I bet you didn’t know that Lloyd Christmas lives in Mississippi and works as a reporter. You also may not have known that about 50% of the population of northeast Wisconsin (less than I would have originally thought) is still hoping against the reality that Brett Favre really retired. Like maybe this is all an elaborate prank Brett, Cooter and Cletus Favre cooked up for a big yuk.

Nope. Brett’s really retired. Ever the fence-sitter, I don’t think Favre has signed his official retirement papers yet. But he’s done. And if you listen to the soundbites of his former teammates, it sounds like they’re engaged with the new QB regime (as they should be), and not wanting to discuss the recent Favre shenanigans. Their done. With Favre. Even if Bus Cook, Favre’s agent, really was sending out feelers to see if any NFL teams would have interest in an aging quarterback who doesn’t like having to live up to his own reputation, Favre is done.

Lloyd Christmas, Sports ReporterBut that doesn’t mean that those in denial of Favre’s leaving the game can’t engage in some unhealthy speculation. Like when an eight year old local Mississippi reporter asked Brett “What if Aaron Rodgers broke his medical colaminate ligament or something, and the Packers called you and offered you a jillion dollars and said you didn’t have to practice or shower naked with the rest of the team. Would you play then?” To which Favre said he’d be tempted. The reporter then followed up “So yer sayin’ there’s a chance!”

From there it spread like diarrhea from a diaper up to Green Bay and across the rest of the wide world of sports, and now, traveling through your eyes, directly into your brain. You might need some antibiotics for that.