Twitter Snarks as Brett Favre Predictably Unretires

Ray Gustini Aug 17, 2010

Brett Favre made one of his increasingly predictable returns to the game of football today, arriving at Minnesota Vikings at training camp 14 days after telling the team he would retire. On Twitter, it was something less than a hero's welcome:

I'd like to announce my retirement from sarcastic Brett Favre tweets.less than a minute ago via webBill Simmons
sportsguy33

So B. Favre is a Viking again, eh? I hope someone gives him a Leif Ericson in his Eric the Red.less than a minute ago via webOld Hoss Radbourn
OldHossRadbourn

ESPN has a live news chopper feed of Brett Favre arriving at a Minnesota airport. Where have I seen this before?less than a minute ago via webBrett
thecajunboy

Is that Childress' SUV ready to drive Favre back to Winter Park??!! Is this Groundhog Day??!!!less than a minute ago via TweetDeckNancy Gay
nancygay

Forget crappy jeans, Brett Favre should do commercials for cargo shorts. I'm not convinced the guy owns anything else.less than a minute ago via TweetDeck'Duk
bigleaguestew

He's off the plane for good now. No going back now. He's getting in an SUV. FAVRE WATCH '10 IS COMPLETE! Hope it was good for youless than a minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®Jason La Canfora
JasonLaCanfora

Imagine how much attention this would be getting if Favre had won a Super Bowl in the last 12 years.less than a minute ago via TweetDeckNFL FanHouse
NFLFanHouse

Hilarious how often ESPN goes to same Favre ass-slapping Vikings montage during its coverage. Plug in five minutes of live footage and doneless than a minute ago via webMike Tunison
xmasape

Summing it all up in seven words. RT @SI_RossTucker: Nobody loves being loved quite like #4.less than a minute ago via TweetDeckJudy Battista
judybattista

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