Paul the Octopus is Dead !

[The Don]

Sad news...

Paul the octopus, an unlikely star of the 2010 World Cup who 'predicted' the
outcome of eight matches, has died at an aquarium in Germany.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11626050

A moment of silence please

 

[WildCat]

Finally, this symbol of all that is wrong with the western world is dead.

 

[commandlinegamer]

At two-and-a-half years was quite old by cephalopod standards - probably equates to an octogenarian in our world.

 

[Aepervius]

Sad news...

Paul the octopus, an unlikely star of the 2010 World Cup who 'predicted' the
outcome of eight matches, has died at an aquarium in Germany.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11626050

A moment of silence please

Tako Sushi ! Itadakemasu !

 

[Mojo]

I bet he didn't see that coming.

 

[Giggywig]

I bet he didn't see that coming.

Maybe he did, but nobody provided the proper plastic boxes for him to voice his prophecy.

 

[Aoidoi]

What about the walrus?

 

[TubbaBlubba]

Tako Sushi ! Itadakemasu !

I lol'd.

 

[Cainkane1]

Sad news...

Paul the octopus, an unlikely star of the 2010 World Cup who 'predicted' the
outcome of eight matches, has died at an aquarium in Germany.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11626050

A moment of silence please

Slice him up and fry him in batter. Calimari time.

 

[bozman]

I still say Paul is a terrible name of an octopus.

 

[WildCat]

Slice him up and fry him in batter. Calimari time.

Uh, that's squid, not octopus.

 

[maggot9779]

Quick, eat him to gain his powers!

 

[WingerII]

What's the over/under on the cause of death being a kung fu kick to the chest?

 

[Big Les]

Finally, this symbol of all that is wrong with the western world is dead.

Hardly Paul's fault. For all we know, he was a dyed-in-the-wool sceptic.

 

[Aoidoi]

Pretty sure dye is squids, too.

 

[JFrankA]

Finally, this symbol of all that is wrong with the western world is dead.

.....really?????


*facepalm*


ETA: The facepalm isn't meant for you, WildCat. It is meant for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Just wanted to make that clear.

 

[Corsair 115]

"I wish to return this octopus."

 

[Duffy Moon]

RIP, Paul.

(That's rest in paella.)

 

[Howie Felterbush]

I'm guessing he picked New Orleans as a lock against Cleveland, bet all his savings and then killed himself when the Saints lost.

 

[Mojo]

Paul the octopus is dead – but conspiracy theories are thriving

According to Jiang Xiao, the director of a forthcoming thriller entitled Who Killed Paul the Octopus?, the creature had really been dead for the last three months. Jiang told the Guardian she was "60 to 70% sure" Paul had died in July and been secretly replaced by his keepers.

Explaining how such a deception could have been perpetrated, she added: "[Octopuses] all look the same. It is impossible to tell the difference."

Apparently you can tell because "Paul" is barefoot in all the photographs of him, was out of step with the other octopuses, and just visible in the background to some recent photos was a Volkswagen with the number plate "2.5 IF"