Brett Favre is the No. 2 trending topic on Twitter right now

A good indicator of a name in the news/conversation these days is Twitter's trending topics bar. And Favre (and even "Farve") is dominating.

August 18, 2009 at 9:44PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Not that Twitter is the end-all-be-all of how the world is thinking, but it is interesting to note that three of the top seven Trending Topics as of a few minutes ago were related to today's big news out of Winter Park.

Yes, that's Brett Favre at No. 2.

And yes, that's Vikings at No. 5.

And, we're going to have to guess that the misspelling "Farve" at No. 7 also pertains to the QB and not some rare disease or savory bean.

If you toss in NFL, that's half of the top eight.

If you are also willing to believe that #famousexcuses is also Favre-related, well, then we have a bona fide rout.

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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