Paul the Octopus honored with memorial
A. Isaac Remember Paul the Octopus? That mollusk that people believed was a master prognosticator of World Cup games. Well, now there is a 6 1/2-foot memorial in his honor. How sweet–probably beats that “octopus’ garden in the shade”.
The kids loved Paul. So did the gamblers. His legion of fans had requested a memorial and now the Sea Life aquarium where he lived, frolicked and died in Oberhausen, Germany, has one. The 6 1/2-foot tall memorial is made of plastic (not bronze? marble?) and — here’s where it gets a little weird — inside is a gold-leaf covered urn containing Paul’s cremated remains.
Paul had a seven game streak for his native Germany and even predicted the Spain-Netherlands final. Quite an impressive feat really. I mean, there are professional gamblers that can barely pull 50% of their picks and this merry mollusk went 8-0.
Paul the Octopus now honored with memorial [Washington Post]
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