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| -Obits- |
| Paul the octopus pegs out |
| 2010-10-29 |
| [Straits Times] PAUL the octopus, who shot to fame during this year's football World Cup in South Africa for correctly predicting the outcome of games, 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 Mr Porwoll. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 of course, tu. Ever try to eat untenderized octopus? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-10-29 19:15 |
| #9 Sounds like he got whacked to me... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-10-29 19:13 |
| #8 One is afraid to imagine what Heaven looks like to a genius octopus... |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-10-29 15:03 |
| #7 Alaska Paul salutes the great work and life of Octopus Paul, and wishes him a good life in the next world. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2010-10-29 14:09 |
| #6 So passes the most exciting chapter in WC and the only official to get it right. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2010-10-29 10:43 |
| #5 Maybe he's not dead, just in disguise to avoid the bookie's ninja assassins. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-10-29 09:54 |
| #4 Looks like |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-10-29 09:51 |
| #3 All good cephalopods go to heaven. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2010-10-29 03:12 |
| #2 From that form, which your father never really fully perceived, Paul The Octopus passed to the next plane of existance." |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-10-29 00:41 |
| #1 [SOBBING/MOURNFUL HOMER "SO DELICIOCUS...PASS THE BUTTER" SIMPSON here]. No, so howzabout BARNEY "LOSING A BELOVED BRAND NEW BOWLING BALL IS LIKE LOSING A GOOD FRIEND" RUBBLE??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-10-29 00:28 |