The only important thread

[Mischa]

BUMP!

So Portugal is still in trouble, Argentina just 5th (!) in South-America, but Spain and England made it yesterday:



(Stay tuned until they return as The Three Kitten again...)

Talking about England and important threads: tonight is the final of the EURO's for women with England - has anybody watched a bit of the ongoing tournament? Far lower level than the last World Cup, but maybe one is just simply slightly disappointed after witnessing this lady two years ago:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkKV1bzu1-Q&feature=related"]YouTube - Marta - Show Woman[/ame]

[Chi_town/Philly]

Originally Posted by Chi_town/Philly

Yes. My gut says a podium finish is possible for 'Clockwork Orange.'

(Yea.)

[Florestan]

O Noes! Feetballs!

I strongly suspect you're going to win this World Cup, Mischa. *Gnashes teeth*. [edited to add: oops, no, completely wrong there.]

Shame, though, as I had Argentina in the office sweepstake.

Anyway, England could have beaten Germany... If USA had come on and joined us at half time.

[Alex Daniels]

I see this thread became somewhat dormant. I think this is the place to share a thought on Paul the psychic octopus.

So basically the famous cephalopod predicted 8 results in the world cup.
His competition included Mani, the psychic parakeet from Singapore and I would imagine Bongo, the psychic gorilla; Mr. Fluffs, the psychic cat; Spike, the psychic tarantula; Fred, the psychic mouse and so on.

The probability of predicting 8 consecutive results would be 1/256. I would imagine the number of psychic animals in the whole world is bigger than 256, possibly even in the thousands.

My point is that our dear Paul maybe isn't a psychic after all.

[Philidor]

We really shouldn't eat octopus, they're the most intelligent cephalopod... but delicious. If you put a crab in a jam jar, screw on the lid, and place the jar next to the octopus, it takes him five minutes to learn to open the jar.

[Alex Daniels]

They really are bright.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD95VPiS1aY"]Octopus and coconuts[/ame]

I find this ten time more fascinating than the predictions.

[Alex Daniels]

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