12 Silly Things You Can Do To Instantly Improve Your Day

11. Proclaiming 'But What Year Is It?'

This particular practical joke has probably lead to at least seven different time traveler conspiracies floating around the Internet, but it's a silly throwaway gag and one that allows for much inventiveness and creativity from the person in question. You can pick a time period, the way you react, and play as it loud and as long as you want. Mature? Probably not. But if you have a real hankering for a harmless prank to make your day a bit better, and a dumb, dry joke to pull on the unsuspecting, then this is a sure bet. Apply your outfit - futuristic sunglasses and board shots circa Back to the Future, or a full houndstooth suit and monocle as if you've just surfed in from the late nineteenth century - head to a public place and prepare to ask someone the time. They might even think it's weird - after all, you might have a watch and should have a phone. Then ask them, earnestly, 'no, I meant... what's the year?'. If they tell you, feign excitement and wonder on a H.G. Wells level and run around proclaiming 'it worked!'. Yes, it's silly, and your target will probably realised that this is a practical joke, but you'll be grinning ear to ear and you'll hopefully find your day markedly improved.