- Pretend to be a news reporter and interview people on the street about made-up stories. “Sir, can I get your opinions on the recent spate of clown murders?”
- Wear a name tag with a ridiculous name like “Ben Dover,” “Carmen Denominator,” “Dick Fondler,” or “Ivana Humpalot.”
- When in the supermarket, put random things in other people shopping carts, the more personal, the better. e.g., Condoms, Panty Liners, Hair Dye, Hair Restorer. Then, wait around until they get to checkout.
- Pretend to be a tour guide and give made-up facts about your city. “This train station was the scene of the great train robbery.”
- Act like you’re on a reality TV show. Wear a small lapel mic and start talking to the camera whenever you’re alone.
- Make up a ridiculous backstory and stick to it no matter what. A friend and I joined a hiking club on a walking weekend, and he pretended to be a reformed adult movie star called Dirk Dangler. It was a brilliant weekend.
- Dress up like your favorite character and go to a grocery store.
- Pretend to make a phone call while on public transport and go through the motions of splitting up with your partner. Make sure you spell out why, e.g., Their feet smell, bad breath, tiny private parts, huge bottom, etc.
- Sit next to an attractive person on public transport, and pretend to receive a call from a local newspaper that informs you that you have won “[insert city name] sexiest person/hottest lover.”
- Walk back down the stairs like you are wearing ski boots.
- Carry around a toy microphone and sing into it everywhere you go.
- Walk up to someone in the street, pretend you recognize them from a movie, and ask for their autograph.
- Follow behind someone in the street, walk exactly like they do, and do what they do.
- Walk around with a personal fan and use it whenever someone talks to you
- Carry around a microphone plugged into your phone, add a sign on the microphone like “NOB Radio,” and interview random people.
- Dress as a pirate and go about your normal day saying things like “landlubber,” “me hearty’s,” “argh,” and “there be land” in an English accent.
- Get a friend to run up to you in the street, screaming in excitement that you are a famous YouTuber and that they want your autograph.
16 Funny things to do in public to make people cringe
If you want to live in your own version of “The Office,” these 16 funny things will make you and others cringe and chuckle.
- Talk loudly on the phone in a public place, describing how rubbish the city is and how the people are all so ugly.
- Wear thick glasses and talk to a mannequin in a clothes store, asking where to find the g-string underwear.
- Have a conversation with yourself in a public place.
- Wear your clothes inside out.
- Sit in the front row at a movie theater and cry loudly at the sad parts.
- Have an imaginary friend that you talk to in public.
- Wear entirely mismatched clothes and insist that you’re color-blind.
- Make up a dance and perform it in public.
- Trip over on purpose and fall in front of people.
- Imitate everyone you meet.
- Laugh hysterically for no reason.
- Stick some toilet paper to your shoe and walk around like normal.
- Walk around with your fly open and a little wiener sausage showing.
- Speak gibberish instead of actual words.
- Talk to inanimate objects as if they’re real people.
- Slap yourself every time you say something.
15 Wonderfully childish things to do with kids to make them laugh
Impress your partner by making their kids or nephews and nieces laugh with these 15 silly and fun things to do with kids.
- Make a fort out of blankets and pillows and spend the day inside it
- Pretend to be a character from your favorite book and stay in character all day
- Speak only in rhyme for the rest of the day
- Act like you’re a spy and share top-secret information by whispering
- Pretend to be a character from your favorite TV show
- Dress up in costumes and act out scenes from your favorite movie
- Sing all of your words instead of speaking them
- Start every sentence with the last word of the previous sentence
- Pretend to be an animal.
- Put a fake spider in someone’s bed.
- Tie someone’s shoes together.
- Eat a piece of cake with your hands behind your back
- Fill up a water balloon and drop it on someone’s head
- Hide in a closet and jump out when someone walks by
- Put googly eyes on everything in your house
26 Hilarious and silly things to do in boring conversations
Are discussions getting boring? Spice up the evening by trying some of these 26 silliest antics during polite conversation.
- Speak in a different accent every time you talk.
- Talk like an Italian mob boss, using words like Gooombah, shakedown, consigliere, capo, boss, whack, wise guy, rat, and goodfella.
- Always disagree with everything someone says, no matter what it is.
- Start clapping whenever someone says something.
- Give everyone you meet a compliment on the worst thing about them. Bad shoes, say, “Oh, I love your shoes.”
- Make animal noises instead of speaking.
- Raise your hand whenever you want to talk and start with “Excuse me, Miss/Sir.”
- Repeat everything someone says, but add “Oh, how sweet” after every sentence.
- Squirt water out of your mouth whenever someone talks to you.
- Belch every time someone says your name.
- Randomly burst into song in the middle of a conversation
- Mention something embarrassing that happened to you, then act like it’s the funniest thing ever.
- Do a dramatic reading of a grocery list.
- When someone asks how your day is going, give them a play-by-play of everything you’ve done so far in excruciating detail.
- Every time someone says something, repeat it back to them in a silly voice.
- Give everyone nicknames based on the first thing you notice about them.
- Make up a theme song for yourself and sing it whenever anyone talks to you.
- Whenever someone asks you a question, answer with another question.
- Start every sentence with the next letter of the alphabet.
- Give everyone nicknames based on their personality traits.
- Make up elaborate handshakes with everyone you meet.
- Tell everyone that you just found out you’re related to a celebrity.
- Insist on speaking only in sign language, even if you do not know sign language.
- Give yourself a silly nickname and only respond to that name
- Cough loudly every time someone talks.
- Speak in a British accent; if you are British, talk with an American accent
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