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Ill-Boding Octopus Throws German Soccer Community Into A Tailspin

Mein Gott! Ich habe eine Axt im Kopf! German soccer fans are in a bit of a state following a prediction of a Spanish victory in Wednesday's World Cup semifinal ... made by an octopus:

Some background on why this is important (err, "important"):

Not an ordinarily superstitious people, Germans have become believers in Paul’s possible psychic powers. [...] The octopus has turned into an international celebrity after accurately picking the winner of all five German World Cup matches to date—including their 1-0 loss to Serbia.

Aww, who says Germans are a humorless people?

HT: Dirty Tackle.

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Make that 6 out of 6

Its time to take that mollusk to Vegas.

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