In Defense of Paul the Octopus, Prognosticator

In cephalopod solidarity, I protest the idea that the German octopus which predicted the results of all their World Cup matches, including their loss to Spain, should be cooked and eaten. I’m not sure why its keepers decided to ask the octopus who would win, and I understand that seers tend to come to bad ends, but it’s really unnecessary to turn it into dinner.

About Jennifer Berk

I'm an internet strategist and MBA student at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in Chicago, IL. I like online newspapers, science fiction and fantasy, and ugly fish.
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