WORLD CUP: Paul the Octopus gets death threats.

[denem]

Washington Post

BERLIN (Reuters Life!) - Some Germans are calling for a public roasting of the oracle octopus who correctly picked the winner of all six of their national soccer team's World Cup matches -- including a bitter defeat to Spain on Wednesday,...

German newspapers and websites were filled with suggestions of what to do with Paul -- most involved cooking and eating him.

"Throw him in the frying pan," wrote the Berliner Kurier newspaper in a popular sentiment echoed by Die Welt, Sueddeutsche Zeitung, the Hamburger Abendblatt and other newspapers...

Despite the antipathy toward Paul, Sea Life spokeswoman Tanja Munzig said Paul has a bright future at his home in Oberhausen. "Nothing bad will happen to Paul," she said.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/08/AR2010070802495.html

Stay tuned. Paul's predictions for Germany-Uruguay and The Final will be broadcast live in Germany, Spain and the Netherlands.

[LisaL]

1. How does he predict the games?

Any ideas on what is the secret of his success?

[denem]

2. Pot Luck :)

Paul has picked Germany 4 times, other teams twice. No idea about his Serbia pick though.

[NewJeffCT]

4. The put two boxes of food in his tank

One with a German flag on it, the other with the flag of the country they are facing.

Each time, the octopus picked the box with the winning flag - which included Serbia and Spain.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

5. If you're asking about the mechanism, they put food in two identical boxes

each one emblazoned by a country's flag.

[JCMach1]

3. I for one want to extend the hand of friendship to our new octopus overlords

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Shouldn't you rather extend a tentacle of friendship?

[meow2u3]

6. Another use for Paul the Octupus

Keep him alive until hockey season starts. Then ship him to Detroit, MI and someone will throw him on the ice :evilgrin:

[Fire Walk With Me]

7. That's fine so long as he then skitters onto the opposing goalie's face.

[RandomThoughts]

9. I am going opposite of what he picks for the final game.

:)


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