Contacted by CNN a second time, Wurzelbacher said the campaign only called him to confirm after the event in question already took place.

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The same spell made it appear that he had a name, though his parents had only ever called him Boy, never having learned his mortal name, because he was the only boy under the hill.

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His owner only allowed him to appear in a style of bullfighting called recortes in which members of the public jump into the ring and try and dodge the bull by running around a series of obstacles.

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For those who knew him, and knew him well, it was what could only be called a complete and utter shock.

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Harrington, with his sole witness that he called on his behalf, produced someone who not only invested with him as a result of his pitch about Sky Capital but the guy still invests with Harrington today.

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His cable pals told him that in five years most shows would be delivered only when viewers expressly called up the programs, rather than the endless stream that now spills out of regular cable channels.

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