Paul the Psychic Octopus is dead!

[Chetan0304]

The most discussed topic after the vuvuzelas and the Jabulani ball is Paul the oracle octupus in Germany..


He will be in great demand in the coming football seasons, but Octopus have a short life expectancy of 3years.


till then the aquarium guys will have a good business going....

 

[khalek]

So he is dying after 3 years? YEYYYY!!! :banana2

 

[blake]

Not sure this really deserved its own thread.. yeah, it's good but it's not really that special.

The odds of it guessing right are around 1/900, so it's not a bad 'achievement', but if everyone gets their pets to start guessing teams I'm sure someone will have a good run eventually.

 

[Prithvi]

C'Mon octopus... Hold Indian flag right from now for ICC CWC 2011.

 

[drainpipe32]

:hpraise

 

[P Squared]

So he is dying after 3 years? YEYYYY!!! :banana2

Why are you so happy?

 

[ZexyZahid]

Maybe because he was supporting a team that has been knocked and the octopus predicted that team would be knocked out. Like for example Germany.

 

[Covvy]

If he starts to get more right then I'll start believing him. In Euro 2008 he actually got two wrong.

 

[Gurjot95]

In Euro 2008 he actually got two wrong.

Only one from what I have heard and that was finals. 13 out of his 14 predictions are right.

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

The Octopus did not deserve a thread but well done!!

Just read they have 3 years life span and it is already 2.5 years then will not be able to see his future prediction!!

 

[JBlues08]

I don't really get why people are so upset just because the Paul's prediction was right and their team was knocked out. He is nearly like football pundit but in animal form. And for that, I salute Paul for getting his predictions right despite being an octopus! :laugh

J-Psychic added 6 Minutes and 22 Seconds later...

Only one from what I have heard and that was finals. 13 out of his 14 predictions are right.

Paul's other blip was in the EURO 2008's Group Stage when he predicted Germany to beat Croatia but the Germans ended up losing. So, Paul's record is 12/14. It's not too bad either. :laugh

 

[Mota Aloo]

Shame, been squids in following his tips...

 

[Insomniac]

Can we use him for cricket?

 

[khalek]

Maybe because he was supporting a team that has been knocked and the octopus predicted that team would be knocked out. Like for example Germany.

Lol no man I don't even follow his predictions and I just don't like it. It's so stupid and people seem more interested about it than the football.

 

[ZexyZahid]

The Octopus is going to retire.

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