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Man begins to get over Brett Favre; marriage slowly heals
Published 4/21/2008 at Shutdown Corner
As I read this column this morning, written by a woman whose husband was distraught over the retirement of Brett Favre, I couldn't tell if it was real or a parody. I think I've settled on real. Reading it felt a little like watching Best in Show, a Christopher Guest mockumentary that looks real, but is, in actuality, actors poking a little fun at the culture depicted; in that case, dog show people. Here, I couldn't tell if it was really a story about a "Oh no, Brett Favre has retired, and my life will never by the same ...

PACKERS FANS ARE F'N LAME
Published 4/21/2008 at With Leather
This column at the OC Register by Lisa Mertins (via Shutdown Corner) details a woman's ordeal to get her husband's attention back after Brett Favre's retirement ends his "affair" with the Packers quarterback.  Her husband, Joe, was distraught by Favre's retirement, and he watched replays of the press conference in tears, which is exactly how pitiful I imagine most retarded Packers fans to be.   She was eager to assuage his sadness, but only for her own gain. Was I sad for the Packers and the games Joe would ...

Didn’t We All Feel a Bit Like This?
Published 4/22/2008 by DJ at LombardiAve.com | A Blog For Green Bay Packers Fans
This is a great piece of writing I was send by Zach and I think you should all check it out. As Packer fans and Favre fans, we all felt this way after learning of his retirement. Heck, I went into a four-day mourning period where I wore only my Favre jersey after school (private school dress code prevented it being worn during the day). The jersey is in my closet, waiting for Week 1 vs. Minnesota to come out again. I was pretty much in the dumps. However, I do not think I felt as down as this dude .