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Bears Fan Changes Name To Peyton Manning
The Indy Channel ^ | Feb 7, 2007

Posted on 02/07/2007 1:54:27 PM PST by good old days

DECATUR, Ill. -- He doesn't want to do it, but die-hard Bears fan Scott Wiese is changing his name.

The 26-year-old man from Forsyth, Ill., told friends that if his beloved team didn't win the Super Bowl, he'd become Peyton Manning after the Indianapolis Colts star quarterback.

He even signed a petition in front of 200 people at a bar Friday night that he'd do it.

After the Colts defeated the Bears 29-17 on Sunday, Wiese started the process.

He trudged to the Macon County Courts Facility on Tuesday and filed the paperwork. The change still has to be approved by a judge.

Wiese said he really cares about the team and that his sacrifice represents the true passion of Bears fans.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Sports
KEYWORDS: bears; colts; peytonmanning

1 posted on 02/07/2007 1:54:33 PM PST by good old days
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To: good old days

I guess the name "retard" was taken?


2 posted on 02/07/2007 1:56:48 PM PST by isthisnickcool (I own your children! ---RICK PERRY)
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To: good old days

FIB


3 posted on 02/07/2007 1:58:35 PM PST by MotleyGirl70 (Hunter '08!)
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To: good old days
He can always change it back.

At least he didn't do something stupid like tattoo himself.

4 posted on 02/07/2007 2:00:58 PM PST by lormand (Michael Wiener - the tough talking populist moron, who thinks he is a Conservative)
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To: good old days
"Fat,drunk and stupid is no way to go through life,son"
5 posted on 02/07/2007 2:13:14 PM PST by GQuagmire
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To: good old days

Going a bit too far. But maybe with the chance he'll get offers to do a bunch of humorous commercials.


6 posted on 02/07/2007 2:13:44 PM PST by Cyclopean Squid (Patron Saint of Mediocrity)
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To: good old days

7 posted on 02/07/2007 3:09:15 PM PST by Turbopilot (iumop ap!sdn w,I 'aw dlaH)
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To: good old days

I tried changing my name to Tom Brady,but I still couldn't get Gisele Bundchen to return my phone calls !!!


8 posted on 02/07/2007 5:39:51 PM PST by Obie Wan
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To: good old days
Quitting drinking should be his next promise.
9 posted on 02/07/2007 6:49:35 PM PST by BallyBill (Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
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To: good old days

"Cut that meat!"


10 posted on 02/07/2007 6:51:03 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: ShadowDancer

ping


11 posted on 02/07/2007 7:14:20 PM PST by NoCurrentFreeperByThatName (You lie, cheat and steal.)
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To: isthisnickcool

ROTFL


12 posted on 02/08/2007 3:45:00 AM PST by ShadowDancer (Life is not tried, it is merely survived if you're standing outside the fire.)
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