Jaybee1200 Suspended 56200 Posts user info edit post |
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-bears-fannamechange&prov=ap&type=lgns
Quote : | "DECATUR, Ill. (AP) -- How do you spell Scott Wiese?
In a few weeks, that'd be P-e-y-t-o-n M-a-n-n-i-n-g.
Wiese, a die-hard fan of the Chicago Bears, signed a pledge in front of a crowd at a Decatur bar last Friday night that if the Bears lost Sunday's Super Bowl, he'd change his name to that of the man who led the Indianapolis Colts to victory.
Final Score: Colts 29, Bears 17.
So on Tuesday, Wiese went to the Macon County Courts Facility and started the process of changing his name.
"I made the bet, and now I've got to keep it," said the 26-year-old, who lives in Forsyth, just north of Decatur.
Wiese will now have to advertise his intention in the local newspaper -- the Herald & Review -- for several weeks and then have a judge give him the OK to become, legally anyway, Peyton Manning.
The men have little in common, Wiese acknowledges.
Manning the quarterback is 30 years old, stands 6-foot-5 and has a contract with the Colts worth more than $100 million.
Wiese is 5-foot-11 and works at a Staples office-supply store for somewhat less.
"I think I kind of represent all Bears fans," he said. "Not that I'm saying they're all idiots like me, but I represent their passion because I really care about my team, you know?"
Wiese's lawyer and friend, Andy Bourey, is handling the paperwork. He said he admires Wiese's sense of honor.
"I never doubted him," he said. "He's a man of his word."
While he pledged to take on the new identity, Wiese isn't sure how long he's willing to keep it.
Say, maybe, until the Bears' next Super Bowl appearance? Not likely, given that their last trip to the big game was in 1985.
"I mean, well, it may be another 21 years."
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2/7/2007 9:57:57 PM |
TreeTwista10 minisoldr 148438 Posts user info edit post |
lol 2/7/2007 10:10:38 PM |
jamz0r All American 1612 Posts user info edit post |
owned 2/7/2007 10:41:43 PM |
Beardawg61 Trauma Specialist 15492 Posts user info edit post |
wow ppl are stupid 2/7/2007 10:46:15 PM |
Saddamizer Suspended 5294 Posts user info edit post |
what a fucking retard
1000 bucks, sure
Wearing the other teams jersey, fine
Even shaving their logo in your chest hair, alright
But this is just crazy.
He's even more of a dumbass for seemingly taking even odds on a bet where his team was 7 point underdogs. 2/7/2007 10:46:18 PM |
treznor All American 5218 Posts user info edit post |
This guy is a moron! I wonder if Peyton could stop this somehow and like write to the judge n tell him he didn't want him to have his name or something! 2/8/2007 2:04:44 AM |
Prawn Star All American 7643 Posts user info edit post |
Maybe it'll help him get laid.
...ok maybe not 2/8/2007 2:26:27 AM |
Jaybee1200 Suspended 56200 Posts user info edit post |
I doubt it... 2/8/2007 10:16:26 AM |
TreeTwista10 minisoldr 148438 Posts user info edit post |
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/07/nfl-colts-tarik-glenn-peyton-manning-hearing-aids-cheating 8/12/2017 11:30:19 PM |