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I don't want to give you the entire story, but here are the simple words Mary used at the 2004 Pool Party to "nudge" divorcée Anna Tieg when she first hooked up online with her old high school boy friend Brian who she knew was now married:

And the rest, as they say, is history. Mary Worth: Home-wrecker.

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After nearly an entire year of effort, Mary failed to get Vera and Drew together. But at least she can claim credit for making that baby.

People expressed some surprise about the Charterstone Pool Party guests yesterday. For those of you who have never attended a Charterstone Pool Party before, there are a few rules of which you should be aware:

• You must make a new friend (you will meet someone new).
• No swimming.
• No swimsuits.
• Especially no swimsuits if you are a woman in your 20s.
• Dress is business casual, although a tuna fish t-shirt is also acceptable.

And a new rule of which I was not aware until this morning: Babies are allowed, but only if they have gigantic 18 pound heads.