ViruRulez Posted October 26, 2010 Posted October 26, 2010 BERLIN: Paul the octopus, who shot to fame during this year's football World Cup in South Africa for his flawless record in predicting game outcomes, has died, his aquarium in Germany said on Tuesday. "Management and staff at the Oberhausen Sea Life Centre were devastated to discover that oracle octopus Paul, who achieved global renown during the recent World Cup, had passed away overnight," the aquarium said in a sombre statement. "Paul amazed the world by correctly predicting the winners of all Germany's World Cup clashes, and then of the final," said Sea Life manager Stefan Porwoll. "His success made him almost a bigger story than the World Cup itself... We had all naturally grown very fond of him and he will be sorely missed," said Porwoll. Paul beat the odds during the World Cup by correctly forecasting all eight games he was asked to predict, including Spain's 1-0 win over the Netherlands in the final. For the prediction, two boxes were lowered into the salty soothsayer's tank, each containing a mussel and a flag of the two opposing teams. Watched by a myriad of reporters, Paul would head to one box, wrench open the lid and gobble the tasty morsel, with the box he plumped for being deemed the likely winner. Paul's body is now in cold storage while the aquarium decides "how best to mark his passing." However, Paul's fans need not despair. The aquarium has already been grooming a successor, to be named Paul like his mentor. "We may decide to give Paul his own small burial plot within our grounds and erect a modest permanent shrine," said Porwoll. "While this may seem a curious thing to do for a sea creature, Paul achieved such popularity during his short life that it may be deemed the most appropriate course of action." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/Paul-the-psychic-World-Cup-octopus-dead-Aquarium/articleshow/6815179.cms How would his fans all over the world react now. :giggle:
EnterTheVoid Posted October 26, 2010 Posted October 26, 2010 Did he know that he was going to die? lol ... nice one.
ViruRulez Posted October 26, 2010 Author Posted October 26, 2010 what is the big deal...:facepalm::yawn2: It is an international tragedy and he had got millions of fans all over the world :dontknow:
lonestarranger Posted October 26, 2010 Posted October 26, 2010 Somewhere around the globe, the Germans would be laughing slyly. :winky:
Dark Warrior Posted October 28, 2010 Posted October 28, 2010 Paul the octopus was asked to predict when Rajnikanth would die...... Paul died!!!
mastana Posted October 29, 2010 Posted October 29, 2010 Bhagwan Paul the octopus ki aatma ko shaanti de.
mastana Posted October 30, 2010 Posted October 30, 2010 Paul the octopus was asked to predict when Rajnikanth would die...... Paul died!!! Actually the real truth is he was asked to predict a winner of SA vs Pak series. By mistake he chose Pakistan and thought it was a sin. He was feeling so bad about this. It kept on running in his mind and then someone told him "mate you had a brain fart just like Afridi". That was the biggest shock of his life. He got heart attack and died after that. :((
kumble_rocks Posted October 30, 2010 Posted October 30, 2010 RIP , a day of national mourning in Spain , I reckon.
Sir john Posted November 2, 2010 Posted November 2, 2010 Octopus that broke many a heart WHEN Paul the Octopus, which died the other day, had predicted the defeat of Germany in the football World Cup, many people wanted to see it served to them on a plate. So did one of my friends, not because he loved the game and was dejected by the loss of Germany, but for an entirely personal reason. He was friends with a girl whom he had met on Facebook. Soon, the friendship turned into love and they decided to marry. Their families, too, had no objection to this alliance. After the attention the eight-legged creature gained, many websites started cashing in on it, and Facebook, too, introduced a page called “What did Octopus Paul predict for youâ€. This was where the entire trouble started in the life of my friend. One fine day while he was chatting with his girl, she clicked on the link and, unaware of the consequences, she posted the ‘prediction’ on her wall that read: “You will be back with your old lover! This time it will work out!†Soon a quarrel broke out between the two. My friend wanted to know who her ‘old lover’ was. First she thought that he was kidding but then she realised the intensity of the issue. He thundered: “I am asking you for the last time. Tell me who your old lover was and why you did not tell me about him beforeâ€. She pleaded that there was none, but as the prediction was made by Paul the octopus, he did not listen to her pleas. Before the matter could take an ugly turn, I intervened and asked my friend: “Did you see anyone putting three boxes with yours, your girlfriend’s and her old lover’s names in Paul’s tank and did you see Paul entering the box with the name of the other boy?†It was only then that my friend was convinced that an eight-legged creature cannot predict the future of a creature with the largest brain. In the end now all is well between the two, but his desire to see Paul the octopus served to him on a platter remained till the octopus died a natural death. B->
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