Detainees at Camp in Iraq Use Favre To Tease Wisconsin Soldiers

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Detainees at Camp in Iraq Use Favre To Tease Wisconsin Soldiers
By Jay Sorgi


BAGHDAD - It seems that the Brett Favre-Green Bay Packers saga is such a worldwide phenomenon that it's being used by detainees in American military camps.

According to a military official, detainees at a Wisconsin National Guard camp in Iraq are using Brett Favre as a manner of getting at the guard troops there.

"They know Favre by name," said First Lieutenant Tim Boehnen, who is from New Richmond, Wis.

"One of the big words they know now is shenanigan. They'll constantly talk about 'Favre shenanigans,' 'He's so good for the Vikings,' and 'The Packers have got to really feel bad about that one.' "

According to Boehnen, it started when troops there started decorating their camp in Packers colors.

"We try to allow our troops to have as much fun in the compound as they can while still maintaining our professional manner," explained Boehnen.

"We spend a lot of time painting and making our compound our own and representing us. Obviously, wherever Wisconsinites go, we bring the Packers with us."

Once the decoration job happened, detainees became curious.

"They obviously then started up the conversations, and started talking about Brett Favre. They soon learned about Favre going to the Vikings, and things just started going downhill from there."

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[ProgressiveMuslim]

1. OMG that is hilarious!

[babylonsister]

2. I chuckled myself! nt

[elocs]

3. I read this in my local paper a couple of days ago.

Living in Wisconsin on the Mississippi by Minnesota I hear this back and forth verbal sparring between Viking and Packer fans about Favre all the time.

[Historic NY]

4. "Cheese heads".