Paul the Octopus.

[netibiza]

http://www.elpais.com...101026elpepuage_4/Tes

Ah, Paul the octopus who predicted the World Cup winners has died.

[craft1948]

Do you think he knew?

[Count-A-Strong]

Now he's an Octo-gon(e).

[WELSHYORKIE]

craft: he may have had an ink-ling !

[mccfluff]

do we get to eat him now?

[redman41]

Rowan and myself are thinking of going to his Funeral ! He gave us and a lot of other people a bit of Fun during the World Cup !!

[Count-A-Strong]

That would be one WIERD coffin

[craft1948]

He might have survived if squid (sic) had been around....

[trt]

I couldn't believe that the BBC gave it airing time, what a waste of public money.

[ChuckFickens]

But he is going to get a monument erected in his memory..

(also he was only 3 years old? I thought octopuses lived longer than that)

[Daily-Editor]

Hmmmmmmmm, rather funny there are three funeral director adverts below the story.

[redman41]

Rowan even wanted to Stir Fry him in her Wok at one stage, it took a lot of persuasion from me to spare him from that fate !! lol

[jno]

two years is the usual maximum, the BBC says.

[China Doll]

I suppose it would be in poor taste to ask if they were perhaps thinking of embalming in him in batter and putting him out for viewing with some tar-tar sauce?

[netibiza]

That's disgusting - tartar sauce with squid, NEVER!!!!

[tiggerblue10]

I love grilled octopus.

[ChuckFickens]

If he died of old age I expect he would be a little on the tough side too.

[China Doll]

Chilli sauce?

[mccfluff]

chilli sauce CD, chilli sauce

[netibiza]

Well apparently he's going in an Urn.

[netibiza]

Real Alioli would go best!