Putting the con in conference calls
Having been unnecessarily present in far too many boring conference calls over the years, I and my like minded colleagues can do a few things to pass the time.

-Buzzword bingo, simple but good, bonus points for inventing new words for the meeting, even more points if you find the calls recipient using the words back at you.

-Write something hugely offensive on your notepad and then show it to the person next to you, they win if they don't disturb the call, otherwise it's your game.

-Subtly adjust your accent over the call, to slightly different regions, obviously it's bonus points if you manage to go from a Scottish brogue to a French lilt in just two sentences.

-Inventing extra people in the meeting is a particular favourite of mine, this is kind of an extension of above, but sort of with a back story. This one can go a bit far, like having the calls recipient request one of these fictional people the next time they call.

I'll have to rack my brains for a few more
(ShiftyBastard won the World Cup on World Soccer Champs 2010!, Thu 8 Jan 2009, 17:47, 1 reply)

We used to see...
How far you could get away from the desk. We all had the same phone so theoretically you were all only able to get a certain distance away, but when you count to the furthest extremity of the body it becomes a sort of bizarre office Twister with people lying flat out on the floor, halfway across the office with the phone flex at full extension, still happily taking part in the Telecon.
(SnowyTheWereRabbit the Leporid from Hell, Thu 8 Jan 2009, 19:19, closed)