Come on Caerphilly, Cheer Up and Play a Joke this April Fools Day
Silly Jokes encourages Caerphilly residents to dust of their fun side.
With April Fools Day soon to be upon us the UK’s largest joke shop retailer has opened up its 2005 practical joke sales book, to reveal the Top 10 and Bottom 10 places for buying practical jokes, and Caerphilly came in bottom of the pile.
90 UK Towns and Cities fell under scrutiny, dependent on population and sales and whilst Reading came in at Number One slot, Caerphilly came in last at 90th place.
Chief SillyJoker Caroline Creasey commented, “With its castle and museums maybe the culture runs too deep in Caerphilly and I would urge residents to dust off their fun side on April 1st and play the odd practical joke or two”.
One startling statistic showed that nearly whilst nearly 200 packets of stink bombs were sold in Reading only 7 packets were sold to residents of Caerphilly in 2005.
The bottom 10 places went as follows:
1. Caerphilly (Wales)
2. Rochdale
3. Dudley
4. Dover
5. Bury
6. Scarborough
7. Barnsley
8. Rotherham
9. Blackpool
10. Wirral
The top 10 was calculated by looking at the number of orders in the last year per 100,000 people in each city or town1 and it revealed quite a few surprises.
www.Sillyjokes.co.uk Top 10 Practical Joke Buying Towns & Cities
1. Reading - Be wary of those London commuters, they come bearing practical jokes. Or could it be the Microsoft office workers catching each other out?
2. Guildford - Maybe it has something to do with the Surrey Uni being based there that has bumped it up into the number 2 place?
3. Norwich - Are the residents trying to fight off their Alan Partridge inspired reputation a little too much by being the number 3 most popular place for buying practical jokes?
4. Ipswich - Maybe its close proximity to the city in 3rd place means they are playing revenge pranks on each other?
5. Peterborough - It may be famous for its ghost tours and archaeology, but could it just be practical jokers making things go bump in the night?
6. Oxford - Those academics must be looking to let off steam via truly alternative routes.
7. Nottingham - This city may have come in at number 7 but residents bought the highest number of Stink Bombs? Ew!
8. Chelmsford - Its Common may be home to the highest number of adder snakes, but how many of these are real?
9. Exeter - The South West’s only offering in the top 10? Maybe it is all the cider spurring people on to play jokes on each other?
10. Milton Keynes - It may be home to the concrete cows and hundreds of traffic roundabouts, but the residents certainly know how to play a trick or two.
There was a real surprise at the other end of the spectrum with party-central Blackpool coming in the bottom 10 areas for people having bought practical joke items. The number one area for the least amount of practical joke items bought was Caerphilly in Wales.