If only I could eat seafood...

[taotrooper]

Welp, I guess an octopus was a better fortune-teller than I was. It was fun while it lasted. Boring match, though. Now, it's interesting that whoever wins, it's going to be a country who never was a WC champion in their life. However, fuck it; Spain must lose or people here will become insufferable. Not that they won't forget it in a few months when someone else does something cool in some other sport because Spaniards are magpies but... meh, I rebel against my blood. GO ORANGE!!

On the other hand, some Spaniard comedians did predict the result a la Paul the octopus with a tortoise:

Look at the paws, awww. You don't need to speak Spanish to understand. It's very obvious what they're doing XD Also, guys touching very gayly as a bonus, lolwhut.

In other news, because of the preparations for the next Nectarade! article, I'm begiiiiinning to suspect the universe is hinting that I should learn Danish. Dammit, universe! Also dammit, Denmark, for your cheesetacular mythology butchery unavailable in languages I could read!

ღ love meme

Comments

[angathol.livejournal.com]

Lmao that poor tortoise. Leave the little guy alone. ;;

[rainmage.livejournal.com]

It was a "persuasive little push", I don't think they'd mistreat him. He must be so confused, though.

[angathol.livejournal.com]

I just felt bad watching it because it's flailing everywhere and getting nudged around lol. 8(

[rainmage.livejournal.com]

Dunno, tortoises tend to kick a lot when you pick them up, even when you're gentle. I think he'd be flailing anyway even if they weren't pushing him so much.

[kryptyd.livejournal.com]

Yeah! I think it's very exciting that a "new" country are going to win! I don't mind who does. I just hope for a decent game.

[rainmage.livejournal.com]

It should be interesting, I hope!

[outou.livejournal.com]

Octopus? This is the second time I've heard about a fortune-telling octopus -- what's going on here?

Do you have access to JSTOR or Project MUSE? They might have some Danish mythology references for you. :O

[rainmage.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_the_Octopus

Oh, it's not Danish mythology in particular that I'm talking about, although it sounds interesting. It's more about it's the second time I hear about some Danish series where they involve Norse gods and the premise sounded like the kind of silly stuff I'd enjoy. But alas, not even translated to English.

[ningicoco.livejournal.com]

LOL PAUL THE OCTOPUS. WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT PAUL I LAUGHED SO HARD.

ALSO: GO NETHERLANDS!!!!

my sister is rooting for Spain :/

[rainmage.livejournal.com]

I didn't hear about him after watching the tortoise above, so it's silly altogether XD

My whole family is rooting for Spain. I was biting my tongue yesterday while they were cheering.

[danly.livejournal.com]

El artículo de wikipedia XDDD
Occupation Oracle -> Pffft!

Y bueno, Holanda ahora tiene que ganar 8(b

[rainmage.livejournal.com]

Occupation: Oracle Octopus es todo aliteración :'DDDD Y Predicciones de Paul El Pulpo también.

[danly.livejournal.com]

LOL, Triple O y P