Henry the octopus,
lives in our backyard swimming pool..
Henry the octopus,
with his underwater scoop…
that was the original version of it. If you deal with toddlers, I am sure you know ‘Henry the Octopus’… he is purple, has eight legs and is the leader of the underwater Big Band. He is a smart dresser and loves his tartan outfit, shiny black shoes, bow tie and boater hat. When he dances he twists around and around….. do the tentacles dance…. he says.
No… the talk now is not Henry… it’s Paul!! The sudden famous octopus, brought to attention due to the World Cup 2010. Nicknamed ‘Paul The Oracle Octopus’ amongst others because of it’s ability to predict the outcome of Germany’s matches till yesterday’s semifinal against Spain was a superb 100%; six out of six prediction! Paul started in 2008 with 70 – 80% of accuracy in his predictions… Practice makes perfect??
Paul is so cute! Posing for pictures now… with the half closed eyes… 
really cute!!
Actually, an octopus gives me the creeps. I saw a television documentary on octopus and giant squid before; how the arms and the suction cups work… 
It actually killed my appetite for these delectable dishes.
Back to Paul, after the 1-0 win by Spain, I read up on comments and blogs about Paul and his predictions. Very entertaining! It got me giggling; very funny remarks and some even suggested recipes… there was this blog that had wonderful captures of dishes with octopus as the main menu… OMG! Imagine… if Paul can speak human language… could Paul seek political asylum?
Do we extend it to an octopus??
Oh my! Oh my! Oh my!
As I always quote during this World Cup…
“waka waka… all in South Africa!”
You’re cute Paul… long live! Though I doubt very much if we will see Paul live through the next World Cup considering it’s lifespan…
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