Paul the psychic Octopus finishes with 100 per cent record
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This bloody octopus is so gonna become sashimi for the Germans tonight...
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Originally posted by SevenEleven:
it seems that from the news report, the sotong has an inking for certain colours. talk about conicidence.
Octopus can only see black and white. I got it from a documentary on giant octopus.
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Originally posted by -Wanderer-:
This bloody octopus is so gonna become sashimi for the Germans tonight...
quick, call the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals
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besides the octopus, there is the parrot that makes excellent prediction but falls short of one...so the impeccable so far is still paul....
but there bound to be one wrong prediction sooner or later....
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Damn u Octopussy!!
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Oracle Octopus' gets death/dinner threats
Paul, the so-called "Oracle Octopus" of a German aquarium, became an international sensation during the World Cup for consistently predicting the results of Germany's games.
Now it might become dinner.
"Nothing beats grilled octopus," German fan Dolores Lusch told Reuters. "Cut him up in thin slices and grill him on all sides with a dash of lemon juice, olive oil and garlic on it. Delicious!"
Paul's problem? He accurately picked Spain to beat Germany prior to Wednesday's World Cup semifinal, which has led some fans to believe (humorously) that he jinxed their beloved team. They've responded with death/dinner threats.
Prior to Germany games, aquarium workers lower two containers holding food into his tank. Each contains a flag of the nations in an upcoming game. The food he chooses is deemed his selection. In this case, Paul ate from Spain's container.
The choice rattled German players, who acknowledged their surprise that he went with their opponent after choosing Germany in four World Cup victories. Paul also accurately predicted Germany's loss to Serbia in group play.
His ability to accurately pick the winners drew throngs of media after the gimmick caught on during the 2008 European Championships. Some television stations carried his choice live. PETA demanded he be set free. Fans claimed he was Germany's good luck charm.
At least until Paul's predicted result came in, Spain 1-0. Then fan anger on the Internet intensified. Twitter, Facebook and even old-school media were overrun with opinions suggesting Paul meet his demise for making such an un-patriotic choice.
"Throw him in the frying pan," the Berliner Kurier newspaper wrote in an editorial.
The death threats have done nothing to frighten Paul, claimed his caretaker, Oliver Walenciak.
"There are always people who want to eat our octopus but he is not shy and we are here to protect him as well," Walenciak said. "He will survive."
Walenciak even said Paul would offer a prediction for Germany's third-place game against Uruguay on Saturday. If the octopus knows what's good for him, he'll pick the Deutschland.
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Germany will ban all Sotong products til next world cup... hehe
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DON'T be a sucker — put your money on Spain to win the World Cup.
Why? Because psychic octopus Paul has backed the conquerors of his beloved Germany to overcome Holland in Sunday's showpiece final.
The eight-legged mystic has a 100 per cent record during this summer's tournament, having successfully called all the results for his side.
Paul, from the Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, chooses his winners ahead of matches by plucking a mussel from one of two boxes with each country's flag on.
With Spain having defeated Germany in the semi-final, Paul's powers have been called upon to predict a match that does not feature his home country.
And he has returned a verdict that will be applauded from Barcelona to Madrid, with Iker Casillas backed to lift the trophy in Johannesburg.
Just don't tell Paul that octopus — or pulpos — is a delicacy in Spain!
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WORLD CUP 2010: Paul the Psychic Octopus has competition as Mani the parakeet pecks Holland as his winners
Who's a pretty boy then? The Dutch will reckon Mani is after he tipped them to win
Paul the Psychic Octopus was left in the starting blocks as Singapore's Mani the parakeet drew first blood in the battle of the World Cup tipsters.
While Weymouth-born Paul has correctly predicted the outcome of every Germany game in South Africa, 13-year-old Mani has become a celebrity in the Far East after picking the winners in the quarter-finals and tipping Spain to beat the Germans in the last four.
Mani's owner, M Muniyappan places two cards in front of the bird's cage and his feathered friend turns over who he thinks will win. And it's good news for Holland against Spain on Sunday.
'He's a special bird,' said Muniyappan, an 80-year-old fortune teller.
Mani has been helping Muniyappan predict the future for five years in front of a restaurant in the Little India neighborhood but this is the first time the parakeet has tried his wings at a sporting event.
Tanks for that Paul: The Octopus struts his stuff before the semi-final
'People usually want help picking the lottery numbers, or when to get married,' added Muniyappan, who was born in India and moved to Singapore in 1953.
'Then gamblers started asking about the World Cup.'
Jimmy Wong, a 20-year-old student said: 'I'm disappointed because I want Spain to win. Now I'm not sure which team to bet on.'
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World Cup Final 2010
OCTOPUS (GERMANY) VS MANI (SINGAPORE)
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Something got to give this time, so it's either Paul or Mani... who will be discredit...
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of course all stakes goes to Paul Octopus so far as his predictions are still 100%....there bound to be a fall ...
Mani is also formidable...has got one forecast wrong only so far
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Paul has a track record of losing in finals like Euro 2008 which he backed Germany to win but Spain won.
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fried sotong with extra sambal pls
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Paul picks Spain (to win the Sotong WC) over Holland.....
Germany over Uruguay (3rd & 4th placing)
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It seems like paul likes to go with the red and yellow only, maybe that's the reason why he has been going for these teams and not others...
Mani is an all rounder, whatever colours goes...
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never trust a bird brain :)
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ha, those who lost $$$ in WC, can have a good meal @ Manhattan fish market, heard all their items going $4 only tomorrow.
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if lose money tonite dun scare, can take revenge @ manhattan fish market tomorrow, heard they having 1 day special tomorrow, all items @ $4 from 6pm-9pm
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WORLD CUP FINALS CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 @ SOUTH AFRICA
PAUL OCTOPUS (SPAIN) 1 (3) : (5) 1 (HOLLAND) MANI PARAKEET
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Originally posted by Fcukpap:
WORLD CUP FINALS CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 @ SOUTH AFRICA
PAUL OCTOPUS (SPAIN) 1 (3) : (5) 1 (HOLLAND) MANI PARAKEET
Tsk... I'll pick sotong face over bird brain anyday~~~
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choosing spain is too easy an option....but i prefer the excitement of the miraculous...i believe there r many who shares the same stimulus....lol
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The death threats have done nothing to frighten Paul, claimed his caretaker, Oliver Walenciak.
LOL
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Further speculations found that octopus may have only black and white visions....hence... if you format both flags, Spain and Holland, under black and white....both are the same flags..the logo could be too light to see... perhaps due to such inherent colour blindness, Paul Octopus could have mistaken Spain for Holland....did the speculators took consideration of such defect? lol.....this will be great news...
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Fuck those people who like to scare paul