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Germans Demand Revenge Grilling Of Psychic Octopus

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Paul correctly predicting that Germany would defeat England.
Paul correctly predicting that Germany would defeat England.
Photo: Reuters

How quickly the Germans turn on their sea life! After Paul the psychic octopus correctly predicted that Germany would lose to Spain in the World Cup, German newspapers are calling for his head, reported Reuters: "Throw him in the frying pan," wrote the Berliner Kurier newspaper, "in a popular sentiment echoed by Die Welt, Sueddeutsche Zeitung, the Hamburger Abendblatt and other newspapers." They even interviewed a woman who worked at a fish stall in Berlin who offered advice on how best to cook him: "Nothing beats grilled octopus," she said.

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