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Which country's flag will be defaced by German National Public Television ARD next?
The US again. Original news (in German): http://www.dwdl.de/article/story_17312,00.html Translated by Google:http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dwdl.de%2Farticle%2Fstory_17312%2C00.html&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=de&tl=en
Predictions after 8am (German time= CEST) Aug 21 have been voided.
Background:
Roughly two weeks ago, during the EURO, the "Tagesthemen", one of the most distinguished news broadcasts in Germany, showed a German Flag with the color sequence red black gold
instead of black-red-golden as background picture.
http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/0,1518,561273,00.html (German)
This Thursday evening there was then the continuation.
During the news anchorman's transition to the inauguration of the new US embassy in Berlin, a US flag with a white bar ("Stripe") too much was displayed.
http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/0,1518,563956,00.html (German)
http://www.designweek.co.uk/Articles/138904/Handy+excuse+for+TV+gaff+-+blame+it+all+on+a+graphic.html
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/216936,german-broadcaster-admits-blunder-with-us-flag.html
Will this continue? Which country's flag will be next?
Settlement details:
As reported by a major mainstream news source.
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Turkey |
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France |
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Columbia |
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Russia |
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Iraq |
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Suspend date: Mon 1st Sep 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Fri 22nd Aug 1:05pm PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 20th Aug 11pm PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: China: 2%, Turkey: 2%, France: 2%, Columbia: 2%, Russia: 2%, Great Britan: 2%, Iraq: 2%, Belarus: 2%, Any other country: 14%, No mistakes before suspension: 70%
Action history:
kruijs kruijs: Suspended pending settlement kruijs: This question can be settled as "Any other country".
They defaced the US flag AGAIN: http://www.dwdl.de/article/story_17312,00.html
ROFL (market suspended)
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: The US again. Original news (in German): http://www.dwdl.de/article/story_17312,00.html Translated by Google:http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dwdl.de%2Farticle%2Fstory_17312%2C00.html&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=de&tl=en
Predictions after 8am (German time= CEST) Aug 21 have been voided.
Suspend date: Mon 1st Sep 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Fri 22nd Aug 1:05pm PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 20th Aug 11pm PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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