~ FEATURE ARTICLE - YOU KNOW YOU'RE ADDICTED TO SOAPS...
~ POLL OF THE WEEK - ARE YOU ADDICTED TO SOAP OPERAS?
~ TRIVIA AND GAMES - WHEEL OF SOAPS #12 PASSIONS PLACES
~ SOAP SUDS DAILY - PATTI D'ARBANVILLE LEAVING GUIDING LIGHT
~ CBS SOAP FANS FORUM - GL: MICHELLE LEAVING
~ SOAP OPERAS FORUM - THE YOUNG AND THE HOMELESS
~ PASSIONS FORUM - PASSIONS: EVE LIES!

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YOU KNOW YOU'RE ADDICTED TO SOAPS WHEN...
Soap Operas are an addiction to thousands of fans worldwide. Here are a just a few indicators that you might be addicted to soaps.
http://soaps.about.com/library/weekly/aa090800a.htm?terms=addicted

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POLL OF THE WEEK: DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF ADDICTED TO SOAPS?
Most Definitely!!! No Way!!!
http://soaps.about.com/library/news/blpoll_44.htm

LAST WEEK'S POLL: HOW OFTEN DO YOU WATCH SOAP OPERAS?
Daily? Weekly? Monthly? Sporadically? Never?
http://soaps.about.com/library/news/blpoll_26.htm

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WHO WANTS TO BE A SOAP MASTER?
Everyone's heard about the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire...now you can be a Soap Master by testing your soap opera trivia knowledge with this fun and challenging trivia game.
http://soaps.about.com/library/weekly/aa082500a.htm?terms=wwtb

SOAP OPERA WHEEL OF WORDS
Wheel of Words game #12 features 10 new puzzles based on locations in the town of Harmony Maine...from the soap opera Passions.
http://soaps.about.com/library/blwheelofsoaps.htm

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SOAP SUDS DAILY
Your *free* daily dose of soap opera news and information. Updated with VCR alerts, news and more. This page also links you directly to recaps for the daytime shows, spoilers, and much more.

(Here's a sample of the news you'll find each day)

AS THE WORLD TURNS
-Good news for fans of Trent Dawson, Henry. It looks like he'll remain on the Oakdale canvas a while longer.

BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
-If you missed the E! Celebrity Profile of Hunter Tylo, Taylor, earlier this week, you can catch it again Saturday September 9 at 1pm ET.

GUIDING LIGHT
-Patti D'Arbanville, Selena, will be leaving the show later this fall. No final airdate is yet available.

PASSIONS
-Starting September 30 Donn Swaby, Chad, is directing and producing the play Fool for Love. The play will be staged on Saturday and Sunday nights at the Little Victory Theater in Burbank, CA. Lindsay Korman, Theresa, and Travis Schuldt, Ethan, star. The theater address is 3326 Victory Blvd. For tickets, or more information, call 818-841-5421.

YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
-David Lago, Raul, be at the E. Washington Street Sears store in Indianapolis, Indiana September starting 12:00 p.m. For more information call (317) 890-4153.

To make sure you get ALL of the most current soap opera news visit Soap Suds Daily.
http://soaps.about.com/library/blnewsuds.htm

SOAP OPERA UPDATES
Fan written daily and weekly updates for some of our favorite soap operas.
http://soaps.about.com/library/blshowupdates.htm

CONGRATULATIONS
The latest scoops on who's engaged, who just got married, who's pregnant and who's babies have been born.
http://soaps.about.com/library/blcongrats.htm

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CBS SOAP FANS FORUM
http://forums.about.com/ab-cbssoaps/start

ATWT: WHAT'S WRONG WITH LILY???
"What's happened to Lily, now today at the jail kissing Simon!!! They are really messing this whole thing up. After all the time on the island and now, only now she wants Simon? Give me a break!! She only
wanted to get home to Holden and her kids, this is not like Lily at all. The writers are ruining our show." - Rae
http://forums.about.com/ab-cbssoaps/messages?lgnF=y&msg=800

GL: MICHELLE LEAVING
"...Joie Lenz will be leaving the role of Michelle this fall, and GL has put out a casting call for a new Michelle. It doesn't say why she is leaving (I am assuming her contract is up), but what about Danny?? I have heard that Paul Anthony Stewart's contract is also up around the same time as Joie's, will he leave too? They have great chemistry, and I will be sad to see Joie go, and Paul too if he goes. " - MISSY
http://forums.about.com/ab-cbssoaps/messages?lgnF=y&msg=766

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SOAP OPERAS FORUM
http://forums.about.com/ab-soaps/start

YOUNG AND THE HOMELESS
"Has anyone one else noticed that most of the characters on Y&R seem to be incapable of finding homes of their own even though they are adults? It can't be for lack of money, since everyone in Genoa City is rich. Victoria's recent nomadic quest for lodgings is just the most recent example; there are plenty of others in the same boat. " -IROXX
http://forums.about.com/ab-soaps/messages?lgnF=y&msg=6593

B&B: KIMBERLY SINGING???
"Hey what did all of you think about Kimberly singing??? I's say she sounds like another little singer by the name of SPEARS maybe??? I think B&B is going alittle to far. Maybe she thinks she's Macy??? " - Karen
http://forums.about.com/ab-soaps/messages?lgnF=y&msg=6600

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PASSIONS FORUM
Are you a fan of NBC's Passions? Yes? Well we've got just the place for you! Our Passions forum!
http://forums.about.com/ab-passions/start

Passions: THERESA DYING?
"Why is it that Teresa is dying, yet she has enough energy to cry and tell Ethan of her "great love for him" + enough energy to roll over four of five different times! How's she gonna die from a cut on the head anyways? Whatever. " - SHORTYSTOVAL
http://forums.about.com/ab-passions/messages?lgnF=y&msg=918

Passions: EVE LIES!
"I wonder what finally convinced Eve to lie at the last second?? Julian said she was a liar. Maybe she decided that she didn't want to tell her secret to TC. I feel bad for Sheridan, because now she thinks it was all a dream, like Julian originally said. I wonder when (or if) the real truth is going to come out about Martin. I can't believe that Eve would tell such a lie about Luis's father. Hopefully Luis won't believe Eve, and continue to investigate his father's disappearance. What do you all think??" -MISSY
http://forums.about.com/ab-passions/messages?lgnF=y&msg=952

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