You know your football team is in trouble when your own Octopus bets against you!A german octopus named 'Paul' has correctly picked every outcome of every German match in the 2010 World Cup. Despite how ridiculous that sounds it ISN'T the latest 'News Of The World' headline its a full blown fact.
On the eve of a German match, Pauls handlers would paint Germanys flag and their opponents on 2 glass boxes in his tank. Inside is a mussel to coax him over and whichever one he goes to first is the predicted winner. Crazy? Yes - but 100% accuracy speaks for itself and of course the wallets of betters around the world who have taken his choice as gospel for the last few weeks.
Unfortunately, with great fame comes great consequence as, after their loss to Germany, Argentinian followers were calling for an octo-paella in Pauls future. Even to the extent of a published reward and suggested recipe for the poor guy! Geez!
Pauls fame as risen so high that his prediction for the Germany v Spain match last night was televised LIVE to Europe. According to the net it was the longest time taken for him to decide so far, hovering over both boxes but settling on Spain. This sealed the fate of one punter who placed the largest bet in World Cup history on Germany - €500,000 ($740,000AUD). Scheiße!
Bookmakers in London are now even allowing you to bet if Paul will be correct again this Sunday for the grand final, despite Germany's obvious absence. If correct perhaps this is a new future for Paul... parades... front cover of SeaLife magazine... maybe even the end of gambling worldwide! Just ask Paul.
So - are ya feelin' lucky... well... are ya Punk?
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