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Brands built on the punchline: joke presents, prank-by-post services, sweary mugs and candles, novelty socks and the sort of thing that exists purely to be handed to someone across a table.

Gadget makers working at the strange end of hardware — levitating objects, Nixie tube clocks, split-flap displays, pocket hacking tools, miniature arcades and inventions that solve problems nobody has.

Things that sit on a desk and get picked up: fidget cubes and magnet spheres, spinning tops, yo-yos and kendama, speed cubes, kinetic sculptures, sand art and putty.

Party games, costumes, inflatables, glow gear and decorations — the manufacturers and publishers behind the card game on the table and the ridiculous thing in the pool.

Independent design studios, letterpress shops, art-toy labels and one-person brands making original funny things in small runs rather than licensing someone else's.

Boxes that turn up every month with something odd inside: snack crates from other countries, murder mysteries, science toys, brick kits, sock clubs and immersive mail adventures.