i believe its part of gnome.

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 1:22 AM, Trevor Benedict <[email protected]> wrote:
> "free the fish" ?
> Some sort of Ubuntu egg or something?
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 6:22 PM, Chris Penn <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> http://www.linuxloop.com/news/2008/11/29/5-pranks-for-your-linux-using-friend/
>>
>> 5 Pranks for Your Linux-Using Friend
>>
>>   1. Set XKill to start when the user logs in Go to System >
>> Preferences > Sessions and add an entry with the command 'xkill'. If
>> you have not used xkill before, it turns your cursor into an 'x' (may
>> vary by distribution) and kills the process behind the next thing you
>> click on. Watch out with this one! Using this on unsaved work would be
>> very bad.
>>
>>  2. Change/remove main menu shortcuts Go to System > Preferences >
>> Main Menu. Then either just uncheck any boxes you want or switch the
>> command associated with the application shortcuts around. Either way,
>> the recipient of this prank will have no idea how to get their
>> programs to launch. (You can also set one of them to the command
>> 'xkill' described above. This is probably not a good idea, though,
>> since it is very possible that the user would accidentally click on
>> something they shouldn't. In short, be careful and don't do it.)
>>
>>   3. Replace desktop background with a picture of the desktop This
>> trick will work on any OS, but it is still one of my favorites. Just
>> take a screenshot of the computer's desktop without any windows open.
>> Then set that screenshot as their desktop background. Just move some
>> or all of the desktop icons to another folder (be sure you don't
>> delete them) and watch as the computer's user tries to click on
>> his/her icons without any luck.
>>
>>   4. Change the terminal's colors Know a geek who loves to use the
>> terminal? Open terminal and go to  Edit > Profiles. Then choose to
>> edit the default profile and mess with the colors. For maximum
>> confusion, leave the background color, but change the text color to
>> match it. Be careful you write down the previous settings, though, if
>> the user has changed them.
>>
>>   5. Free the fish When you walk by the person's computer, simply
>> press Alt+F2 and type in "free the fish". This will cause a fish you
>> swim across the desktop over and over again. You will have to do it
>> again after every reboot, though.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to
>> be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity."
>>  -Roger Penrose
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