"Dad, You Look Like Romeo -- and He Looks Like A Fool."

Well, that's because I am Romeo.

THIS WEEK:

• A sharp, pointy, irritant

• “Where Are They Now?” My name is Emily and I was born in 1830.

• BEHIND THE PAY WALL: Special limited time offers!

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Hey. DiPerri / Real Romeo here. That’s right.

This week, let’s take a look at Romeo. That is, if you can stand the sight of him.

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If memory serves, Frega wrote this cartoon while we were having lunch at a restaurant. We were seated beside a window and there was a lot of flowers, sunshine, and greenery outside.

As we often did in those days before kids, I believe we were sitting on the same side of the table.

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Romeo is based on all of my worst visual and personality qualities — but I am no Romeo.

Special thanks, as always, to Seinfeld, for the gifs and the real humor in this week’s post. Had there never been a Seinfeld, there’d have never been a Buddy and Romeo since the real life humor and conversational cadence of Real Buddy and Real Romeo is influenced by the T.V. series.

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Bring your friends!

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Relive the magic of Emily Dickinson’s 1830 World Tour with our new mug, featuring not one but two cartoons…

And a kiss cut sticker.

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Next week: A closer look at Buddy.

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