REST IN PEACE- PAUL!!

Paul the Octopus won’t predict the outcome of any more World Cup games — or anything else, for that matter.
Paul the octopus, an unlikely star of the 2010 World Cup who predicted the outcome of eight matches, has died at an aquarium in Germany. Paul made his name by successfully choosing a mussel from one of two boxes bearing the flags of competing nations.
Octopuses rarely live beyond two years so his death was not unexpected.
After the grand spectacle of the world cup got over with Spain winning the coveted FIFA World Cup 2010 I got a SMS that read – Breaking News: Octopus Paul has fainted and died of shock and the reason: He was asked when Pakistan is going to win FIFA World cup. Many such jokes and SMS have found their way to the public through SMS, emails, face book with Paul as the centre stage, whenever the conversation centered around this year’s FIFA world cup. Paul was the real hero who attracted greater attraction than some of the football stars of the World Cup. With all his predictions about the world cup matches Pulpo Paul is one of the most searched in the charts!
I find it amusing that how Europeans and Americans, who consider themselves to be technologically advanced and genetically superior, who often poked fun at Asian and African countries for being backward, superstitious and lacking scientific temper, believed in the psychic powers of an eight legged Octopus. No wonder Germany was very much stressed in its semifinal match against Spain with the ghost of Paul’s predictions hovering over it.
Nothing, however, including ‘octopus baba’ can take away the sheen away from Spain’s hard fought victory. As expected the victorious team was taken through a glittering parade through the historic Madrid streets. Spain certainly deserved it and the victory is yet to sink in, in the minds of many Spaniards who will continue to celebrate it. One has to remember that public memory and that too in the sporting arena, is too short that people will forget everything in the next four years. If by chance, Spain is not able to match the same performance in the next World Cup they are sure to receive brickbats.
Anyway I do feel bad on Paul’s death. I really wish if he would have come to Pakistan sometime! He could have been hired to predict the success or failure of marriages, election outcome, Meera’s future and when would there be an end to load shedding=D

*Oh Paul you died before coming to our Pakiland! You were dear to all our hearts and we will miss you painfully..:p*