'Psychic' octopus predicts German victory

[C.O.Prodigy]

BBC News - 'Psychic' octopus predicts Germany victory over England (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/10420131.stm)


A "psychic" octopus is said by its aquarium owners to have predicted the country's football team will knock England out of the World Cup.

I'm sure it did the same before today's game.

[Jay Pace]

Damn that psychic octopus.

[SlavikSvensk]

he did.

Give It Up for Paul the Octopus, World Cup Prognosticator - Tonic (http://www.tonic.com/article/german-octopus-paul-world-cup-prognosticator/)

paul clearly knows something.

[C.O.Prodigy]

Damn that psychic octopus.

hehe..

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/media/ALeqM5i0WKMrt7K41YN7KI4zIFfvP6WGVg?size=l


lolz

http://i.huffpost.com/gen/177945/thumbs/s-WORLD-CUP-OCTOPUS-PAUL-GERMANY-large.jpg

He's pretty good.

[Jay Pace]

I predict that octopus will be a popular lunch option today...

[C.O.Prodigy]

hehe, harsh but funny

When did you find out about your 'psychic' powers Jay?

[Jay Pace]

Lots of wet cheeked argentines sitting down to lunch around now.
Maradonna is doing a press conference at the mo, and he sounds epically miserable.

[C.O.Prodigy]

:lol:


So what are the argentines saying? Why have they lost? Are they blaming Maradonna?

[Esox Lucius]

nice one germany, now go on and win it for europe :cool:

[C.O.Prodigy]

Germany v Spain: Paul the psychic octopus predicts World Cup defeat for Joachim Löw - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/teams/germany/7874714/Germany-v-Spain-Paul-the-psychic-octopus-predicts-World-Cup-defeat-for-Joachim-Low.html)

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01673/octopus_1673642c.jpg


Ominous for the octopus: Paul the psychic octopus has predicted Spain will beat Germany but its days may be numbered as angered Argentinan fans have threatened to cook it in a paella.

[SlavikSvensk]

they'll never get paul the octopus. he's a national treasure.

[C.O.Prodigy]

is no one else amazed by paul's perfect record, btw?

he's improved over the past 2 years

Yes.

That's why I started the thread.

[Jay Pace]

Damn that cephalopod, skills to pay the bills.

Wonder if his powers are limited to germany?

[force]

I reckon he aint that popular with the bookies

[SlavikSvensk]

Damn that cephalopod, skills to pay the bills.

Wonder if his powers are limited to germany?

i think he only picks matches germany plays in

[C.O.Prodigy]

YouTube - World Cup winner Paul the octopus given trophy - BBC News (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv3ZeoHICQ0&feature=player_embedded)

[SlavikSvensk]

he was just in it for the glory

[Jay Pace]

And the mussels.

[morbid]

shellfish of him not to share his predictions sooner tbh

[morbid]

World Cup 2010 - Octopus Paul set for Madrid transfer - Yahoo! Eurosport (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/15072010/58/world-cup-2010-octopus-paul-set-madrid-transfer.html)

Unbelieveable, Paul might be on the move

"We are prepared to swap Paul for any animal that they may want"

"Such is the eight-legged sea-dweller's status, a Galician town mayor is to travel to Germany to help negotiate a deal, according to El Pais."

[SlavikSvensk]

i've heard the germans have rejected the transfer bid