Question... what would you do?

[Loli Defense Force]

So today I was at a geek houseparty (We didn't do much except game and sit around) and when most of the group went for food, one of my "friends" decided it would be hilarious to change my wallpaper into goatse. When I got back, I didn't see my wallpaper cause most of my stuff was on fullscreen and I wasn't really using my laptop anyway (it was on for torrents and such). When I finally got home to open it, I was like "Wtf... it's a lame and old meme..." So I checked the timestamps, and as I thought, goatse was visited during the time that I had left.

I know it was him because:
a) Timestamp says it was when it was only him, another friend, and another another friend's GF
b) The other friend doesn't browse /b/
c) The GF doesn't browse /b/
d) when I came back and saw the guy who did it's computer, it was on /b/

So what should I do?
Right now I'm considering just walking up to the guy and yelling at him, maybe embellish the facts a little ("My parents saw it you dumb fuck!") and basically just end my friendship with him then and there.

The part that's pissing me off the most is the fact that my parents would've seen it, if I decided that instead of taking out my laptop in the living room, I was going to shower and take my laptop out in my bedroom. That and he decided to use one of the oldest most retarded memes on /b/ >_>

[Hentaispider]

Revenge is best enjoyed cold. Myself, I wouldn't go for a direct confrontation but act like nothing had happened and then do something worse to him. Then if he confronts you, just tell him to gtfo.

[Tassadar]

Knee him/her/it in the groin. Just to see what happens.

[ToxicShock]

See, when i do that shit to my roommate
A) He knows it's me
B) The only people who can see it are our other roommates
C) I don't use recycled shit. I usually use guro, but whatever I do, it's different every time and I go far out of my way to find it.

Tell him he's an unoriginal fucker, and get him back with a bigger prank. One of my suggestions is a little liquid laxative, perhaps some milk of magnesia and put it into an open drink of his. Preferably when he's drinking something kind of syrupy, just make sure to mix it up a bit. Or even, DONT put it in his drink and tell him you did after he drinks it. This way you can hope for a placebo effect, and if you don't feel better about it, THEN you can use it :P

There's a bunch of other good pranks you can use on him. (this is my favorite, but I never use it) If you ever get the opportunity to use his shower, get a bunch of clear lifesavers, cut em and crush em up, undo his showerhead and put them in there. As they shower, they get sticky, and they'll want to wash more and they'll get stickier. Make sure it's clear or something that won't show in water. That and, if they have colored towels, you put powdered fruit mix into his towel (Make sure its the same color) and try to push as much in there as possible, then shake out any extra. This way, the powder contacts the water on their skin when they dry off and it will fruit-stain their skin

I got a bunch :P

[Goldstein]

laxative
Alternativally, ipecac.

Really though, I'd just confront them about it. It's just a computer wallpaper. Then again, I'm guessing that he isn't that close a friend anyway.

[ToxicShock]

Alternativally, ipecac.

Aww man, throwing up ain't cool. Plus it's not too subtle. You can always just randomly get diarrhea, but you almost HAVE to feel shitty in order to throw up.


(edit)A good one my friend just reminded me of was freezing shaving/whipped cream in a can, stabbing a hole in it and hiding it somewhere, so it starts to puff out a shitload afterward. Try to hide it in or between stuff.

[DarkFire1004]

Sheesh. You kids and your fancy revenge pranks nowadays. Whatever happened to just slashing someone's tires?

[ToxicShock]

We moved on to the same cars gas tank :mad:

[Twisted]

I wouldn't really do anything. It's goatse, oh no.

[ToxicShock]

I wouldn't really do anything. It's goatse, oh no.

If need by, I'm sure I have a few pranks that are non-physical in return. So it's not like they can get pissed about it, cuz it's really the same thing they did to you.

[Kusanagi]

Also to think about: did the other two watch him do it and say/do nothing, or did he ninja it on without them looking?
It it's the former, they're just as guilty as he is, and deserve punishment (though not as severe) as well.
If what I assume is true, however, and it's the latter, most likely he was hoping you would have your desktop shown at that get-together, so he could laugh at your misfortune of winding up showing it to the people there and them going 'WTF O.O'; I'd personally beat the shit out of him for it at that point, but it didn't happen like that, so it's moved onto mental warfare.
You need to make him feel like shit for what he did, like he now owes you something - if he's someone you can do that to. If not, you have to get him back in a way that shows you aren't merely returning the favor - you're sending a message that says "Don't do that - or anything similar - ever again, fucker".

. . . Yeah, I know, I was LOADS of help there >.<
I dunno. I'm just the type of person who takes things in stride - well, once the moment has passed, anyways, since like I said, I woulda beaten him down if it had happened like I'm assuming he had wanted to happen.
Personally, at this point, I'd say fuck it, maybe not end all ties to him, but definitely restrict contact to only-when-necessary; and if he f'ks up again, that's the point when I'd say it's over, ad cut him out completely.
Of course, that's just me.

Although, if he's as much of a /b/tard as you say he is, he probably forgot that in real life, people wouldn't just go 'OMG' and forget about it within the hour. Just for that alone, I'd still pound him into the ground.

[Obeliskos]

Try pulling a guilt thing. Tell him your parents saw it and they're sending you to a therapist. That you're paying for.

[ToxicShock]

Also, you could poison his dog.

[Kusanagi]

No. Bad Toxic. Leave the animals out of this >.<

[Twisted]

If need by, I'm sure I have a few pranks that are non-physical in return. So it's not like they can get pissed about it, cuz it's really the same thing they did to you.

It's really just like getting back at someone for rickrolling you. It's just not worth it

[Hentaispider]

It's really just like getting back at someone for rickrolling you. It's just not worth it

Except rickrolling causes, at worst, momentary irritation. I gather this one could have ended much worse than that.

[ToxicShock]

Yes, and also, what's the harm of returning the favor?

[Pheonix Alugere]

Take a screen-shot of his desktop, hide all the icons, and then change his background to the screen-shot of his desktop. Then watch as he tries to click the icons that aren't there.

[Sinfulwolf]

I remember in my platoon office one guy was on his account on the computer checking his e-mails. He got called out for something and forgot to log off. So, someone jumped on, pulled up Google, and searched for gay porn, and found a picture of a gay orgy and made it the guy's wallpaper, then locked the computer so only he could get on.

Regardless to say, we all chuckled at him, and he went a little red in the face, but he laughed to, and changed it back to puppies or something really innocent. It was never brought up again, just a simple joke.

Now, your situation is only slightly different in the fact that your parents could have seen it. Really though, its not that bad. Some asshole fucked with your computer.

The other big thing that's different though, is that this was your personal computer, and he was fucking around with it whilst you weren't there. I say confront him on that reason alone, not because of the background which in the end is really trivial, but to be fucking around on your personal laptop while you're getting food is low. Confront him, possible punch him square in the solar plexus.

[Obeliskos]

Take a screen-shot of his desktop, hide all the icons, and then change his background to the screen-shot of his desktop. Then watch as he tries to click the icons that aren't there.

THAT'S FUCKING AWESOME

WHY HAVEN'T I EVER THOUGHT OF THIS

[Bartnum]

You're overreacting. This is the situation that you've given us:

one of my "friends" decided
to change my wallpaper into goatse.
now I'm considering
just end my friendship with him then and there.

I'm still waiting for the part where a harmless joke becomes a big deal.

This is the kind of thing my friends do to each other all the time, and we just laugh it off without a second thought. What exactly is the problem? Yes, your parents might have seen it, but they didn't. No harm done. Just forget about it.


Also, +rep to Phoenix for his epic desktop joke.

[ToxicShock]

Aww snap ya'll haven't heard that one. That's always fun, I had it done to me once.

I got the guy back by changing his startup noise to that explosion (ya know the WHAT THE FU-BOOOOOOOM-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA) and putting his volume completely maxed before he signed on.

[dmronny]

You're overreacting. This is the situation that you've given us:






I'm still waiting for the part where a harmless joke becomes a big deal.

This is the kind of thing my friends do to each other all the time, and we just laugh it off without a second thought. What exactly is the problem? Yes, your parents might have seen it, but they didn't. No harm done. Just forget about it.


Also, +rep to Phoenix for his epic desktop joke.

QFT, except the rep part I need to spread it around before I can rep Phoenix again.

[Unknown Squid]

I'm agreeing with Twisted and Bartnum here. It's a practical joke, and not even a very harmful one. Desktop assassinations are one of the oldest jokes out there. It's a common game among my friends too. If you leave your computer exposed, then you deserve what you get is generally the rule (within friendly limits of course). If anything I'd say you owe him the same back, but this whiny "end my friendship with him then and there" stuff is really rather overdoing it, especially coming from someone who knows /b/.

Doesn't mean you can't cook up a better prank to show them how unoriginal they were of course. Just don't make an emotional scene about it. The hidden icons thing is good, and can be combined with other stuff. For longer lasting fun than a mere desktop switch, why not use the task manager to have their computer open up a certain file (image, music, something fun) every hour or every time they start up some other program? Be creative.

[Twisted]

Except rickrolling causes, at worst, momentary irritation. I gather this one could have ended much worse than that.

Yeah, explaining that it was a prank

[Nunu]

you're all making this much more convoluted than it needs to be, just poison him. it solves everyones problems.

[Newbie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jw3w1ma8L4

Hope it helps.

[Mamono Assault Force]

May not work for you, and you won't have to end your friendship, when my friends and I do that to each other, we just hit each other. So, my solution is, if someone actually hopped on and turned my desktop into a goatse, and I knew it was him, I'd punch him in the gut, and say, "Thanks, dickhead, my folks might have seen your faggot bullshit that your put on my computer. Remind me to boil you face in acid."

... We say shit like that to each other a lot, and we're still friends... Kinda. >.>

[BurningGold]

I don't quite get what's going on, but it sounds like a prank. If it is, just tell him and let him know that he basically crossed the line. If you two aren't close, then I could see why you're so willing to end the friendship. However, if it's a close friend, one prank (or the ilk) shouldn't define the relationship.

[Momiji]

I would have shot him/her, depending on location and how many people were around.

Of course, there's always the good ol' one two PAWNCH.


You might get charged with assault, but hey, that's why you own a car.

[Kusanagi]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/iceholder/Friendship.jpg

[aika]

I don't think he planned for your parents to see it. You should tell him off because there was a large chance they could have, but the goatse-ing itself seems a bit of a strange reason to end a friendship on. If a girl ended a friendship with me over something like that I'd assume that really there was more to it than that...

Do you not like him for other reasons?

[Alias]

Best prank I ever pulled was with the use of remote desktop. I have a mega sound system - 7.1 speakers - hooked up to my desktop, and they get incredibly loud. I remotely control the computer with my laptop, wait for my friends to tell me when my roommate is in, and blast hardcore porn through them when I'm halfway across campus. Takes some hardware but if you have it, it's classic.