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UPDATED 1/20/2011
Yeah, I know this is dumb but Paul the Octopus is now an astounding 6 for 6 in World Cup predictions! He stunned the world this week when he picked Spain to beat his native Germany in today’s semifinal match. The following raw video is from the AP showing Paul in action picking against his homeland:
Paul is presented with 2 boxes marked with each team’s flag and inside each box is a mussel for Paul to eat. Whichever country’s box he picks, will be the winner of the game.
I, for one, cannot wait for Paul’s pick for the World Cup Final but something tells me that Paul might become Calamari before he can become a true World Cup Oracle. From one amazing Octopus to another, “Way to go, Paul! You will be missed.”
For more Octopi news, keep checking Octavarius’s page on The Invasion.
UPDATE AS OF 7/8/2010: According to The Telegraph Paul has received many death threats but remains unfazed.
UPDATE AS OF 7/11/2010: Paul the Octopus has done it 2 more times! Paul accurately predicted that Germany would beat Uruguay and that Spain would beat the Netherlands to round out the Final. Paul is now an unworldly 8 for 8 in World Cup Predictions! Congratulations Paul and congratulations to all of the fans and winners on a fun tournament!
UPDATE AS OF 10/26/2010: The Telegraph has officially reported that Paul the Octopus is dead. The Telegraph went on to report:
“He appears to have passed away peacefully during the night, of natural causes, and we are consoled by the knowledge that he enjoyed a good life here,” said Mr Porwoll.
”We may decide to give Paul his own small burial plot within our grounds and erect a modest permanent shrine.”
Paul will live on meanwhile in the form of a range of commercial enterprises ranging from special clothing lines to mobile phone applications.
He will also feature in a documentary to be released early next year.
We will never know for sure if those death threats materialized, or if the power of human negativity killed Paul, but I do know that Paul brought the fun. Thanks Paul. You will be missed.
UPDATE AS OF 1/20/2011: Reuters is reporting that Paul the Octopus will now have a permanent monument that will stand in his honor and preserve the memory of his prognostications. Newspaper clippings and headlines in multiple languages all about Paul. His ashes are kept in the golden statue inside the monument.
From behind:
Sweet urn, dude.
