Thread: Iran?s newest state enemy: Paul the Octopus!
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Old 07-27-2010, 12:59 PM  
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:stoned Iran?s newest state enemy: Paul the Octopus!
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In his wide-ranging search for tools of Western imperialism, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has fingered another symbol of decadence: Paul the Octopus.

The German-based phenomenon rose to international prominence during the recent World Cup by perfectly predicting the outcomes of eight key games. Paul?s pseudo-scientific method was choosing between a pair of identical food samples, each wrapped in the national flag of one of the teams involved in a contest.

Proving his incorruptibility, Paul correctly tapped Spain to overcome his home nation in the semis. Like most prophets, he endured threats, including a German campaign urging that he be calamari-ed for his treachery....
http://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer...emy-an-octopus


if anyone ever needed proof that this guy has a few screws loose - voilą!
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