One of the funniest stories out of the World Cup has to be the octopus, Paul. The octopus is believed to be "psychic"…by the serious-minded Germans no less. Basically, two plastic boxes (one with a German flag and one with a flag of their opponents) are lowered into Paul's tank at an aquarium in Germany, and each is filled with a tasty morsel of food inside.
Whichever box is opened first by Paul is adjudged to be his predicted winner. What is amazing is that the eight-legged octopus has been amazing accurate so far! He has successfully predicted all five of Germany's games in South Africa, including a shock defeat by Serbia. In fact between the Euros two years ago and this World Cup, he is right 9 out of 10 times. An amazing 90% success rate! Even the best football pundits in the world do not have anything close to that percentage!
So when the psychic octopus picked Spain to beat Germany in the semi-finals later, it was reported that groans were heard from the assembled German media. Hell, Paul’s prediction was even carried live on German national television! Yes, the Germans take their superstitions seriously.
Personally, I hope the octopus is right. I pick Spain as the winner of the World Cup at the start.
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