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Thread #121357 Message #2648987
Posted By: Ruth Archer
05-Jun-09 - 09:02 AM
Thread Name: Assuming my real name!
Subject: RE: Assuming my real name!
I was joaniecrumpet for some considerable time on Mudcat, because my real name is Joan Crump and I figured that was fairly transparent (it's also my name on the BBC board). I became Ruth Archer because of a very silly thread involving an everyday story of countryfolk, as broadcast on Radio 4. At the time, I believe the "real" Ruth Archer was having it away with the cowman, and it was great fun assuming her identity (and her Northumbrian accent) for a while. But then I liked her so much she kind of stuck, and I think it's really funny now when I get called Ruth at festivals, often by people I don't even know.
So there we are. I like Ruth, so she's sticking around.