Paul, the octopus who became a pop culture sensation by correctly predicting the outcome of as many World Cup matches as he has legs - all seven of Germany's games plus the Spain-Netherlands final - is going to retire.
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Seeded on Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:31 AM EDT (NBC Sports)
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I think Paul should go on the talk-show circuit. He could make money hand over..err. Well, you get the picture. Enjoy retirement Paul!
Paul is the real winner of the cup.
a couples and you can call it pure luck, but a perfect 7-0 is just insane.
No, wait! Don't retire. What is the name of the horse in the....
Aw man, I was hoping to get the winning lotto numbers! Oh well...
I wish him a happy, peaceful retirement, with lots of yummy mussels; he deserves them after all that hard work he put his brain through.
There's something perfectly "mystical" going on here!
A creature with 8 arms and no feet...predicting perfectly the championship of a game played with NO arms and two feet.
What kind of creature would we need to predict the outcome for the ponies?
If idle hands are the devil's workshop, what happens if you have 8?
Can Paul pick NFL games?