Ahmadinejad Misses The Irony. Makes Ass of Self, Government.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/7912418/Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-attacks-Octopus-Paul.html

However, the Iranian president accused the octopus of spreading "western propaganda and superstition."

Glass houses and black kettles come to mind.

Sam Vimes

/facepalm

Zombrex

Ahmadinejad was later heard to say "An octopus predicting sports results, people will believe any old nonsense" as he knelt down to pray to his invisble sky god.

monosharp

In fairness it is childish nonsense.

It's almost as bad as Islam or Christianity.

Sam Vimes

monosharp wrote: »

In fairness it is childish nonsense.

It's almost as bad as Islam or Christianity.

Yeah it's childish nonsense but it's a bit of fun. No one actually thinks the octopus is predicting anything.......at least I hope they don't

Valmont

Sam Vimes wrote: »

Yeah it's childish nonsense but it's a bit of fun. No one actually thinks the octopus is predicting anything.......at least I hope they don't

That's what I thought until I found myself having an argument with two people in work about the existence of an octopus' ability to predict the future.

"Well you tell us how he does it then"
"See you don't know"
"He must be able to predict the future"

Ouch.

Sam Vimes

Valmont wrote: »

That's what I thought until I found myself having an argument with two people in work about the existence of an octopus' ability to predict the future.

"Well you tell us how he does it then"
"See you don't know"
"He must be able to predict the future"

Ouch.

sonicthebadger*

He says:

"Those who believe in this type of thing cannot be the leaders of the global nations..."

I say:

"If only buddy, if only!"

goingpostal

I read a very good article about incarceration rates around the world. The US jails people at three times the rate that Iran jails them. Bizzare. I know this has nothing to do with the epic face off between octopus paul and Mad Mullah Ahmadinejad but I just wanted to post this link for people to read.
http://www.economist.com/node/16636027

Bottle_of_Smoke

MY money says he's been taken completely out of context

Zillah

Paul should be wiped off the map.

Anyway, it's about time people stopped paying attention to anything BadMood DinnerJacket says. Unless he says "nuclear" in his sentence.

ps, I can't be the only one who thinks "Paul" is an odd name for an Octopus?

sponsoredwalk

Queue a torrent of propaganda sympathizing with the plight of Paul & Paul's appendage being superimposed on American, British & Israeli flags.

Anyone who thinks Paul should be eaten by a vegetarian is obviously in league with the Iraki's, or the Irani's or whoever they are...

Killer Pigeon

The Octopus is in fact the son of the divine giant spaghetti monster; come to us to give us good fortune.

Coriolanus

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

The Octopus is in fact the son of the divine giant spaghetti monster; come to us to give us good fortune.

Damn, it's so obvious!

MrPudding

Zillah wrote: »

Paul should be wiped off the map.

Anyway, it's about time people stopped paying attention to anything BadMood DinnerJacket says. Unless he says "nuclear" in his sentence.

ps, I can't be the only one who thinks "Paul" is an odd name for an Octopus?

Hmmm, I thought his name was I've had me dinner dad...

MrP

fontanalis

Someone should tell him about Joe Coleman.

condra

Who needs the Flying Spaghetti Monster? I always had my doubts anyway.

I am now an Octopussian.

old_aussie

Just shows what a jerka, jerka jerka puppet iran has as a running the country.

Maybe we should get Paul to predict which country is going to be nuked first.

ColmDawson

condra wrote: »

Who needs the Flying Spaghetti Monster? I always had my doubts anyway.

I am now an Octopussian.

And now a reading from Paul's first letter to the Crustaceans...

mehfesto

"Those who believe in this type of thing cannot be the leaders of the global nations that aspire, like Iran, to human perfection, basing themselves in the love of all sacred values," he said.

Like stoning women to death for adultery, he later added.