What Has it Got In its Pocketses?

I’ve got neither string nor nothing in my pocketses, bloggers, instead I have this lovely small Dead Man’s Riddle:

This is another of the books given to Paul Alexander by his parents in 1980 and another unread book to grace my collection.  An excellent story this is, folks, as the boys nip around on their bikes trying to keep one step ahead of Skinny Norris and solve Dingo Towne’s riddles.  Gordon Bennet, would you Adam and Eve it.   

Ever wondered what Skinny Norris’s first name is?  It must be pretty fucking awful if he thinks that Skinner is preferable.  What do you think, bloggers? Erse?  Ejaculate?  Answers on a postcard please.