Psychic octopus passes on.....

This summer, I blogged (here and here) about Paul the Octopus who predicted Spain to win the 2010 World Cup. He passed away in his German tank at age two last night. The aquarium's manager claimed Paul died of natural causes. Mmmmm, I am suspicious of fanatical German soccer fans.

Let this be a lesson, it is dangerous to speak certain truths.

Paul the oracle octopus update

In my last blog posting, Paul the oracle octopus in western Germany was mentioned for accurately predicting 2010 World Cup soccer games. The post was before the tournament's final and semifinal games. Well, Paul proved his psychic prowess by accurately picking Spain as champion and Germany as 3rd place. Paul was 100 % accurate in German team World Cup predictions. This article gives further information that Paul is going to retire. No more Paul in the limelight. He is going back to entertaining children as a day job.

I am guessing what you are not seeing behind the scenes is Paul is really being squidnapped by powerful authorities during aquarium off hours to predict other big sporting events. They will then bet big in Las Vegas and make millions. This octopus is worth big money!! Well, there is my half-baked conspiracy theory. Please take it with a grain of salt.

It is time to go visit my folks in Washington State next week, so it will be a while before any more posts.