New Delhi: Will Paul the oracle octopus be used to predict his own future? The Spanish have put a price of 30,000 euros for him. The Italians claim that Paul is theirs. His German and British antecedents add to the chaos and confusion.
After hogging the limelight for predicting the results involving Germany, he has now been successful with a match not involving the Germans. The million dollar question that is bound to crop up now is what next for Paul?
Jokes apart even Nostradamus would probably be turning in his grave right now if he gets to know about the feats of this tentacled creature.
Will he now be used to predict the outcome of future sporting events? The BCCI who have managed to rub people the wrong way by its financial clout in the world of cricket might go a step further. They could literally put a gun to his head and force him to predict results in India’s favour and who is to say that they won’t be successful in their endeavours!
We are talking only sports, one dreads to think what else could be in the pipeline if the world leaders choose to make or break war using Paul as the perfect tool.
The fair conclusion is probably just to enjoy Spain’s win in this world cup and give Paul a thumbs up for the way he has handled the whole situation including media pressure and become the real hero if not the people’s hero of the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
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