Oh. Hello. I didn't know we'd invited another The Archers thread round darling. How nice to see you. Discuss Ambridge here.

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As tribute to the best SL at the moment...

ZeroFunDame has it right, Recessional was referring to the tone of the thread about the ends of things and how to me this called to mind Kipling's poem (rather than his exceedingly good cakes).

I went on Feedback once (not about TA). It's worthwhile! They will just try to get a nice simple clear quote from you. It was really funny what I moaned about turned out to be especially timely.

I can't give my real name, do you think they would be ok with that?

Could you keep it to first name only?

Yay go for it cutted!!

Yay, CuttedUp!

Why not come clean, say you are on the Mumsnet Archers messageboard and don't want to be 'outed' in your real name and ask to use a nom de plume/guerre

I suggest you call yourself Olivia Mumsnet

Go Cutted, now can we calm the Boop points or they'll think we're enjoying it.

Was it just me that thought that Roy and Kate were about to DTD?

Bore

Definitely didn't think they were about to DTD . I was more concerned that she'd report him for pushing her and then we'd have PC plot around.

Do it cutted

Someone needs to be the voice of reason re Matt leaving. You could tell them your name is Mrs Voice of Reason if you are worried about outing yourself.

Susan and Neil have put me off chilli for life

I loved it that one of the things that Kate got most indignant about was Roy accusing her of being nearly 40.

Kate Madikane

Born: 30 September 1977

Two things:

1. If they broadcast the part of my email about these threads, we may be in for an invasion of Penis Beaker type rubber neckers. Of genteel R4 listeners of course.

1. I did not originate the Cutted Up Pear thread. Twas not me. I merely adopted the name change midst thread because it was so hilaire.

Huge BOOP for Roy - I was also hoping his indignation would inspire him to have a massive clean up!
cutteduppear you HAVE to do Feedback! Perhaps you could use a wandering accent in homage to Peep

But don't they already have your real name from your email? I just assumed they would say "Jane Smith sent us this" and then we'd all deduce it was you. Obviously if you omit the MN references then the rest of the world won't trace it back here and you can trust us to be discreet, complete strangers on the internet that you've never met.

Hmmm ... The Domestic Vessel Dilemma.

It's true that could be quite disconcerting.

But on the other hand your email is the gateway to a guaranteed reading of all our great work by TA people. And while we've been rather more positive over the past few weeks there are zillions of past threads detailing every editorial failure of logic and creativity. Which would obviously be immensely helpful to them.

CuttedUpPear do it! as a service to all we sad lurkers out there who can't admit to our more intellectually thrusting colleagues that we actually listen to the Archers...

If they let you, do it as Mrs. C. U. Pear as a previous poster suggested.

I'm failing dismally at keeping up with these threads, but yay for cutted and feedback - how exciting!

Also had to pop on because I know you are the only people who will appreciate that dd (2) sat in the bath tonight repeating, with appropriate force and venom in her voice "And don't come back!!".

kiri ... Intellectual thrust is a prerequisite for meaningful Archers listenership.

Lilian I was already thinking about doing an accent - and it's bound to be wandering anyway!

DadDadDad I've emailed them to say that in principle I would do it but I couldn't do it in my own name, do they have a way of getting round this?

I do feel that I owe it to you lot. Since the complaint I filed was really honed by the erudite hive mind on here.

CUP - please do it. We'll be so proud! You and mink made my brain go kpow tonight with all that Daveed on MN business - I find fiction and reality really hard to differentiate esp with TA.

Kate was great tonight. Am I the only one who thinks 'who do I know who's like Kate...shit, what if it's me!!'

ZeroFunDame I think my former colleagues/collaborators in the UK had some weird idea that i was meant to actually be in the lab, still enthusiastically thinking about/publishing cutting-edge science, at 8.02pm when the Archers was on in my timezome.

Now I've given up, I can listen to the podcast whenever i want...

ici - oh yes, I audibly arf'd when Kate was so indignant when Roy accused her (as she evidently sees it) of being nearly 40!