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Favre, AP & Symbolina

"ESPN reporting Brett Favre and Adrian Peterson will be retiring, but staying in the Minneapolis area to open a bakery. They will specialize in turnovers," reads a little tidbit sent via e-mail and being texted to phones.

Don't know if an ESPN anchor actually said this or a humorist decided that setting up the joke this way would give it an air of authenticity. At any rate, people should have known this was a joke the minute Peterson's retirement was mentioned. Nevertheless the joke got popular after the frustrating end to the Vikings' season in New Orleans.

Well-known for handshakes that are compared to a vice grip, Peterson should perhaps pretend the football is a hand.

Speaking of hands, I hardly think Favre would need to use both of his massive mitts to strangle Prince. But Jack Myhervold, who has been playing at his computer again, sent me an illustration showing Favre man-handling Symbolina about the neck for that sorry little "Vikings Fight Song" Prince created -- and which some of us believe jinxed the season.

C.J. is at 612.332.TIPS or cj@startribune.com. E-mailers, please state a subject -- "Hello" doesn't count. Attachments are not opened, so don't even try. More of her attitude can be seen on Fox 9 Thursday mornings.

Thanks Bart for the pic..



And no, I don't think anyone should actually choke Prince.


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A sweet and truly lovely person.

I know lots of people hate it...but I still love when she calls him Symbolina. I hope she never, ever stops.

CJ is a b word

Ive always found her articles quite funny-even funnier is the fammy fams reaction to her"i do not like her because prince does not like her ..."

>>>> not the exact pic - but close....

PurpleLove7 said:

Bitch
Buffalo Butt

ernestsewell said:

right

PurpleLove7 said:

She's definitely earned that title.

thedance said:

Good eye.

I think CJ is just secretly in love with Prince (and maybe a bit frustrated but she got a few songs.. I'm jealous !!!!!

Whoever created that graphic is a jerk! If the Vikings are such children that they played badly because of a song, then the music industry will see an unprecedented boom in the coming year. Why even play the game anymore just let the musicians battle it out.
I still like Purple and Gold. And I knew it was New Orleans time to win the Superbowl.

PaisleyRose said:

Imma stop ya there...

squirrelgrease said:

I STILL LIKE PURPLE AND GOLD! I STILL LIKE PURPLE AND GOLD! I STILL LIKE PURPLE AND GOLD!

PaisleyRose said:

Yeah, the all-caps will make that sound less crazy...

Efan said:

I am definitely in the "Lot's of People," group. I Hate it!

Efan said:

Jekylline said:

That's most likely the truth, and I'm not jealous.

I like 'I hate u' a lot...

wow

Signing Favre jinxed us.

AP sucks

We need to trade butterfingers while he still has value

I think CJ has the hots for Prince. I mean "jinxed" the game, come on now, the best team won. That's just about it.
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2elijah said:

No way. It was the song, man.

Efan said:

Yeah, and all the e's in the "beeeWARE" in your sig make it so scary... Wait! You used caps too, that's just nuts.
btw my earlier Purple and Gold response was not to you and it was all in fun on my part. Just cause I like something you don't doesn't make me crazy nor does my use of caps.
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All this makes me want to pull out that picture. You know the one.

This is just fucking stupid. So, if the Vikings won the game and went on to win the Super Bowl, do you think Prince would get any credit???

Or would the credit go to the players and coaches like they should???

Yeah, Prince "jinxed" the Vikings..

He MADE Brett Favre throw those interceptions!!!

He MADE Adrian Peterson fumble all those times!!!

I'm not a Vikings fan, I'm a giant Bears fan. So the thought of the Vikings, and Brett Favre failing makes me very happy.

But to lay blame on a stupid song, and not the people who actually played in the fucking game is just the dumbest shit imaginible!!!

Prince was too nice in the lyrics to Billy Jack Bitch about this cow!!!

He should have renamed the song The Cunt.

ernestsewell said:

Favre jinxed the Vikes, the football gods gave him his narcissistic revenge ( two victories against against Green Bay) and nothing more-and the Vikes will suffer for that because the development of the two QB's they have has been pushed back a year and maybe two. Watch Green Bay go to the Super Bowl next year and win it lol, ahhhh sweet justice. New Orleans deserved it for the city and also because of how Drew Breese has been played since college. For all that he went through to get there all he he "looked" the part ( 6'5 vs. 6") and now what? WHO DAT !!!

Jekylline said:

So you're saying you love CJ?