World Cup octopus victim of fraud

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Dodomeki

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• Jul 6, 2010

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World Cup octopus victim of fraud
Published: 12:43PM Tuesday July 06, 2010

Source: ONE News <!--Spacer-->An internet image purporting to show Paul picking Spanish victory over Germany

A prediction of Spanish victory by Paul the psychic octopus has been revealed as a Photoshop fake. Paul, who resides at the Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhauser in Germany, has generated worldwide interest with his, thus far, accurate predictions on the outcomes of German matches at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The story which hit the internet yesterday included an image showing Paul making his pick for Spain by selecting food from the container labelled with the Spanish flag. However the picture was seen to be a modified version from Paul's earlier prediction of a German group round loss to Serbia, with the flag replaced.

Paul's predictions have correctly foretold the Germans' quarter final victory over Argentina, their second round win over England, as well as group round wins over Australia and Ghana and a loss to Serbia.

The real Paul is not expected to make his pick until Tuesday night (NZT).

 

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Equalisation

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• Jul 6, 2010

• #2

Just heard Paul asked for advice from Mani thru' long distance call ....

 

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Dodomeki

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• Jul 6, 2010

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Breaking News

11:33am UK, Tuesday July 06, 2010


Paul The Psychic Octopus Has His Final Say

After his 100% prediction rate for Germany's results in the 2010 World Cup, the country's eyes were on again on a water tank in the Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen to discover Paul's pick. Bad news: the apparently psychic octopus forecasts a Spanish win.

An apparently psychic octopus has risked the wrath of his fellow countrymen by predicting Spain will beat Germany in the World Cup
semi-final.



The news is out. 19 mins ago. It's real this time and not fake. Bad news for german fan like me.

 

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Dodomeki

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• Jul 6, 2010

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'Psychic' octopus tips Spain to beat Germany


'Psychic' octopus tips Spain to beat Germany

(AFP) – 1 hour ago

BERLIN — The cries of despair from all around Germany could probably be heard in South Africa as a "psychic" octopus called Paul tipped Spain Tuesday to beat Germany in the football World Cup semi-final.

The eight-legged oracle who has successfully predicted all five of Germany's games in South Africa, carefully weighed up the two teams, before plumping for Spain, prompting anguished groans from the assembled media scrum. Carried live on national television, two plastic boxes, one with a German flag and one with a Spanish, were lowered into Paul's tank at an aquarium in western Germany, each with a tasty morsel of food inside. The box which Paul opens first is adjudged to be his predicted winner.

If Paul's performance is replicated on the pitch, it promises to be an end-to-end thriller. He teased the crowd by initially lingering at the German flag before heading for the Spanish box. The mollusc medium has shot to fame by defying the odds with a perfect record of picking winners. Proving he is not just attracted to the colours in the German flag, he rightly foretold the Mannschaft's shock defeat to Serbia in the group stages.

He then predicted Germany's triumphant drubbing of England in the last-16, provoking accusations of treachery. Paul should by rights be an England fan, having been born in Weymouth on the south English coast. Confirming his reputation as a prognosticator par-excellence, he kept up his astonishing run of form by tipping Germany to beat highly fancied Argentina in the quarter-finals.

But all is not lost for coach Joachim Loew and his boys as Paul has been wrong before. In the European Championships in 2008, he had an 80 percent record, getting only one match wrong. Which one? The final. Against Spain.

Copyright © 2010 AFP. All rights reserved.

 

singveld

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• Jul 6, 2010

• #5

octopus kelong, eat money ah...