax near 'get PASSWORD' at line 1

Password Database Corrupted
get Password

CRITICAL PASSWORD DATABASE FAILURE - Dumping to screen:

	+------------+----------------------------------+
	| Name       | Password                         |
	+------------+----------------------------------+
	| Daniel     | bigBootyHoes                     |
	| brett      | MyLittlePonyFan                  |
	| colin      | C-Ring-Rulez-666                 |
	| kim        | BrettIsHot                       |
	| mike       | DNDFan1234                       |
	| sergei     | I-Wish-I-Had-A-Mac               |
	| adrienne   | BrettIsHot                       |
	| rmyers     | Vote-Kerry-2004                  |
	| ben        | BrettIsHot                       |
	| brian      | I-Wish-I-Had-A-PC                |
	| karl       | Vote-Dean-2004                   |
	| aaron      | NeedViagra7                      |
	| mark       | I_M_S0_L33T                      |
	| pat        | I-HATE-MICROSCOPES               |
	| jackson    | Spice-Girlz-Rule-=999		|
	| kimberlyn  | BrettIsHot                       |
	| Eric       | Windshields-Hurt-7		|
	| gordon     | G-Money-Fo-Da-Honies             |
	| laura      | BrettIsHot                       |
	| frantzdale | Numba-3                          |
	| corey      | moreWeedNow                      |
	| nicole     | BrettIsHot                       |
	| julia      | BrettIsHot                       |
	+------------+----------------------------------+
	

So far I have been physically assaulted twice. The pain has been worth it. The best though have been the panicked phone calls where I explain to them to "quickly scroll down to the bottom and see if there's any more information." (If you scroll to the bottom you see a message from me.)

Ahhh, so much fun, and the day has yet begun. The best will be when the various grand-poobas come across the error. If I get fired, it will be so worth it. . . .