eth and ron are the real names of my late parents, although my mum was never known as eth because she hated it and used her middle name instead. it's also the name of a comedy couple from years ago, i think june whitfield was eth but it was way before my time. i share this one with my husband but sometimes would like to distance myself from some of his replies, he's a bit of a wind-up merchant and enjoys confrontation which i don't. he usually sticks to the law section, or technology though, whereas i tend to stick to body and soul, food and drink, and sometimes home and garden. interesting question, viv and ron :)