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Paul the octopus: Not long for this world?

by SouthernFriedInfidel | Published on July 9th, 2010, 10:21 am | Sports
In Germany, Paul the Octopus quickly became a media star. Because he managed to "pick" the correct outcome of every German match in the World Cup. When he was shown indicating that Spain would beat Germany, he seemed to lose a lot of fans. When Spain DID win, that fickle fan base became positively hostile.

When reached for comment, Paul reportedly replied, "GLUG??"
 
 
If only he could give me next weeks lotto numbers.
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July 9th, 2010, 10:23 am
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Liv
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Octopussies aren't long for this world anyway. Around a year, maybe two.
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July 9th, 2010, 10:56 am
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Liv wrote:If only he could give me next weeks lotto numbers.

Thing about that is that he has 8 appendages, and for the lotto, you need 6 numbers. He could get all the right numbers, and you'd still miss out on the jackpot.

Bloody Octopi.....
July 9th, 2010, 1:06 pm
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Ren keeps winning stuff too... Need to get her over to the lotto counter.
July 9th, 2010, 1:08 pm
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Says here that Paul, having correctly picked the championship game of the World Cup, will now retire from the oracle business. That's probably wise. Being an oracle (especially one that gives unambiguous answers) is a profession with a rather short shelf life.

I'm sure he could happily retire to that cool aquarium in Barcelona. :mrgreen:
July 12th, 2010, 9:07 am
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Oh how I wish I could buy Brains here in America.
July 14th, 2010, 12:55 pm
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If you COULD buy brains... would you give some out at Xmas? :twisted:
July 14th, 2010, 12:59 pm
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I might.
July 14th, 2010, 1:03 pm
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July 16th, 2010, 8:11 am
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I hear that Paul will spend the rest of his days living in Madrid. I suppose that should make him one happy mollusk.
July 16th, 2010, 9:02 am
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A tank in a room in Barcelona isn't very different from a tank in a room in Munich

Much like hotel rooms.
July 16th, 2010, 10:25 am
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Depends on whether there are any roommates, and what sort of noms are offered, I guess.
July 16th, 2010, 10:45 am
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RIP Paul the Octopus:
Paul octopus, cephalopod famous Oberhausen which predicted the outcome of meetings of the World Cup football, died on the night of Sunday, according to the direction of the German tank. His exploits had divinatory around the world
He was nicknamed Paco Rabanne seabed had become known around the world in favor of a buzz émorme : supposed to predict the outcome of matches of the FIFA World Cup in choosing a mold dipped in a box stamped with the Flag of the two nations involved, the octopus had never cheated!

His predictions eventually supplant tactical-technical analysis of all that the world of football into account self-appointed and dedicated specialists. And as the suspense grew, millions of people around the world were hanging on every time predictions sprawling.

Born in England, the birthplace of football, living in Germany, a country three times winner of the World Cup, so he had also predicted the victory of Spain, creating a tension in his adopted country, so that some foretold an end in a salad of Neptune. To save him that fatal spell, the Madrid Zoo in Spain had even proposed to offer him asylum aquatico-political.

Finally, highly sought, the Octopus Paul had retired from public life after his exhausting mission. "The oracle Oberhausen" died of old age in his well deserved retirement.

All football lovers and fanatics of prognosis that lies the soul of a cephalopod should pay tribute to their aquatic Cassandra cite
October 26th, 2010, 11:31 am
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