JOHN Rockett from Shepley has added a new dimension to those silly names sent in by Kathleen Parr (Justin Case, Chris P Bacon and all the rest) and sent me back to the origins of Monty Python’s Flying Circus in the process.

“They reminded me of those fun-packed Saturday mornings in front of the telly watching Tiswas,” he says. “Chris, Sally and Co ran a competition on a similar theme.

“As I recall, third prize went to Mr and Mrs Cart and their son Orson, second prize went to Mr and Mrs Pipe and their son Dwayne and third prize went to Mr and Mrs Wallcarpet and their son Walter!”

Ah yes, proper humour. So I went looking for more and found Mr and Mrs Nice-Again and their daughter Turndout, Mr and Mrs Kaseltzer and their son Al, Mr and Mrs Lifeboats and their daughter Mandy, Lord and Lady Portinastorm and their son, Ernie, Professor Kewell and his daughter Mollie and Mr and Mrs Shookup and their son Amal.

Then there's Mr and Mrs Evening and their children Sam and Janet, Mr and Mrs Lu and their daughter Vinda, Mr and Mrs Palace and their daughters Crystal and Alexandra, Mr and Mrs Phonium and their son Hugh, Mrs and Mrs Kebab and their daughter Donna and Mr and Mrs Dressed and their daughter Natalie.

I was laughing at some of these in the pub when my chum Charlie said the 1967 television comedy series, At Last The 1948 Show, had used similar silly names in the spirit of complete daftness.

This was a programme that had slipped my memory. It starred John Cleese, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graham Chapman, Marty Feldman and Aimi McDonald and was the inspiration for Monty Python.

Some of its sketches, including The Four Yorkshireman, were later used in Python, as was the catchline: And now for something completely different.

I'll bet Mr and Mrs Cart and their son, Orson, loved it.