Psychic donkey no match for legendary octopus

Remember the psychic octopus named Paul who correctly predicted the results of all 7 of Germany’s games at the 2010 soccer footing cup?

Paul the Octopus.

Well, Telegraphtv has stumped upwards amongst Larry the psychic ass to furnish like startling insights into Great Britain’s surgical procedure at the London Olympics.

Sadly, it seems Larry’s career every bit a psychic appears to live pretty much over.

Larry was asked whether U.K. would win move win gilded on August 1, subsequently iv days without seeing its athletes on the fall out tier of the podium.

Larry was presented amongst 2 containers belongings feed, i marked amongst a “yes” together with the other marked “no”.

Larry opted for the “no” container, but proved to live good broad of the mark.

Great U.K. won its get-go gilded medal of the Games that day, when rowers Helen Glover together with Heather Stanning triumphed inwards the women’s pair.

Britain has since kicked on to win v golds, consigning pathetic Larry to the pyschic scrapheap.

The enquiry was set to Larry every bit U.K. stood on the medal tabular array amongst 2 silvers together with 2 bronzes.

While publicity on Telegraphtv together with Horsetalk may but virtually roll upwards Larry’s media exposure, the same could non live said for Paul, who gleaned headlines closed to the globe for his soothsaying ability.

Paul, originally from Weymouth, England, lived inwards a tank at the Sea Life Centre inwards Oberhausen, Germany.

He non solely correctly predicted the results of Germany’s 7 games, but also nailed the number of the final, inwards which Kingdom of Spain compaction the Netherlands.

For each prediction, Paul was presented amongst 2 boxes containing nutrient inwards the cast of a mussel.

Each box was marked on the exterior amongst the flag of a national football game squad inwards a forthcoming match. His selection of which mussel to consume get-go indicated his prediction

Paul the Octopus was retired subsequently the 2010 World Cup, together with died the next October.

 

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