# Paul Potts Mk II

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-potts-mk-ii/445780>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 17, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-potts-mk-ii/445780 "2008-04-17T20:41:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-potts-mk-ii/445780/1 "2008-04-17T20:41:15Z")

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They’ve done it again the manipulative bastards.

This has it all. Poor kid, bullied for his taste in music. No confidence in himself. Then the kid opens his mouth to sing.

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> This domain may be for sale!

And it’s only the first show.

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**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-potts-mk-ii/445780/2 "2008-04-18T04:23:14Z")

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The performance was too short to really get a sense of his talent, other than that he’s a soprano and can hit the notes.

Is Simon flying back and forth to do this show and American Idol at the same time?