Article: JUST A BUNCH OF GUYS, SITTING AROUND EATING ROMEO CLUB GOOD FOR LAUGHS.(FRONT)

Byline: Sharon Roznik Associated Press

FOND DU LAC -- Wherefore art thou, Romeos?

On a recent weekday, they were at the Main Exchange bar and restaurant in downtown Fond du Lac, sharing jabs and jokes over lunch.

"This one's an overnighter," shouted Eddie Arnold, a retired systems programmer for Giddings and Lewis.

He's the guy who delivers the one-liners while 20 men munch on soup and sandwiches, laughing at their own jokes.

The local ROMEO Club, newly formed, is an unofficial chapter of a national organization. The acronym stands for "Retired Old Men Eating Out."

"We're an off-shoot of the Red Hat Society. We may ...

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