Psychic octopus Paul unfazed by death threats

Zombienosh

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/teams/germany/7877152/Germany-v-Spain-Psychic-octopus-Paul-unfazed-by-death-threats-says-keeper.html

So people are sending the octopus death threats after it predicted spain to win, also argentina are threatening to eat him and blame him for their exit from the world cup.

Paul the psychic octopus is one of the unlikely stars of World Cup 2010 but his ability to correctly forecast the outcome of Germany's matches threatens to land him in hot water.

Having accurately predicted that Germany would beat Argentina in the quarter-finals, Paul faced the wrath of angry Argentinian supporters who have blamed the octopus for their World Cup exit and expressed a desire to eat him in an act of vengeance.

Abrasax

Some of them have threatened to beat him to a pulpo.

biko

Soccer fans are stoopid.
First of all, believing in an octopus and then blaming it for their loss.

orourkeda

People are so stupid.

They'd never think of blaming the players for being sh*te

starbelgrade

That octopus hasn't a leg to stand on.

caseyann

Octopus is quite the delicacy apparently

Death threats over predicting what they think he cursed them :rolleyes:

genericguy

biko wrote: »

Soccer fans are stoopid.
First of all, believing in an octopus and then blaming it for their loss.

ha, yeah. next thing you know, they'll be gathered in a field staring at the sun thinking it's holy mary.

Abrasax

I think some of them are angry because they were gambling on Argentina and they lost a few squid.

starbelgrade

Maybe they should have played him in goal last night.

genericguy

Abrasax wrote: »

Some of them have threatened to beat him to a pulpo.

that's a high-brow pun. kudos to you, sir.

Zombienosh

heres the lastest picture of the octupus, doesn't seem too fazed tbh

KungPao

Abrasax wrote: »

I think some of them are angry because they were gambling on Argentina and they lost a few squid.

Suckers

chin_grin

Who watches the Watchmen?

fryup

well i'm just waiting for him to make his prediction for the final ........then its straight down to the bookies with me:)

KungPao

AlcoholicA wrote: »

heres the lastest picture of the octupus, doesn't seem too fazed tbh

But the Argentinians are seathing

Apanachi

KungPao wrote: »

But the Argentinians are seathing

Now the Germans want to make calamari out of him too...

Procasinator

Apanachi wrote: »

Now the Germans want to make calamari out of him too...

Calamari is squid.

He'll be grand, no one has the tentacles to take him on.

stovelid

Inkredible.

AlcoholicA

AlcoholicA wrote: »

heres the lastest picture of the octupus, doesn't seem too fazed tbh

Aw that's so cute!

jhayden

KungPao wrote: »

But the Argentinians are seathing

I think they should all clam down.

Basq

Most recent footage of Paul:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzJEGqek3TQ

AgileMyth

biko wrote: »

Soccer fans are stoopid.
First of all, believing in an octopus and then blaming it for their loss.

You don't believe in octopus? I'm almost positive they're real.

Basq

AgileMyth wrote: »

You don't believe in octopus? I'm almost positive they're real.

Nah.. the illusion of an "octopus" is attained by getting a shaved cat and a sh*tload of mirros.

Lando Griffin

He is currently penning his Autobiography.

False messiah, Life and times of Paul The Physic Octopus.

Lando Griffin

Lando Griffin wrote: »

The Physic Octopus

Is that like a doctor octopus?

Scarinae

bluewolf wrote: »

Is that like a doctor octopus?

Like this

the keen edge

basquille wrote: »

Most recent footage of Paul:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzJEGqek3TQ

No KFC in Tokyo so?

MJRS

Paul's first reaction upon reading the death threats:

"Cocktopus"

Pauleta

Paul is a legend. I look forward to making some money on the Germany-Uruguay match

EI111

MJRS wrote: »

Paul's first reaction upon reading the death threats:

"Cocktopus"

Sorry to be a dick, but that is a very bad joke, jesus.

doncarlos

EI111 wrote: »

Sorry to be a dick, but that is a very bad joke, jesus.

Well in fairness he's been dead 2000 years

bonerm

This is the best thread title on AH for quite some time.

Procasinator

EI111 wrote: »

Sorry to be a dick, but that is a very bad joke, jesus.

Oooh, you've done it now. You're and MJRS are gonna be anemones!

Duggy747

Uh........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJYv5rul11M

BBC wrote:

An octopus credited with psychic powers has predicted that Spain will defeat the Netherlands in the World Cup final.

The German zoo animal also predicted a win for Germany against Uruguay in the third place match. He has so far correctly forecast every World Cup game involving the national team.

The tip for Spain was his first for a game not involving Germany.

He predicts by choosing a mussel from one of two boxes bearing the flags of the competing nations.
Paella threat

The two-year-old cephalopod has become an international celebrity.

His prognosis of South Africa's World Cup final, made from his tank in the Sea Life Aquarium in the western German city of Oberhausen, has been relayed on satellite TV around the world.

He correctly predicted all of Germany's World Cup games, including a shock defeat by Serbia in the group stages and the ousting by Spain on Wednesday.

After that defeat, there were calls in Germany for Paul to be roasted with lemon juice and olive oil or turned into a plate of paella.

But his owners said on Thursday that he is safe with them.

"If Paul gets it wrong tomorrow, nothing is going to happen to him, to Paul," said Sea Life's Tanja Munzig.

"Paul has proven his mettle so far and there is nothing bad waiting for him round the corner if he gets it wrong. It could happen to anyone. Even an octopus can get it wrong!"

His record is not perfect, anyway, say his owners. Paul got it wrong in about 30% of Germany's games during the 2008 European Championship, including their loss to Spain in the final.

Well...........that settles it. The benevolent octupus has spoken, make haste to the bookies!

Psychic Squid Betrays Berlin By Sucking Up To Spain In World Cup - I had to laugh at that headline :pac:

SoupyNorman

Really puts Derek Acorah's 'gift' into perspective.

He has made me a few squid this WC.

pablomakaveli

The Germans must be really sore losers if they're blaming a squid.

mathie

rarnes1 wrote: »

He has made me a few squid this WC.

Quid / Squid.

Thats a tentacle connection at best!

dr.bollocko

Merged.
Dunno why. The first thread languished 4 pages back. Unloved. Probably should just have let it die. But I didn't. No thread left behind!

GoldCobra

well he was right all along. wonder what happens now? do they eat him?

starlit

ah the poor thing!:eek:

Lando Griffin

For a creature with nine brains its fairly average.

andy winter

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he doesn't seem bothered by the looks of this...............

Mr. CooL ICE

andy winter wrote: »

<snip>
he doesn't seem bothered by the looks of this...............

:eek:

If any link deserved a NSFW tag, this is definitely one

Capt'n Midnight

the keen edge wrote: »

No KFC in Tokyo so?

The Seoul one was closed

/and so endeth my korea as a comedian