And Changes His Name to Peyton Manning DECATUR, Ill. -- 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 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," the 26-year-old Wiese said. Wiese will 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 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 an 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?"
I was upset at my Brother-in-law for talking my sister into naming my nephew Peyton. I couldn't imagine how bad this would be. This is why I don't make stupid bets.
I love Chicago. In Houston, all we get from the drunks in our bars is a bunch of fistfights and DWIs!
I wonder if the Peyton Manning who is the QB of Colts might object to this? I can see this guy ending up with a lot of situations like that guy named "Michael Bolton" in Office Space. I'm guessing the guy he made the bet with would've had to change his name to "Rex Grossman"
In many parts of the world, the family name is sacred and held with honor... this numbnut just obliterated his by making a bet over a football team. Yup... country's going to hell.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6621140 Judge bars Bears fan from naming self 'Peyton' DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Chicago Bears fan Scott Wiese is no Peyton Manning after all. Macon County Judge Katherine McCarthy ruled this week that Wiese can't legally call himself Peyton Manning because it would be too confusing and might infringe on the privacy of the Indianapolis Colts quarterback. That's fine by Wiese. The 26-year-old was only trying to change his name to make good on a bet he lost when the Colts beat the Bears in the Super Bowl. "I had told the judge that I was not doing this because I wanted to change my name, but I was doing it because I was honoring a bet," Wiese told the Decatur Herald & Review after Monday's ruling. "I think she understood that." A few days before the February game, Wiese signed a pledge in front of a bar full of people that if the Bears lost, he would change his name to match the Colts player who led Indy to victory. Manning had a big hand in the Colts' 29-17 victory. Wiese's parents, Debbie and Steve Wiese, were pleased by the judge's decision. "Wiese is our family name, and we're proud of it," Debbie Wiese told the Decatur newspaper. "I also didn't want to go through the rest of my life calling my son 'Peyton Manning."'
