• TanglerLive Blog
  • Hi there :) I'm Loic, the TanglerLive Community Manager! Please don't hesitate to contact me for any matter at loic@tanglerlive.com! Talk to you soon!

Paul the Octopus predicts World Cup Finalist

Loic
2 Years ago

2 Years ago

"Spain's victory over Germany in the World Cup last night will come have no surprise to those following one of the competition's most successful pundits – for the result had already been foretold by Paul the Octopus, a creature that has achieved celebrity status with the accuracy of its predictions."

anonymousUser
2 Years ago

It was on BBC World last night. You can watch Paul doing his magic here. Classic. 

asianpunter
2 Years ago

Paul has been huge news over here in the UK and Germany. Unfortunately some Germans now appear to be turning on poor Paul after they lost...

If Paul had slipped up, gleeful Germans might have forgotten him entirely. But on Thursday their Facebook and Twitter feeds were full of octopus recipes.

"Into the deep fryer!" one German tweeted Thursday morning.

"Grill the octopus oracle," another recommended. "Throw Paul in the saucepan."

A third linked to an idea for Spanish braised octopus in paprika sauce.

More pragmatic Twitter users recommended the cephalopod for government work. "What about a prognosis for currency reform? or even a job as German chancellor?" wrote "Währungsreform."

Alex
2 Years ago

Ha Ha. Still want to know who 'owns' Paul?

By clicking on Chat Now!, you agree to the Terms & Conditions & Privacy Policy.

To jump in, please enter a name and verify you're human!

Chat Now!

Your message has also been posted to your Twitter account! X

Sorry, we were not able to post your message to your Twitter account. Please try again.X

Sorry, we were not able to post your message to your Twitter account. Please try again. If you have been trying to post the exact same message several times, Twitter might not publish it into your Twitter account. Try again but this time modify your message to make the Tweet unique.X