It's a slow sports day around these parts other than the Cavs winning (thank God), and ESPN overhyping every high school football player. So we found this funny story from the Chicago Sun Times:
How do you spell Scott Wiese?
In a few weeks, that would be P-e-y-t-o-n M-a-n-n-i-n-g.
Bears fan Scott Wiese, holding a name-change petition Tuesday, will have his name changed to Peyton Manning.
(AP)
Wiese, a die-hard Bears fan from Decatur, signed a pledge in front of a crowd at a bar in the central Illinois city last Friday promising that if the Bears lost the 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 Wiese, 26, who lives in Forsyth, just north of Decatur.
Wiese will have to advertise his intention in the local newspaper for several weeks, then have a judge give him the OK to become Peyton Manning.
The men have little in common, Wiese acknowledged. 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?''
Was that him?
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