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Barefoot,

Great idea.

And how could Snooper Clinton, a.k.a. Tal, possibly think that he could win against Cinderella Central? Small town girl makes good. Rags to Riches. A great guy at her side managing her campaign. Cinderella's got it all. And she wears great shoes, a different pair for each photo op.

And knowing her track record, she will probably be perfectly capable of getting elected while fending off the hostile takeover and then continue to raise multi-tasking to an art form while doing both jobs perfectly. And she will always leave time at the end of the day to go home, kick off her shoes, and spend some quality time with Rocky Banks.

But we all know that that Snooper Clinton will give it a good run. With a name like Snooper, he will run the most mudslinging campaign in the history of politics. It will be fun to watch. But Cinderella's impeccable life history will speak for itself. ...or will it be that "little talk" Rocky has with Snooper that gets the mudslinging under control?

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I do not think Mrs Rocky Banks will like the idea of Rocky and Cinderella sharing that quality time, Something tells me Snooper will be sure to find out about it and will let Mrs Rocky and the whole town know.

Could lead to a fight that even Rocky cannot win.

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Uh oh and whoops!

I did not know there was a Mrs. Rocky.

But I bet Snooper already knows.

I wonder if Cinderella knows. :dontknow:

Oh my. Oh my. Oh my.

This twist in the plot has turned it into one of those episodes they always show on a Friday so the fans will remember to tune in again on Monday.

-or maybe it will be safer for Rocky if I just shelve that episode.

Run, Rocky, Run, Run, Run, Run!

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HEY,,Whatever happened to SHEBA REBA.....

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Fumar,

I don't know nuthin' 'bout no Sheba Reba, but the Sheba Wakefield, a. k. a. Donna, episode played earlier tonight at 7:56. If that's who you are looking for, do a 180 and you will find it.

Rusty Eden

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OK beartrack, a.k.a. Tipsy Madison,

Let's go with Tipsy Madison.

Tipsy Madison is the father of Skippy Madison. (You met Skippy in a couple of earlier episodes. Skippy is the one being stalked by Dusty Springfield.)

Tipsy, also known around town as Martini Man, is an unhappy man. Though he has more money than he knows what to do with, Tipsy does not feel as if he has ever been his own man.

You see, when Tipsy was young, his father Tupper Madison (a nod to JohnN) would not let Tipsy follow his dream. Tupper made Tipsy stuff his muscled physique into a three-piece suit, put on a conservative, though extremely wide, tie and prepare to be groomed to take over as president of the only bank in town when Tupper was ready to retire from that position.

Tipsy played the good son, hiding his gloom, as he presided over meetings of the bank board. No one ever knew that not only was he hiding his gloom, he was hiding a martini shaker and the few ingredients he needed inside the Italian leather briefcase that he carried dutifully back and forth to the bank each day.

Poor Tipsy. He had worked out all through high school, lifting weights, building all those muscles because his only dream was to be Dusty Springfield's very best and favorite roadie.

But it was not meant to be. Tipsy remained the dutiful son. He watched the time go by as his bank gave away calendar after calendar, year after year.

But then Dusty Springfield came to town. Tipsy dreamed of her singing to him and to him alone, "The Look of Love" - if only Dusty would notice him,Tipsy knew he could make her his own.

But no. In a cruel twist of fate as things often happen in the soaps. Dusty only had eyes for Skippy.

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Let's see, I could be Bernie Green -- the prissy one who gossips about everyone. Cyclone Route 12 just doesn't quite work. Personally, though I like Obsob (Obby for short) Turk but I may have to change my sex -- talk about a porn star name. Scooter and Willow Keywood? Briana West 6th Street (Briana West for stage name?). Okay, Barefoot, that should be enough choices for ya.

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Skuppy Garfield, a.k.a. barb1191, is the bartender at the only hotel, and thus the only hotel bar, in town. Skuppy knows everybody's secrets.

Skuppy's real name was Skippy. Skuppy had gone all through school with Skippy Madison. Skuppy hated Skippy M. Skippy Madison was a spoiled brat who always went around telling everybody in the class that he, Skippy M., was Skippy Numero Uno. And to heap insult upon injury Skippy Madison insisted on calling him "The Skipster" or "Skip-A-Roonie" or "Skip-A-Dippa-Do" or whatever other asinine combination of syllables popped into his head.

When Skuppy took the job as bartender, his name was still Skippy. But after night after night after night of hearing, "Hey, Skuppy, pour me a double." or "Skuppy, see what the little lady over there will have." Skippy decided to just go with it and change his name to Skuppy.

There were some legal costs involved, but for the first time in a very long time Skuppy felt like he could forget all about Skippy Madison. That is until Tipsy Madison came in one night to tell his troubles to the bartender.

Rusty Eden

Goodnight to all. I hope I did not miss anybody.

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LOL. Love it!!

Mine would be Cutie Heald

(Oh my!)

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Boomer,

I'm laughing so hard I can't breathe!!!

You're too good at this.

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My soap opera name would be Snoopy Paerdegat. Not to good for a soap opera. I'll have to think of something better. How about Missy Moo. Might work.

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BBB, you've created an insatiable demand for more episodes. Drink that coffee and give us an update! 040

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Mine would be Daisey Rochester I DON'T THINK SO

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I see some new names showed up overnight.

Yesterday morning, 01/30, @ 10:26 AM I picked up a batch of names and wrote them all in.

I left for the day.

When I returned, I found that Barefoot had suggested a great way to get Cinderella Central and Rocky Banks together while getting Snooper Clinton into the plot.

I went ahead and took care of Bussy Stillwell and Sheba Wakefield in the 7:56 PM episode.

Later on last night I had to point Fumar in the direction of that episode. I hope he can accept the fact that, like I said, our little Sheba is never coming back. - of course, maybe we could get a "meanwhile back in the jungle" scene sometime.

In the 9:17 PM episode last night, I took Barefoot's idea and ran with it. I ran with it in true soap opera fashion. It was the chance to put our beloved heroine Cinderella Central into a romantic situation, like she so desperately needs, with our knight in shining armor, our diamond in the rough, Rocky Banks.

Well, within a few minutes of that episode, I learned from Rocky himself that there is a Mrs. Rocky

I was horrified. What had I wrought - wrote - written? Oh my.

I am afraid I took the absolutely most lame soap opera path of all and told Rocky to make a run for it.

Now, Rocky is out there somewhere and I don't know where he is.

So in case anybody is wondering - Cinderella never, ever spent any quality time with Rocky. She thought about it though, but she did not know about Mrs. Rocky or she would never have thought such thoughts.

Rocky was just helping Cinderella pursue her American Dream, Part Deux, by working hard as her campaign manager. And Rocky is such a good guy that he had no idea what Cinderella was thinking about. - that is if Cinderella, sweetheart that she is, though hard-edged in the business world, was thinking those thoughts which she never would have thought had she known there was a Mrs. Rocky. (Now, I think even Cinderella herself must be thinking that I am protesting far too much.)

I don't care what Snooper Clinton is going around town saying. I cannot let the integrity of Cinderella and/or Rocky remain in question.

(I really think Barefoot should have to go find Rocky. She is the one who got him into this mess.)

I still have to pick up that story line about Maggie Hoyne's past. She may have worked for Rusty Eden, another kind of hard-edged business woman. Even though Rusty Eden ran a classy operation, it still just wasn't the right thing to do. And could that have been where Freckles Sunset left her freckles while trying to work her way through law school?

I just can't get past the fact that Rusty Eden and Freckles Sunset are such perfect loss of innocence names. But I think I had better be careful. This is a PG soap and we want to keep our PG sponsors. Hey, maybe we can get PG itself to sponsor us. Maybe I will just put Rusty and Freckles in a bar. -- although bars are starting to play a little heavily in the plot. That's where we left Tipsy Madison and Skuppy Garfield late last night.

I will be gone for the day with Mr. BB.

I will check in later on the new characters. Hey, I think I need some help - in so many, many ways.

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Dear "As The Villagers Talk" Audience,

It seems my muse has gone on strike.

Thank you all for having some fun with me and for the kind words.

I sure liked writing our soap a lot more than I liked writing those posts where I bash Bernanke, rant about healthcare, or publically wrestle my own angst over vinyl siding.

I choose threads where I can learn some things and threads where I can laugh. I find that to be a perfect combination to make a part of some of my cold and dreary winter days.

I will still be around on TOTV, but I think my muse may stay on strike for awhile. Snow is predicted for tomorrow, but I don't think it will be enough to bring her back.

So, for now, I can only offer you reruns.

Sincerely,

Boomer BeBack (a.k.a. Rusty Eden)

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Oh Noooooooooooooo....Rusty Queen can't be a brother to Maggie. Rusty Queen is a woman. Maybe she can be a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman!

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I'm CheeKee Fife. This is so much fun!

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Hi, this is great fun. I'm with Dicky. My name would be Trixie Avenue. hmmmm, yes in the exotic dancer category! :redface:

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Freckles Ashland

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Good morning,

If you have been following the soap opera, you may know that last night I told you that my muse had gone on strike so I could only offer you reruns.

Well, it looks like that's still the case.

I did not know when I threw this little name game out there, that I would actually be compelled to write a few soap scenes.

I could not help but picture characters to go with your soap names, even though some of you had to change gender.

But then, sometime last night, my muse wandered off to go on strike. -- or maybe it's just that my descent into madness has ended, and I am actually ready to step away from this computer.

There are still some great names hanging out there that did not get a scene. And I bet there are lots more that have not been posted yet.

Please carry on. :)

BB

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Boomer,

We will miss you!

Little did you know that you would get roped into an ongoing endless plot.Im assuming this kind of constant creativity can get stressful. Agreed you need to go on strike for awhile. ;) ;) ;)

Mabe Barefoot would like to take over. Watcha say barefoot? Care to get involved in weaving tangled webs?? You definitely have what it takes!

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Chuck, we must be related, I'm Freckles Sunset!! Perhaps we are twins separated at birth. Our mother stole us away from our father one night when he was wrongly imprisioned for ..........

Oh Nonie, you almost got me started there. I must admit I was keenly drawn into BBB's saga. But I think I know why she chose to go on strike. Something tells me if I get started on this, I'll have to put my personal life, all activities and walks at the dog park on hold.

No no no, Nonie, I think you are the chosen one to continue this thread!! You go girl! :bigthumbsup:

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I am totally uncreative! Sorry :dontknow:

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Petunia West ?

:a20: :a20: :a20: :a20: :a20: :a20: :a20: :a20:

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H-m-m-m,

Maybe my muse did not go on strike. Perhaps she packed her carry-on and left for warmer climes. (Muses can travel light. I think they just wear togas.)

So Barefoot,

How about it? Nonie seems to know you well and recommends you highly.

At least you are getting some exercise. My exercise recently has consisted of letting my geriatric dog out about 40 times a day to chase the squirrel that taunts her. My dog has declared war on that squirrel but likes to plan her battle strategies from the warm side of the patio door. What can I do? She is the dog of our dotage so we do whatever she wants us to do. She summons me. I get up. I let her out. She summons me. I get up. I let her in. -- then out, then in, then out ------ That has been my only form of exercise since all these characters showed up in my mind.

I did leave my house a few times, but I think some of the characters went with me.

Now, for the guilt trip. That was quite a mess you got Rocky Banks into. You know how to weave a web. I think I got him out of it, but what about our heroine, Cinderella Central? We all know the girl can take care of herself, but maybe she is getting tired of it and now she is out there all alone, and I bet Snooper Clinton is still talking about the mess.

So anyway, Barefoot, the nom de plume is in your court. --Oh, no, I think I just mixed my metaphors. Without the muse, I am nothing.

I feel so bad about all those characters left hanging out there. And now I see that our latest one, Petunia West, has arrived and is ready for his(?) closeup.

Think about it.

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The last I heard, Petunia West was hanging out with Rusty Queen at a TV (and I don't mean The Villages) Festival.

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Samhass,

Be careful.

Anita Bryant could still be down there in Florida somewhere. -- Didn't she have an orange juice gig a long, long time ago?

BB

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I'm Frosty Judson

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Boomer..Anita didn't say anything about cross dressers did she? Hey, this is a soap y'know! I realize Petunia may not care for this twist in the story line, but if you're a guy with the name of Petunia, what do you expect?

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I can see your creative juices are already flowing. Seems BBB has left the building .. for the time being anyway. She really has a wonderful way of expressing herself. But, Samhass, I think you may be up for the challenge! Over to you. 024

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I think there is some real talent out there in TOTV Land. C'mon. This is like trying to leave my baby on somebody's doorstep. I can't help but look back.

Samhass,

You are so right about Petunia. What you say is true of any of the names. Once those names are out there, they take on lives of their own. We just have to let those names go and see where they end up.

Petunia West and Rusty Queen would indeed make a dynamic duo. Born to shop.

You know, I'll bet Cinderella Central is such a smart business woman that she even has a special department with really big, highly fashionable shoes. The girl knows how to market.

It's late. I just got home. I could not help but look. And then I could not just shut up.

Help.

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Here I am, 12 hours after my last pathetic checking in on those characters left hanging out there. And nobody has brought them in from the cold. I guess the muse must be flying standby to those warmer climes.

Tipsy Madison and Skuppy Garfield were the last two names to get parts that were developed. (I don't know why, but I think Skuppy Garfield is my favorite character. Maybe it's because Skuppy, the bartender, and I share the same curse of being surrounded by characters.)

Thank you, Samhass, for introducing Rusty Queen to Petunia West.

And Barefoot, it's perfect for your Freckles Sunset and Chuck's Freckles Ashland to be twins separated at birth.

Chelsea24, I think you nailed it with Trixie Avenue's occupation as an exotic dancer. And you are onto something by connecting her to DickY's Trixie Graham.

Remember, Trixie is a bimbo, now married to a high society guy. How much does her husband know about her past?

Both Trixies knew Peggy D's Cutie Heald back in their dancing days. And I think they all 3 shared the same agent, Ouma's CheeKee Fife - short guy, shiny suits, always smoking a cheap cigar, but he sure could bring back a contract.

Now, about BSLINY's Daisy Rochester. That is a great name. There is nothing sweeter than the image of a Daisy, but few cities can get colder than Rochester. The name is a bit of an oxymoron. I think Daisy worked with Trixie, Trixie, and Cutie. But she did not like the work one bit. Life's misfortunes drove her to the quick buck of the dance. But Daisy Rochester always was, and always will be, like a sweet little flower, mostly a white flower, trying to come up through a crack in a cold, hard sidewalk.

gigi22's Frosty Judson is one that has stayed on my mind. I think Frosty is a wizened sage who has lived in this town longer than anybody else.

Frosty knows where allllll the bodies are buried. Tal's Snooper Clinton and Floridagal's Snoopy Paerdegat know this about Frosty. But where Frosty is concerned, talk is not cheap. To get anything at all out of Frosty, Snooper and Snoopy have to pool their money to buy the very finest bottle of red wine they can find. If Frosty approves of the wine, he will deign to drink it. He does not share the wine. But it sure helps him to share a few secrets. Red wine has allowed Frosty to remain a sage, though wizened. But Snooper and Snoopy are going broke.

This morning I saw that new picture of Fumar, a.k.a. Rock Swarthy. Considering that Rock Swarthy is now known to be a hunka hunka burnin' love, maybe he can be the new interest in Cinderella Central's life. I am sure that Cinderella will be able to get Rock past that idea of his to join forces with his arch nemesis Hollywood Bouck to try a hostile takeover of her shoestore chain.

But even if Cinderella and Rock Swarthy get together, they still must be careful. Redwitch's Obsob Turk is out there lurking around and has an eye on that shoe empire.

OK. I feel better. I could not get past the guilt. But now I think I have found a place for all those characters who showed up before today.

To any of you who are just tuning in, this is a soap opera. If it interests you, take it from the top, and join in.

It is fun to see how the names turn out. And it's great when people add something about the characters.

I hope my muse gets to wherever she is going. Barefoot, Sam, Anybody --- please answer the door. I think a muse, unlike opportunity, sometimes knocks more than once.

Well, I must be off.

BB, a.k.a. Rusty Eden

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Rusty Queen went to the Chili cook off today and sampled the wares. The chuck wagon
from Bridgeport Lake Sumter had simply divine chili! After visiting the chili carts she sashayed over to the Lucky Charm and purchased some simply mahvelous Mardi Gras beads and a fabu hat to match. Tuesday will be such fun. She will also celebrate Fastnacht day
with doughnuts from somewhere. Any day there's an excuse to have doughnuts is a goooood day. Rusty ran into Nancy at the square. Nancy thought it was Samhass, though.

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That sounds like a wonderful day for Rusty Queen. Will we be seeing Rusty Queen and Petunia West, dressed to the nines and waving to the crowd from a TOTV float in the Mardi Gras parade?

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Hmmm..probably not. samhass is participating in another parade and party and won't hit the square til later. Poor Rusty can't come out to play if Sam has plans. Petunia may participate. What say you, Pet??

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Lassie Sylvania..... Would have to be a show done in drag, I guess, to make it somewhat believeble? :redface:

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You could play a hooker who works that street

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Wasn't the Lassie on the television shows of our youth really a male? In this soap, we have Rusty Queen and Petunia West. Lassie Sylvania could go shopping with them, I'll bet.

barb1191,

I just saw your picture as the intellectual bartender on Cheers. You look great.

When I made you the bartender in the soap, in that late on January 30 episode, I tried to work around changing your gender, but I could not figure out how to do it. The name was just too good to pass up. Anyway, you look wonderful as Diane.

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Wasn't going to tell, but yes, Lassie was a male, but the character portrayed as a female. The Lassie that was my first, was actually the sixth Lassie from the series. We got him when he was retired, thru Mr. Wetherwax, who was the trainer of the Lassie's, he was a classmate of my father's.

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muscles59,

That is so cool that you had a real Lassie for your pet. I had always heard that about Lassie being a male. I never knew if it was true. I wonder why they did that. That must have been a great pet.

Boomer, a.k.a. Rusty Eden

Note on 3/31 edit - I am so confused. I don't know who had the real Lassie - muscles59 or RCT? Oh well, it's pretty cool, either way. I am digressing again. I must be off.