If you are feeling stuck in a rut, you've got the blues or life just needs a dash of hilarity added to spice it up, then there is nothing better than to be silly. Remember "silly"? Yeah, that crazy, zany, happy feeling you had as a kid when you looked at the puppies jumping and thought that joining in would be fun. It's time to regain your sense of silly! Hint: all of this is best done with at least one friend and is best with several!

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[edit] Steps

Wear bright makeup. Obviously (or not) this step relates mostly to the gals. Sure, bright makeup can look garish but done just right, it is perfect for an evening event spent pursuing the sillies. Get out the glittery stuff, the sparkly hair gel and the brightest lipstick you can lay your hands on. Should it match? Well, probably but you're aiming for silly, not perfection!
Back brush your hair till it's really knotty and frizzy. It'll look like the new nesting call for the local birdlife but it will be a zany do that can propel you out into the street accompanied by a daft grin and a crazy walk.
Wear really bright or highly patterned clothing. It should be eclectic, mis-matched and comfortable. Gals try stripy tights. Guys get enormously tacky ties.
Act like a total clown. This is the fun part. Check out funny jokes and sayings online and memorize them. Let them out and surprise people. Always be friendly, cheerful and funny though; don't be rude or tactless.
Do dares if dared. Obviously, this necessitates group silly. Being silly alone is never as much fun as being silly with friends. Some fun dares include:
- Daring each other to walk with a tomato balanced on your head in the snow
- Daring each other to use a microphone in a crowded place and announce an engagement, birthday, divorce or even karaoke;
- Make balloon animals and give them away for free to children
- Do impromptu street performance
- Fill up parking meters that are running low on time
- Greet strangers with a big smile and something uplifting to say
Use food to bring on some more silliness!
- Eat messy! Go and order the messiest food you can find. Dig in and laugh at each other making a mess. Spill your drink everywhere for added effect. Make sure you pay for it and offer to help clean up if you make total fools of yourselves.
- And if this isn't your thing, eat sweet! Pig out on all those childhood favorites you haven't dared touch for ages - Smarties, candy rolls, chocolate coins etc.
Trip over your trousers or skirt and make a big deal out of it. Again, this is the clowning around effect. Do it in front of an audience, such as the bored queue at the bus-stop or in a mall. Don't scream or screech - keep it really funny and call yourself funny names and promise yourself never to trip again, only to get up and trip over again. Watch laugh gags on YouTube or other similar online video sites, to get the idea of slapstick humor first.
Laugh a lot together.

Rent DVDs of comedies or look for funnies online. Tell each other crazy, hilarious stories. Play games that result in silly outcomes, like Chinese whispers or incremental storytelling where each person adds the next line to a story.

[edit] Tips

Being silly is best for sleepovers, parties, friend gatherings, rainy day blues, mid-life crises - you name it.
Try a wig if you don't fancy knotty hair. Something crazy and obviously not real, like a rainbow frizz or wired plaits that stick out sideways.
Be Random, thats always silly
Also, laugh at everything (within reason)

[edit] Warnings

Mind where you go silly; the workplace, school and church are probably not the best choices unless they're having a "be silly" event.
Steer clear of people with grumpy reactions - they won't get it and they will probably be easily offended, which will upset them and probably spoil your fun of being silly. Choose your location and your people wisely. Festive seasons are especially dicey in the lead up to the event, when everyone's nerves are frazzled, but a little lightheartedness done the right way can alleviate the this; just be careful how you go about it.
If you are easily embarrassed or you have an important rep to protect, it's probably not a good idea to act silly in public and make a fool of yourself, people will stare and you will be totally humiliated.