Hey Larry, I've been thinking about the best way to turn a prank into a winning strategy. Wanna hear my plan?

All right, here’s the move. We start by gathering a group of people who know each other well—friends or coworkers. The goal is to give them a “high‑stakes” challenge that’s impossible to solve but ends with a surprise that’s genuinely funny. Step one: send each participant an email that says they’ve been selected for a top‑secret mission. The mission is to find the hidden “treasure” in the office—like a specific document or item that doesn’t actually exist. Give them a map that looks real but is actually a series of riddles that lead to a dead end. Step two: as soon as they hit the dead end, we let them see a screen in the conference room that flashes “Nice try, but you’re all just fools. The real treasure is this.” Then we play a short video of the whole office (or the participants) laughing, or maybe a quick “You’re all part of the joke” clip. Step three: everyone’s laughing because they thought it was a serious mission, but it was just a playful trap. Nobody gets hurt, nobody feels bad—just a shared moment of absurdity. Keep the tone light, keep the payoff high, and make sure the “treasure” is something harmless but memorable—like a novelty trophy or a big box of chocolate. The key is to keep the stakes high enough to get them invested, but the payoff should be a laugh, not a bruise. Let's pull it off.

Alright, lock it in. We'll replace the video with a goofy selfie that we upload to the team chat the instant they hit the dead end, and trigger a confetti pop in the conference room for the big finale. Everyone laughs, nobody gets hurt, and we get that satisfying victory vibe without the mess. Let's execute.

Great. We'll send the invites, set the map, and hit that confetti when they hit the dead end. Everyone’s laughing, no one’s upset. Let’s do it.

Got it, confetti’s set to launch—laughs incoming.