Will the octopus be right?

[TheGooner]

As mentioned above - Paul the Octopus is already very old for his species which usually only lives for 2-3 years and has now retired from football picks.

His aquarium keepers have said he'll go back to his main role - entertaining the kids - and is not expected to survive for 2012.

Long live the legend of Paul the Octopus !!! Prognosticator supreme !!

[Nandakishore]

Paul has been rewarded with honorary citizenship of the town of O Carballino in Spain.

Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/spain-asks-germany-if-paul-the-octopus-can-visit-37809?cp

[Dominique]

To me, this is about the most humorous and interesting sports story I have ever heard.

I think it also gave soccer a big push in the US, where the most frequently associated phenomenon up to now was "soccer moms".

A lot more people started following the soccer matches just to see if the octopus was right again. I know my husband took an interest and watched - for the first time ever.

[Nandakishore]

It is a real pity that Paul has only another 6 months or so to live. He wont be there to predict the next European Championship 2012 and the World Cup 2014. But I am sure he will have to predict the games of the European Champions League as long as he lives.

[Dominique]

Maybe he needs to concentrate on making babies...

[AmCan]

they need to get a cloning program going fast. And in the meantime, can we get him to start picking stocks?

[casinogod]

they need to get a cloning program going fast. And in the meantime, can we get him to start picking stocks?

Lol that made me chuckle, can you imagine all the cloned octopuses in the stock brokers offices.

[Nandakishore]

And now a love song on Paul

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJSUhu3kiqM

[Nandakishore]

A Russian betting firm wants to hire octopus Paul as a bookmaker with a salary of 5,000 dollars a month.

http://www.ndtv.com/article/sports/r...-dollars-38525