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    Hope guides me Senior Member Hosakawa Tito's Avatar
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    Default Re: The unofficial World Cup Thread,

    Who's the Octosquid picking? He's money in da bank.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hosakawa Tito View Post
    Who's the Octosquid picking? He's money in da bank.
    I just found out that he's receiving death threats. But I, for one, welcome our prognosticating octosquid overlords.

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    I didn't realise that it had accurately predicted the Spain defeat... Their power is more awesome that I ever imagined, they can see the future.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Myrddraal View Post
    I didn't realise that it had accurately predicted the Spain defeat... Their power is more awesome that I ever imagined, they can see the future.
    They used him in qualifying too. He has a 70% success rate.

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    Spain haven't been happy with their 1-0s though, it's not like they just pack the defence and pass it around the back as soon as they score. Chances are still created they just havn't been clinical enough to finish them, if Pedro and Torres had passed when Spain were two on one at the back it would have been 3-0 against Germany, they just kept overplaying it.

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    Death by Sushi Bar eh? The World Cup sure brings out the passionate amongst us. Come on this cephalopod oracle is a gold mine. I wonder if he picks other sports like the ponies or college basketball...
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    Not only he got the loss against spain right, but also the one against Serbia. =O

    And I agree, Spain's games have been some of the most boring games in the world cup. But oh well, the last cup both France and Italy practically just defended themselves.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hosakawa Tito View Post
    Who's the Octosquid picking? He's money in da bank.
    Spain. Holland might as well go home now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Banquo's Ghost View Post
    Spain. Holland might as well go home now.
    The animals are in agreement; the parakeet in Singapore predicts Spain as well.

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    Hang on, the parakeet predicts Holland...

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    Remember though, the squids only other major upset in a tournament was another final featuring Spain, when it predicted they would lose the Euro 2008 final. Maybe the balance will be restored.
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    He always picks the right one, as in not left. That and it's a German octopus

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    But he was born a free Englishoctosquid.

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    Quote Originally Posted by InsaneApache View Post
    But he was born a free Englishoctosquid.
    Be that as it may, I don't trust them

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fragony View Post
    He always picks the right one, as in not left. That and it's a German octopus
    I wish...

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    :espana: 1 - 1

    Spainish win in overtime. Maurice of Orange will roll in his grave 5 times in agony.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Banquo's Ghost View Post
    Spain. Holland might as well go home now.
    The Octosquid has spoken. Spain the winner and Germany over Uruguay for 3rd.

    Can the Dutchies beat the curse of the Tentacled Oracle and squish the squid?

    Will the Germans score in double figures and then score nude lap dances from Larissa Riquelme?
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    Hmm, if you add up the votes for Holland to win and Spain to win you get 29, but only 28 people have voted. Somebody is playing silly buggers.

    PS (Come on Holland , come on Germany !)

    My first, only and partisan predictions:

    2 - 0

    3 - 1
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    I predict a hard-fought, ultra-tactical game that ends up 2-1 for Holland.

    I vote for Villa to score for Spain, with the goals by Robben and Van Persie. Sneijder won't score, he will be guarded really well.
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    ESPAÑA for the cup!

    Making it to the final for the first time (after playing a semi-final for the second time ever) has been treat enough but I'll probably order a vuvuzela if they win the final game. They've got my heart not least with their beautiful football but especially for Barça forming more than half the squad.

    One of my closest friends is a fan of the Netherlands btw. Watching the final together shall be fun.
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