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Death threats for ‘psychic’ Paul the oracle octopus
Jul 10, 201012:49 AM
Berlin, July 9 (AFP): Paul the oracle octopus has predicted that Germany will beat Uruguay in the World Cup third-place play-off tomorrow, but is now the target of death threats from angry German fans.
The octopus that has become a World Cup sensation by correctly predicting all six Germany games, plumped for his country of residence today, carried live on national television.
The two-year-old mollusc medium then took a rest before predicting the result of the final between Spain and the Netherlands.
Football predicting has become a dangerous job for the English-born Paul however with some bitter German fans threatening to turn him into sushi after he predicted a semi-final defeat for the Mannschaft.
Paul’s home, an aquarium in western Germany, has received death-threat emails saying “we want Paul for the pan,” said entertainment supervisor Daniel Fey.
