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The months since Brett Favre signed with the Minnesota Vikings have been full of angst for the Wisconsinites who once all but worshipped the ground that #4 walked on. While countless children in the Badger State whose birth certificates read "Brett" are now being called by their middle names, their parents have been seeking revenge in any number of creative ways.

In anticipation of Sunday's final matchup of the regular season between Favre's Vikings and his estranged Packers, Asylum assembled a list of some of the actions taken by angry Cheeseheads since learning that their greatest hero would be playing for the enemy.

Jersey-Destroying Parties
The NFL's penchant for nostalgia has led to a resurgence in throwback jerseys and classic team gear. If Packers fans do eventually forgive and forget about Favre's side-switching, they can probably make a fortune on green-and-yellow #4 jerseys, since everyone in Wisconsin has gotten rid of theirs. Methods of disposal have included burning, shredding and, for the more altruistic Favre-hater, donations to Goodwill. (Hopefully a Goodwill somewhere in Australia.)


Effigies A fairly nutty woman made headlines after she was arrested in Minnesota for stuffing a purple-spray-painted goat with a #4 shaved into its fur into the trunk of her car. She allegedly planned to slaughter the thing in voodoo-style effigy. (The goat, officially named "Brett," now lives at the Schultz farm in Wisconsin.)

The woman driving the car pleaded guilty to cruelty in transportation of an animal, while the man accompanying her is officially on the lam as of this week. Horned mammals aren't the only things that have been transformed into Favre stand-ins for the purpose of destruction, however -- a Milwaukee car dealership painted one vehicle in their inventory purple and emblazoned it with Favre's name and number, then charged fans $4 to take four swings at the thing with a hammer.


Something Official
While we're not sure exactly what the plan is yet, even the mayor of Green Bay has even gotten into the act. On the city's Web site, they've created a new page soliciting suggestions from constituents as to how to best "respectfully welcome back" Favre to the region that once loved him. The sample suggestion -- baking the world's largest waffle in the shape of the numeral 4 -- is kind of lame (if delicious), but others, including one from Packers blog Cheesehead TV to show a montage of Favre's greatest career interceptions on the stadium screens before the game, sound pretty funny.

We're not sure what other demonstrations against #4 might occur before the game, but if we were the lady who made the Brett Favre cheese sculpture, we might consider hiring some extra security before Sunday's game.