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The Casper Star Tribune Die- Hard Chicago Bears Fan Loses More Than a Bet
Associated Content, CO - Feb 10, 2007
When the Chicago Bears lost to the Indianapolis Colts on Superbowl Sunday, 29 to 17, a die-hard Bears fan lost his bet that the Bears would win the game and ...
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Sat, 10 Feb 2007 23:58:00 GMT

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[Gotham Dark Knight]

When the Chicago Bears lost to the Indianapolis Colts on Superbowl Sunday, 29 to 17, a die-hard Bears fan lost his bet that the Bears would win the game and must now change his name to the name of Colts' quarterback Peyton Manning.
Scott Wiese 26, from Forsyth Illionois, pledged in front of a crowd at a Decatur, Illinois bar that if the Chicago Bear's lost the superbowl game to the Colt's, he would legally change his name to that of Payton Manning.
Scott will now have to advertise in the local newspaper, The Herald Review for several weeks before a judge can give permission for him to legally change his name. Wiese however did not make any promises about how long he would keep the name.
Wiese and Manning have little in common as far as look and interests are concerned. Wiese is described by Associated Press as being 5-foot 11 and working at Staples, while Manning is 6-foot 5, and quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts.
Wiese is quoted as saying "I think I kind of represent all Bears fans, Not that I'm saying they're idiots like me, but I represent their passion because I really care about my team, you know?"

Dude, you made one hell of a dumb bet...keep the rest of the Bears fan out of it...

[Lefty Noob]

Yeah, I remember hearing about this. No offense, but... what a moron. Any bets alcohol was involved?

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Chicago Bears fan begins painful name change
WILX-TV, MI - 15 hours ago
Wiese, a die-hard Chicago Bears fan, will legally change his name to that of the Indianapolis Colts quarterback. He signed a pledge in front of a crowd at a ...
Bears fan changes name after losing bet Bryan College Station Eagle
Winners and losers NorthJersey.com
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Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:43:00 GMT

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[simple simon]

maybe sterilization should also be part of the bet

if he is this stupid we dont want him procreating

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No name change for Bears fan
The Olympian, WA - 1 hour ago
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."

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:55:59 GMT

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[Lefty Noob]

Ha ha! Remember this story? Well, the guy lucked out... the courts ruled that he can't change his name to Peyton Manning after all!

[azrael492]

I bet his parents are upset that he couldn't change his name. Who wants an idiot like this with the same name.