Psychic Octopus Picks Germany Over Argentina ...

[po2wq]

Psychic octopus picks Germany over Argentina

German football fans have another reason to hope ahead of their team's World Cup quarter-final showdown with Argentina as Paul the octopus has tipped Germany to win.

"Extremely tight - but luckily a win for Germany in the end," said those in charge of the octopus tank at Aquarium Sea Life in Oberhausen.

The handlers of the psychic octopus baited glass cubes with mussels marked with both Germany and Argentina. The mussel Paul first chooses is viewed by the handlers as its prediction for the up-coming game.

Paul headed directly to the German side but waited a long before finally grabbing at it - more than an hour later.

For those sceptical of Paul's accuracy, he has been right four out of four times so far, picking Germany to beat Australia, Ghana and England as well as Germany's loss to Serbia.

 

[Ramseth]

Pyschoctopus Paul made his death wish and last testament. It shall be on the dinner table for Germany returning home after they got kicked out by Argentina.

 

[Dodomeki]

Win in 90 mins or on penalties?

 

[Alamaking]

Pyschoctopus Paul made his death wish and last testament. It shall be on the dinner table for Germany returning home after they got kicked out by Argentina.

听天由命吧你!!! hur hur hur :p:p:p

 

[po2wq]

Psychic Octopus picks Germany to beat Argentina

BERLIN (Reuters Life!) - An octopus with possible psychic powers, who has correctly picked the winner of Germany's four World Cup matches so far, on Tuesday tipped Germany to beat Argentina in their World Cup quarter-final match on Saturday.

Paul, a two-year-old octopus born in England now living in a German aquarium, has a 100-percent winning streak at the World Cup -- and even accurately predicted Serbia would beat Germany in their Group D match-up earlier in the tournament.

The eight-legged octopus, a denizen of Sea Life in the western town of Oberhausen, has turned into a celebrity oracle for getting all four picks right so far -- including last Sunday's elimination round match when Germany beat England.

On Tuesday, Paul once again was given the choice of picking food from two different plastic containers lowered into his tank -- one with an Argentine flag on it and one with a German flag.

The container Paul opens first is seen as his pick. Paul moved cautiously and spent about 45 minutes mulling his decision before eating the food in the box with the German flag -- suggesting a hard-fought win in extra time or even penalties.
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Last week Paul ignored the England container and quickly went for the container with the Germany flag -- which was taken as a hint that Germany would win a decisive victory

<strong style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 196);">"It took Paul a really long time to make up his mind today for the Argentina-Germany match," said Sea Life spokeswoman Tanja Munzig. "Even after he opened the Germany container it took him a while to go in and eat the clam."

Munzig said, by contrast, it took Paul only seconds to decide before the England match to go for the Germany container.

"That it took him so long to make up his mind suggests it'll be a very tense match against Argentina that won't be decided until the very end -- maybe not even until penalties," she said.</strong>

Munzig also denied any suggestion the containers were rigged. The morsel of food is identical and the containers are lined up in the same order as FIFA. Argentina was on the left side on Tuesday (because the match is Argentina-Germany) whereas England was on the right last week (Germany-England).

"There are no tricks, the food is the same and everything in the two containers is the same except for the flags," she said.

So how does Paul do it?

"That's his secret," she said.

 

[Equalisation]

From the description, it will be a draw at full-time ....

 

[po2wq]

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[Alamaking]

The octopus looks yum yum :p:p:p

 

[Varuna]

The octopus looks yum yum :p:p:p

That's right. If Germany really wins as predicted, dear Paul will be in grave danger. Bookies will go all out to get him. Imagine the psychological impact on Argentina players before they even started. Argentina players can dismiss this is bullshit, but as long as one among 11 of them is burdened by this prediction, it can pull down the team. :(

 

[bodycells]

That's right. If Germany really wins as predicted, dear Paul will be in grave danger. Bookies will go all out to get him. Imagine the psychological impact on Argentina players before they even started. Argentina players can dismiss this is bullshit, but as long as one among 11 of them is burdened by this prediction, it can pull down the team. :(

It is german treasure, with full security all over it. You need to do a james bond to get it.

 

[Ramseth]

The octopus looks yum yum :p:p:p

Looks good for a Jap-style sashimi.

 

[po2wq]

Looks good for a Jap-style sashimi.

yummy! ...

 

[po2wq]

Looks good for a Jap-style sashimi.

wunderbar! ...

 

[Ramseth]

This one common with Chinese coffeeshop zichar. Given the wok, instruction and ingredients, any ah bengs or ah sengs should be able to fry it up. Small octupuses will do. Spicy and delicious but wasting a big octopus.

This one's good. Cured and cleaned up, lightly dip-boiled and sliced sashimi style as if pure raw. Served with Jap light soy sauce, wasabi and garnishes, it's heavenly and worth the price (at least 5 times zichar price).

 

[cheowyonglee]

wow, damn good prediction.the bookie must be hungry to get hold of this god born creature....

 

[mayliewwan]

Now, do you believe in Paul the Oracle??

Pyschoctopus Paul made his death wish and last testament. It shall be on the dinner table for Germany returning home after they got kicked out by Argentina.

 

[po2wq]

letz hv octopus 4 lunch 2molo ...

 

[Alamaking]

Why suddenly this thread become food thread? -_-"""

 

[Dodomeki]

Good Octopus. Now you can whip these nay sayers with your tentacles.

 

[Ramseth]

Now, do you believe in Paul the Oracle??

It's reserved for the Uruguayan grand victory dinner feast.