Brett Favre Comes Out of Retirement...Just Kidding!
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Posted: 9:09 PM Mar 27, 2008
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With Tuesday being the first day of April, look out for what traditionally happens on April 1st.

Yet some college students at UW-Green Bay already pulled off an early April Fools' joke. GB students found an article in the college paper that stated Brett Favre was coming out of retirement. Further review revealed the story was an April Fools' joke.

One of the editors said that since Favre has not officially filed his NFL retirement papers, they decided to go for the joke.
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Posted by: alicia Location: stoughton on Aug 5, 2008 at 12:46 PM
heyy brett come play for the green bay packers
Posted by: Maureen Location: UWGB on Apr 3, 2008 at 11:42 PM
Oh, please. I saw this in the library last week and immediately figured that it was a joke. God bless Dan and the rest of the 4e staff for poking fun at this 'issue'. Considering the dozen or so phone calls I got when he retired to see how I was 'taking the news', this was practically begging for someone to satirize it. PS-Stacy, if you need to back up your statement with an attack on our school, perhaps you should reexamine your argument.
Posted by: Mike Location: WI on Apr 2, 2008 at 12:34 PM
Get a sense of humor folks! It was April Fools Day, and it was a student newspaper. Good for them! Good Joke!
Posted by: Dan Location: Fourth Estate Newspaper on Mar 31, 2008 at 05:24 PM
Ben, thank you for backing our little gag of the year. The real story is about how so many Packer fans got excited for one player to return to the team. I would imagine that says something about the state's outlook for the upcoming season. And, yes, Stacy. I am, in fact, a creative writing major. I'm glad you were able to detect the quality so clearly.
Posted by: TRICIA Location: HOLLMAN AIR FORCE BASE on Mar 29, 2008 at 11:46 PM
THE FEDERAL MINT IS RECALLING THE RECENTLY MINTED WISCONSIN QUARTER TO REPLACE THE IMAGES ON THE BACK WITH AN IMAGE OF BRETT FAVRE BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN A OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF WISCONSINITES THE WANT THEIR QUARTER-BACK
Posted by: Ben Location: UWGB on Mar 29, 2008 at 03:07 PM
Stacy, you need to get a life, this is a joke and shouldn't be taken seriously. Every year the "Fourth Estate" does this and it is never critisized until Brett Favre is in it. As far as ripping on UWGB, you have no reason to talk poorly about our school. It is a great school and the only pathetic part of this story is the people that are over reacting to it. Who cares? It was well timed and a perfect joke, Football is a game and even thought I love it and I love Brett, it is still a game that is taken too seriously.
Posted by: stacy Location: wausau on Mar 28, 2008 at 06:37 PM
How immature... shouldn't these kids be LEARNING? I hope they are creative writers and not real journalism students. Otherwise, God help us. ** UWGB doesn't have a real journalism program... it's all making sense now. Ha.
Posted by: James Location: Madison on Mar 28, 2008 at 12:17 PM
He should come out of retirement!!
Posted by: Tom Location: Minneapolis on Mar 28, 2008 at 11:37 AM
Packer management agrees to stop Global Warming for #4's return.
Posted by: Brandon Location: 203 e linden st on Mar 28, 2008 at 10:57 AM
he is not jokeing this is his last year hope he have a good time
Posted by: Becca Location: Eau Claire on Mar 28, 2008 at 09:56 AM
How is this news??
Posted by: Jon Location: Eau Claire on Mar 28, 2008 at 08:51 AM
April 1st is still a few days away. Not even funny.
Posted by: aison ricci Location: shelllake on Mar 27, 2008 at 11:18 PM
a domb joke
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