Is ludicrousity (sp.) a word? At least in the sense that when I say that this here is the Brett Favre ludicrousity story that will trump all other Favre ludicrousity stories, you know what I’m talking about?
I’d like to point out that the already oft-blogged story about the car, the innocent auto mechanic James Prusci, the mad woman of Winona, and the curiously purple goat…nay, sacrificial goat sounds even more ridiculous when you Tarantino it and tell the end first.
But as the woman walked toward her car, an animal control vehicle and two police cars pulled up, Prusci said.
He’s not sure what happened next.
Winona Police Sgt. Chris Nelson confirmed Prusci’s story Saturday morning, saying the goat was in the care of a local veterinarian.
Animal control officer Wendy Peterson, who investigated the incident, could not be reached for comment. It is unclear if the woman or man were cited.
As for Prusci, he’s just thankful to hear the goat is OK.
“It was definitely the most out-of-the norm thing I’ve ever seen.”
What fully occurred was that on Friday a woman arrived at a Tires Plus in Winona, WI to have a belt replaced on her Chevy Malibu. Shortly thereafter, a goat painted purple and donning Favre’s #4 was discovered in the trunk – because like any brand of cuckoo puff she told Prusci, straightaway, that she had it in there, and intended to slaughter it.
The goat had been painted purple and gold – the colors for the Minnesota Vikings. Shaved into its side was the No. 4 – the number of Brett Favre, who made his Vikings debut Friday night in a preseason game in the Twin Cities.
The goat was lying on its side, tied at its feet. Prusci said it had some pretty big horns.
The workers closed the trunk – they couldn’t have a goat wandering around the shop. But when they checked on the animal later, it wasn’t moving as much.
They called animal control.
Jesus. Tap Dancing. Christ, lady.
H/T to The Sporting Blog for the awesome pic, and @johnthedomingos for the article (which, truth be told, I thought was in the Wino Daily News until about five minutes ago).
And that was an overwhelming sentiment pulsing through Green Bay, where radio talk shows were pre-empting programs and dumping everything but call-in segments, as the fan base opened a fiery vein. On the rare occasion a fan called to support Favre’s right to play for the Vikings, they were bayoneted by the next five callers, who reacted as if they’d just heard someone pitch the positives of joining the Taliban.
Robinson managed to find one fan with a different take…
“Some people love Favre and will love him even if he beats the Packers twice a year for the next 10 years…He’s just legendary in their eyes.”
That quote came from Milwaukee native Brian Smith, who has been making the two-hour drive from Milwaukee to Green Bay “since the Majorkski era.” While being interviewed, he happened to be parked outside (presumably in mourning) Brett Favre’s Steakhouse, located at 1004 Brett Favre Pass, Green Bay, WI, just two blocks from Lambeau.
I checked this eatery out, and if 99% of the fan-base disagrees with Smith, this restaurant does not stand a chance. It’s the ultimate shrine to Brett and Green Bay’s storied history… any investors should just hope it gets burned in effigy, so they can collect the insurance.
And if the decor isn’t insult enough to the loyal Packer faithful, the Favre merlot is.
Favre was first drafted to play in the NFL aeons and aeons ago in 1991, which, despite how lame his draft day photo makes it look, was actually a pretty prolific year, not to mention the first in a memorable decade of football (the Cowboys won a lot, the Bills lost a lot).
January 27 – The New York Giants defeat the Buffalo Bills 20-19 in Super Bowl XXV.
February 5 – A Michigan court bars Dr. Jack Kevorkian from assisting in suicides.
February 14 – Silence of the Lambs released in theaters.
March 3 – Rodney King attack caught on video.
March 11 – Janet Jackson signs a $30 million contract with Virgin Records, making her the highest paid female recording artist ever.
March 27 - New Kids on the Block’s Donnie Wahlberg is arrested in Louisville, Kentucky for allegedly setting his hotel room on fire.
March 30 – Northern Michigan University defeats Boston University 8-7 in the third overtime to win NCAA Division I hockey title.
April 1 – Comedy Central launches.
August 13 – Metallica releases the Black album.
April 17 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 3,000 for the first time ever, at 3,004.46.
April 21 – Brett Favre drafted 33 overall by the Atlanta Falcons
April 26 – 70 tornadoes break out in the central United States, killing 17.
August 27 – Pearl Jam releases their debut album, “Ten” – has become certified thirteen times Platinum in the United States.
May 25 – The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Minnesota North Stars 8-0 in Game 6 to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history.
June 7 – City Slickers released in theaters.
June 12 – Boris Yeltsin is elected President of Russia.
June 12 – The Chicago Bulls defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in game five of the NBA Finals to take the series 4-1 and win their 1st NBA championship.
June 17 – U.S. President Zachary Taylor is exhumed to discover whether or not his death was caused by arsenic poisoning, instead of acute gastrointestinal illness; no trace of arsenic is found.
July 22 – Mike Tyson is arrested and charged with raping Miss Black America contestant Desiree Washington 3 days earlier, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
July 22 – Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested after the remains of 11 men and boys are found in his Milwaukee, Wisconsin apartment. Police soon find out that he is involved in 6 more murders.
June 23 – The first Sonic the Hedgehog game published by Sega.
July 3 – Terminator 2 released in theaters.
July 11 – A solar Eclipse of record totality occurs, seen first in Hawaii then enters Mexico with the path directly crosses Cabo San Lucas and Mexico City seen by 20 million inhabitants, and finally ends in Colombia in South America.
August 13 – Super Nintendo is released in the United States.
September 24 – Nirvana releases Nevermind, debuting at #144 on the Billboard 200.
September 3 – In Hamlet, North Carolina, a grease fire breaks out at the Imperial Foods chicken processing plant, killing 25 people.
September 19 – Ötzi the Iceman is found in the Alps.
October 2 – Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton announces he will seek the 1992 Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
October 11 – the KGB is replaced.
October 11–13 – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee interviews both Supreme Court candidate Clarence Thomas and former aide Anita Hill, who alleges that Thomas sexually harassed her while she worked for him.
October 27 – The Minnesota Twins win the World Series against the Atlanta Braves.
November 7 – Los Angeles Lakers point guard Magic Johnson announces that he has HIV, effectively ending his NBA career.
November 19 – U2 release Achtung Baby
November 23 – Lead singer of Queen, Freddie Mercury, reveals he has AIDS; he dies the following day.
November 24 – Freddie Mercury, the lead singer and frontman of British rock group Queen passes away. The official cause of death is bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS.
November 26 – Michael Jackson releases Dangerous, featuring the hit single Black or White.
December 26 – The Supreme Soviet meets and formally dissolves the Soviet Union.
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Toss your additional ’91 historical facts in the comments, or, post some names of some folks who, like Favre, were born and walked out of the primordial soup of 1969…
The New York Times posted a video report on the high school rugby team that has been called the Real All Blacks.
The team from the Hyde School, in D.C., was the first all-African American high school rugby team in the country, and remains one of the only inner city programs that exists.
The team went 0-12 their first year, and in the last four, Hyde has gone undefeated in 7-man play. They have even had one of their original members go on to represent the U.S. on the National team. And each player who completed the rugby program has gone on to college.
Check out two more news reports here from ABC (Australian Broadcasting Co.) and TV NZ….
