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Kiri ☂ ([personal profile] taotrooper) wrote2010-07-08 01:39 pm

If only I could eat seafood...

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

[identity profile] angathol.livejournal.com 2010-07-08 11:50 am (UTC)(link)
Lmao that poor tortoise. Leave the little guy alone. ;;
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2010-07-08 01:02 pm (UTC)(link)
It was a "persuasive little push", I don't think they'd mistreat him. He must be so confused, though.

[identity profile] angathol.livejournal.com 2010-07-08 01:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I just felt bad watching it because it's flailing everywhere and getting nudged around lol. 8(
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2010-07-08 01:07 pm (UTC)(link)
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.
Edited 2010-07-08 13:07 (UTC)

[identity profile] kryptyd.livejournal.com 2010-07-08 11:53 am (UTC)(link)
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.
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2010-07-08 01:00 pm (UTC)(link)
It should be interesting, I hope!

[identity profile] outou.livejournal.com 2010-07-08 12:52 pm (UTC)(link)
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
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2010-07-08 12:59 pm (UTC)(link)
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.

[identity profile] ningicoco.livejournal.com 2010-07-08 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL PAUL THE OCTOPUS. WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT PAUL I LAUGHED SO HARD.

ALSO: GO NETHERLANDS!!!!

my sister is rooting for Spain :/
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2010-07-08 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
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.

[identity profile] danly.livejournal.com 2010-07-08 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
El artículo de wikipedia XDDD
Occupation Oracle -> Pffft!

Y bueno, Holanda ahora tiene que ganar 8(b
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2010-07-08 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Occupation: Oracle Octopus es todo aliteración :'DDDD Y Predicciones de Paul El Pulpo también.

[identity profile] danly.livejournal.com 2010-07-08 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL, Triple O y P