The UK Government last night banned all new parents from giving their children names containing M, E or Z.
“It’s all Moto Morini’s fault,” said a spokesman. “With the new 6½ Seiemmezzo, it’s used up the entire world stocks of those letters.
“We’re trying to buy some from Poland, which has said it might be able to spare some Ms and Es, but needs all the Zs it can get for its own names.”