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Wednesday, September 12, 2001
Updated: September 19, 1:48 PM ET

Case No. 18, Chris Weinke

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From the Page 2 mailbag

Chris Weinke's been a winner in college and the pros, so far. But after the latest case of The Berman Files, Page 2 voters also believe the Carolina Panthers' rookie quarterback's a wiener.

	Rookie Chris Weinke and the Panthers look to make it five straight wins against the 49ers tonight (ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET).

After more than 4,400 votes were counted, Chris "I Wish I Were an Oscar Mayer" Weinke beat out "Rip Van" Weinke and five other nickname candidates last week as we tried to find a suitable moniker for last year's Heisman Trophy winner.

Page 2 readers filled our mailbag with more than 700 suggestions for Weinke's nickname. Below are some of the best suggestions we received before we polled readers to determine your top choice.

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Weinke the Pooh
Shawn
Houston

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Chris Wave the White Weinke
Chris Begley
Vancouver, British Columbia

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Chris Throw Caution to the Weinke
Cody David
Tucson, Ariz.

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Chris Weinke and a Prayer
Chris Diclementi
East Longmeadow, Mass.

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Chris Weinke, Bleinke, and Nod
Bill LeBaron
Holbrook, Ariz.

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Chris With a Nod and a Weinke
Because he apparantly knows something, that other rookies QBs don't know. Tyson Lowery
Stamford, Conn.

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Weinke Doodle Dandy
Eric Blankenship
Richland, Wash.

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Chris Rip Van Weinke
Because he fell asleep for years, woke up and was a starting NFL QB.
George
Burbank, Calif.

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Chris Weinke Dinky Dog
Inspired by the spoof flick "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka." There's something about this name that would sound too funny coming from The Swami's lips.
George Szalankiewicz
Santa Monica, Calif.

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Chris I Wish I Were an Oscar Mayer Weinke
He has a longer shelf life than most Rookie QBs.
John P. Eastman
Temple Terrace, Fla.

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Chris Just Weinke, Baby
Al Smith
Corner Brook, Newfoundland

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Chris Captain Weinke
At the end of "Ace Ventura," Ace says that Einhorn killed him because he had found "Captain Weenkie!" and realized that Einhorn in fact was a man.
Jason
Houston

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Chris Tinky Weinke
C'mon, it's too easy! (Just lose the pink purse.)
Bob Cottle
Atlanta

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Chris Tiddly-Weinke
Leroy Meyers
Lansdale, Pa.

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Old School
Because despite being a rookie he has more experience than the young veterans such as Manning and McNabb.
Mike Peditto
Pittsburgh

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In the Weink of an Eye
Ben Jacobs
Athens, Ga.

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Chris I Couldn't Sleep a Weinke
Joshua Peek
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Chris Weinke Dinki Do
Bill
Cleveland, Ohio

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Chris Wrapped Around My Weinke
Robert Sylvester
Damascus, Md.

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Veni, Vidi, Weinke
He came. He saw. He humiliated the Vikings.
Tom Klein
Chicago

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The Gray Panther
Jason Lake
Vancouver, British Columbia

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Chris The Manchild Weinke
Rick
Pittsburgh

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