33 hilarious Fake Yorkshire Facts to celebrate Yorkshire Day
18.
The Cow and Calf rocks in Ilkley are actually the petrified remains of giant prehistoric mammals #FakeYorkshireFacts https://t.co/q0rz6D1PQ2
— Chrissie Caulfield (@Chrissie_c) August 1, 2019
19.
The t' in Yorkshire dialect (eg: t'cat, t'hospital, t'window) has up to twelve distinct sounds, all indistinguishable to anyone living south of Mansfield.
— The Doc (@_not_a_real_dr) August 1, 2019
20.
The preferred method of taking ecstasy in Yorkshire is to have it injected into your gums.
Hence the famous saying:
E by gum#PokeChallenge #FakeYorkshireFacts #YorkshireDay— rab livingstone (@rablivingstone) August 1, 2019
21.
You can be fined up to £5,000 for calling dinner 'lunch' while in Yorkshire.#FakeYorkshireFacts
— Chris Kolonko (@ckolonko) August 1, 2019
22.
Men from Yorkshire are so manly that one sharp stare can make Chuck Norris curl into a ball and cry. #FakeYorkshireFacts
— inyalowda sasa ke (@DWKirton) August 1, 2019
23.
Ecky Thump is a professional Yorkshire fighting move in the Black Pudding Belt category #FakeYorkshireFacts
— Beeka (@_jungleballs) August 1, 2019
24.
The Romans were too scared to invade Yorkshire, instead they chose to build a wall around it, this wall is known as Hadrian's wall.
(that's the closest they dare get) #FakeYorkshireFacts— Samantha SJ Marcus 💖🌹 (@MsTransSam) August 1, 2019
25.
The traffic light at the border is permanently red #fakeyorkshirefacts pic.twitter.com/aSThMUUfRg
— Tweet To Yorkshire (@Tweet2Yorkshire) August 1, 2019
26.
@ThePoke Cats were welcomed in large Yorkshire churches to keep rodents away. Certain colours were prized as they were camouflaged against the stone of the building. The description of the tabby cat is derived from this, with the origin being “the cat in’t Abbey”
— Mark Townsend (@Markmossley) August 1, 2019
27.
Yorkshire is the only place in the UK you can buy lamb flavoured chewing gum laced with MDMA, it's sold under the brand name 'E Bah Gum' #fakeyorkshirefacts
— David Ridley 🌈 (@IAmNotWalliams) August 1, 2019
28.
The county have their own specialist policeforce, mounted on Yorkshire Terriers and known affectionately as ‘Yorkies.’ Despite criticism from equal rights campaigners, they still insist they’re ‘not for girls.’ #FakeYorkshireFacts
— Blue6oy (@blue6oy) August 1, 2019
29.
For a long time, York was known as “the city so good, they named it.” #FakeYorkshireFacts
— Dave (@hullodave) August 1, 2019
30.
80's pop group 'the Pau' changed their name to T'Pau to appeal to the Yorkshire music fans.
— jeff mace (@jeffmace1980) August 1, 2019
31.
Wakefield was woke before woke was even a thing.#pokechallenge #FakeYorkshireFacts#YorkshireDay
— Puncroaker (@Puncroaker) August 1, 2019
32.
When travelling up t’motorway, every newcomer must stop at t’services before Sheffield t’learn how t’make Yorkshire Puds.#FakeYorkshireFacts #YorkshireDay
— Chatty woman 🇬🇧☮️☯️ (@mrsweller99) August 1, 2019
33.
People from Yorkshire are called Yorkies because they think they’re chocolate.
— Midlifechrist (@Midlifechrist) August 1, 2019
Of course, there’s always that person who takes things too far and makes a totally outrageous claim.
There was a legend here in the Midlands that there was a man who left it until the last day of their holiday to say “I’m from Yorkshire”#fakeyorkshirefacts
— Gary (@BeardClubGary) August 1, 2019
Also, we may owe Shedlon Wortlebucket an apology.
I still have a job after tweeting this game for the last half hour#FakeYorkshireFacts
— Shedlon Wortlebucket (@EzBloke) August 1, 2019
It caused us pain to have to leave some out of the list, so be sure to go and read them all.