RIP Paul the Octopus

[Shoeless Joe]

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Paul the Octopus, the tentacled tipster who fascinated football fans by correctly predicting results at this year’s World Cup, died Tuesday.
Paul had reached the octopus old age of 2 1/2 years and died in his tank on Tuesday morning in an aquarium in the western German city of Oberhausen, spokeswoman Ariane Vieregge said.
Paul seemed to be in good shape when he was checked late Monday, but he did not make it through the night. He died of natural causes, Vieregge added.

 

[93Devil]

Re: RIP Paul

Glad this was not about the real Paul of the Beatles.

 

[Shoeless Joe]

He died in 66.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

His body will be thrown on the ice at an upcoming Red Wings game.

 

[Steak Snabler]

He died of natural causes and was delicious, Vieregge added.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

He can be served with soy sauce and wasabi.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Heaven needed a psychic cephalopod.

 

[Ace]

Farewell to a multi-appendeged, multi-talented star.

 

[playthrough]

Blame The Netherlands.

 

[deskslave]

As a fan of the English and the Dutch, may he be eaten with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.

 

[Oggiedoggie]

Russ Gibb just got a stiffie and doesn't know why.

 

[beardpuller]

If they had only asked Paul to predict this, they would have been ready Tuesday.

 

[Point of Order]

Natural causes my ass. Mob hit.

 

[Steak Snabler]

In honor of Paul, some guy plays "Amazing Grace" on the vuvuzela:

 

[Killick]

Rest in Peace... and a nice dipping sauce.

 

[slappy4428]

Rest in Peace... and a nice dipping sauce.

Greatest restaurant review ever: Local paper writes that an establishment's calamari tastes like a batter-fried chew toy. People in town go nuts with letters to the editor... defending the restaurant, the owners, their reputation... not once did anyone refute the batter-fried chew toy remark.

 

[Bubbler]

I blame soccer.

 

[SoCalScribe]

Somewhere, Cthulhu weeps.

 

[dooley_womack1]

His obituary was written in black ink.

 

[Pastor]

Paul the Appetizer...

(I am going on the assumption that everyone knows that calamari isn't octopus.)