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Article: Seriously, who needs fabio when we have Mr. Romance?(Daily Break)

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The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
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April 28, 2008
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Byline: MIKE GRUSS

I'm not leaving my desk. I'm waiting for Mr. Romance to call.

And, oooooh, I hope he calls. I hope he calls, I hope he calls, I hope he calls. Why won't the phone ring already?

I've left one message and I don't want to seem needy and leave another. Is it too soon to call again? How about now? Now?

Wait. What? Who's Mr. Romance? Well, duh! Let's start with the basics. How about, what is Mr. Romance? The Mr. Romance contest is only the biggest each year for models aspiring to be on the cover of romance novels. It's the industry that rocketed Fabio's career into the romanti-sphere before he was hit by a bird on a roller ...

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