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A legend passed away...
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 1:18 am
by El Turco
Paul the Octopus, the eight-armed oracle that correctly predicted the outcome of eight World Cup matches this year, has died. Devastated staff at his aquarium in Germany say they will build a memorial to him, and they have a comforting message for a world in mourning -- Paul II is waiting in the wings.
Paul the Octopus, who gained worldwide fame this year by correctly forecasting the outcome of eight World Cup soccer matches including the final, has died peacefully of natural causes, the Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen said on Tuesday.
"Management and staff of the Oberhausen Sea Life Aquarium were devastated when Paul was found dead this morning," the aquarium said in a statement.
It said it would erect a memorial to the little brown octopus whose astounding predictive powers turned him into the true star of the tournament, eclipsing the likes of Lionel Messi, Wayne Rooney, Thomas Müller and Andres Iniesta. Spain, which won the tournament, embraced "Pulpo Paul" as a hero.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/pau ... d=11971509RIP
Re: A legend passed away...
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 1:37 am
by fudgie
If he's so smart, how come he's dead, huh?
Re: A legend passed away...
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 2:21 am
by Slava
Wow you seriously scared me.
Re: A legend passed away...
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 7:25 am
by Foye
RIP Paul.
Re: A legend passed away...
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:27 am
by Batu7
Betsson is having a party right now.
Re: A legend passed away...
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 3:38 pm
by BlackMamba
j-far wrote:Wow you seriously scared me.
+1
Re: A legend passed away...
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:36 pm
by Point forward
As German, I admit that Paul even outshone Schweinsteiger as our best player.
RIP Paul!
Re: A legend passed away...
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:55 pm
by AdamTheGreek
He outlived his life span, so no big deal there. Legend though. And Maradona is very happy I bet.
Re: A legend passed away...
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 5:55 pm
by Foye
AdamTheGreek wrote:He outlived his life span, so no big deal there. Legend though. And Maradona is very happy I bet.
If Madonna was a fair sportsman he would've recognized Paul's greatness. But uh yeah we are talking about the guy with the "Hand of God".
Re: A legend passed away...
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 7:59 pm
by El Turco
Foye wrote:AdamTheGreek wrote:He outlived his life span, so no big deal there. Legend though. And Maradona is very happy I bet.
If Madonna was a fair sportsman he would've recognized Paul's greatness. But uh yeah we are talking about the guy with the "Hand of God".
it is hard to categorize her as a sportsman though i am sure she banged fair share of them.
Re: A legend passed away...
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 8:21 pm
by Foye
ElTurco wrote:Foye wrote:AdamTheGreek wrote:He outlived his life span, so no big deal there. Legend though. And Maradona is very happy I bet.
If Madonna was a fair sportsman he would've recognized Paul's greatness. But uh yeah we are talking about the guy with the "Hand of God".
it is hard to categorize her as a sportsman though i am sure she banged fair share of them.
It has been a long day although you could assume my subconscious mind has changed his name to MRS. Facelifting cause I don't like him.
Re: A legend passed away...
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:06 pm
by Basti
ElTurco wrote:Foye wrote:AdamTheGreek wrote:He outlived his life span, so no big deal there. Legend though. And Maradona is very happy I bet.
If Madonna was a fair sportsman he would've recognized Paul's greatness. But uh yeah we are talking about the guy with the "Hand of God".
it is hard to categorize her as a sportsman though i am sure she banged fair share of them.