NOOOOO! Paul the Psychic Octopus IS NO MORE :(
Iceberg
Paul the World Cup octopus dies in his tank in Germany
Paul the octopus, an unlikely star of the 2010 World Cup who
'predicted' the outcome of eight matches, has died at an aquarium in
Germany.
Fan
I am not surprised by his demise. People think that they are
supporting wildlife conservation when they visit these aquariums but
they are wrong.
The annual fatality rate is about 30% and indication of how miserable
the life of these poor creatures in captivity. People who love animals
do not support these places.
Those who wish to see aquatic wildlife should go snorkeling to one of
many tropical islands where they can observe them without harming
them.
Please do not collect any seashells or anything you see. They die once
removed from their natural environment.
RzR
fucking a man...100% agree with you :D
mimus
Offed by the bookies?
--
Take a deep breath, take a walk, cool off, plot a bit, and serve
again.
mimus
With the proviso that heavy snorkeling traffic, beach-walking, etc.,
is also impactful, when and where human numbers push high, or where
the environment is fragile (coral reefs, for example).
Calimero
Probably stabbed.
After all he predicted Germany to lose the WC semi final match against
Spain.
Big mistake ...
Max
--
"I believe that you are mostly responsible for most of the ugly and
nasty letters (some of them unfortunately were mine) directed at
Graf."
("Fan" on his Steffi hating, r.s.t., October 23rd, 2010)
Inglourious Basterd
It was no mistake - he was right!
PS. I don't think his death was due to cruelty, I'm pretty sure
octopuses (octopi ?) only have a life expectancy of 2 yrs or so.
TT
The mystery remains: Were his predictions luck, psychic powers...or
perhaps time travel. We may never know.
RIP Paul.
TT
> On Oct 26, 3:21 pm, Iceberg <iceberg.ru...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11626050
>>
>> Paul the World Cup octopus dies in his tank in Germany
>>
>> Paul the octopus, an unlikely star of the 2010 World Cup who
>> 'predicted' the outcome of eight matches, has died at an aquarium in
>> Germany.
>
> I am not surprised by his demise.
Me neither, Common Octopus lives from 1 to 2 years, Paul lived to the
ripe age of 2.5 years.
May God have mercy on his soul.
--
"I am no more a witch than you are a wizard, and if you take away my
life God will give you blood to drink"
-Sarah Good, 1692
Yama
: The mystery remains: Were his predictions luck, psychic powers...or
"But for all his power couldn't foresee his own demise."
Calimero
<thetruetennisg...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> On 26 Oct, 15:57, Calimero <calimero...@gmx.de> wrote:
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> > On 26 Okt., 15:21, Iceberg <iceberg.ru...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > >http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11626050
>
> > > Paul the World Cup octopus dies in his tank in Germany
>
> > > Paul the octopus, an unlikely star of the 2010 World Cup who
> > > 'predicted' the outcome of eight matches, has died at an aquarium in
> > > Germany.
>
> > Probably stabbed.
> > After all he predicted Germany to lose the WC semi final match against
> > Spain.
> > Big mistake ...
>
> > Max
>
> > --
> > "I believe that you are mostly responsible for most of the ugly and
> > nasty letters (some of them unfortunately were mine) directed at
> > Graf."
> > ("Fan" on his Steffi hating, r.s.t., October 23rd, 2010)
>
> It was no mistake - he was right!
>
He definitely jinxed the German team!
Max
TT
felangey
only human
Flavored texturized vegetable protein taste like real meat. chicken.
beef. turkey. ham. sausage. you name it we now have it today. we no
longer need to slaughter animals. this is the food of the future. it
lasts a very long time. doesn't require any fridgeration. its also
healthier then eating meat. you just need to re-hydrate it with water.
comes dry in cans. i love chicken tvp burgers. one thing about tvp is
you have to know how to use it. once you get the hang of it its easy to
use like real meat. nobody could tell it wasn't real meat if they didn't
know.
TT
I'm not convinced.
It's essentially "hard Tofu". And Tofu tastes nothing like meat.
only human
Then you ether don't have good tvp there in Australia. or don't know how
to properly prepare it. when its used right it really does taste like
real meat. if more people knew about the stuff less animal consumption
there would be.
TT
Never ate it...in Finland...
TT
> only human wrote:
>> Then you ether don't have good tvp there in Australia. or don't know how
>> to properly prepare it. when its used right it really does taste like
>> real meat. if more people knew about the stuff less animal consumption
>> there would be.
>>
>
> Never ate it...in Finland...
>
Besides...human is carnivore. Thinking about it, I think I'll go and
have some kebab now...
felangey
One of you miserable bastards had better laugh at my post! ;)
Pelle Svanslös
Lol ;)
--
"Another opponent, exhausted and thin!
Is bludgeoned to death by endurance and spin."
-- Anonymous
felangey
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*Thanks*. (You didn't get it, did you! ;)
Pelle Svanslös
>> Lol ;)
> <
>
> *Thanks*. (You didn't get it, did you! ;)
Nope ;)
I had to google it!
TT
> felangey wrote:
>>> Lol ;)
>> <
>>
>> *Thanks*. (You didn't get it, did you! ;)
>
> Nope ;)
>
> I had to google it!
>
So what was the joke about?
Giovanna
> Paul the World Cup octopus dies in his tank in Germany
>
> Paul the octopus, an unlikely star of the 2010 World Cup who
> 'predicted' the outcome of eight matches, has died at an aquarium in
> Germany.
omg =((((((((((((
bob
there are tons of pros/cons about zoos, animal parks and the like.
been on both sides of the fence, i won't condemn them all.
the 1 thing i will say is that i don't believe orcas nor dolphins
belong in aquariums.
bob
Fan
added that another way of observing aquatic wildlife is from inside
glass structures. Once put in place, they do not seem to disturb the
wildlife.
We are destructive to wildlife by our very existence. It is up to
every one of us to make as small a footprint as possible.
This is a good positive argument because we are arguing about what is
less harmful.
Pelle Svanslös
> Pelle Svansl�s wrote:
>> felangey wrote:
>>>> Lol ;)
>>> <
>>>
>>> *Thanks*. (You didn't get it, did you! ;)
>>
>> Nope ;)
>>
>> I had to google it!
>>
>
> So what was the joke about?
Er, I was only in it because nobody else volunteered for the miserable
bastard call, I felt obliged. Now I'm having to explain the joke despite
having dropped the ball. That is so unfair. ;)
http://www.google.com/search?q=harry+squid
felangey
Awww....that so cute of you. You laughed and you still didn't get it, even
after googling it. ;)
....call him harry.....calamari.....
Hmph.
TT
Maybe he didn't get it because it wasn't funny to begin with?