Lots of things make me titter, I can tell you. I came upon the Goon Shows fairly early in life : my Mom listened to the Goon Shows live in the post-War period and she tells me she used to try and remember the “plots” each Sunday night in order to do a live rendition - with voices of Minnie, Eccles, Morinarty, Grytpype et al - in the playground at school the next day, as many of her school friends wanted to hear the jokes, but had no radios... In any case I distinctly remember, at about age 10, when the Goon Shows were repeated on the radio and my Mom and I listened to some : and I clearly recall one occasion, which I have since found out comes from “The Sinking of Westminster Pier” and re-broadcast on 22nd August 1970, where the following exchange took place...

Eccles : “Hello... I’m the Famous Eccles !”

Grytpype-Thynne : “The Famous Eccles ? Never heard of you !”

Eccles : “You ever heard of Clapham Junction ?”

Grytpype-Thynne : “yes...”

Eccles : “Well, you mind what you say...”