# Some Spineless Vermin Has Destroyed the Germany/Spain Game for Me **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 6, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-spineless-vermin-has-destroyed-the-germany-spain-game-for-me/545777 "2010-07-06T21:13:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-spineless-vermin-has-destroyed-the-germany-spain-game-for-me/545777/1 "2010-07-06T21:13:33Z")
> **[German 'psychic' octopus predicts victory for Spain](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10521867)** > > An octopus in Germany with a string of correct predictions foresees a World Cup semi-final victory for Spain. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-spineless-vermin-has-destroyed-the-germany-spain-game-for-me/545777/2 "2010-07-06T21:21:26Z")
You could have used a spoiler tag. :mad: Seriously though, just ignore that sucker. ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-spineless-vermin-has-destroyed-the-germany-spain-game-for-me/545777/3 "2010-07-07T03:00:42Z")
Cephalopods never lie. Viva Espana. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-spineless-vermin-has-destroyed-the-germany-spain-game-for-me/545777/4 "2010-07-07T03:15:34Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/10521867.stm](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/10521867.stm) Just because a creature is psychic, it doesn’t mean that it isn’t a raging liar too. I learned that one the hard way taking gambling advice from the squirrel in my yard. Bastard. ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-spineless-vermin-has-destroyed-the-germany-spain-game-for-me/545777/5 "2010-07-07T14:02:27Z")
He only has an 80% accuracy. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-spineless-vermin-has-destroyed-the-germany-spain-game-for-me/545777/6 "2010-07-07T14:52:01Z")
It’s not vermin. It doesn’t count as vermin if it’s edible, is it? Pulpo a la gallega, yum! ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-spineless-vermin-has-destroyed-the-germany-spain-game-for-me/545777/7 "2010-07-07T15:11:14Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > It’s not vermin. It doesn’t count as vermin if it’s edible, is it? Vermin just means it’s a nuisance while it’s alive. Rabbits, pigeons, squirrels and deer can all be vermin – but they’re all tasty. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-spineless-vermin-has-destroyed-the-germany-spain-game-for-me/545777/8 "2010-07-07T15:18:43Z")
Aren’t octopi thought to be much more intelligent creatures than formerly assumed? Go, octopus! Its guess is as good as any. On our news, we only have the “Hot Dog” picking the winners. Cutest little long-haired daschund is let loose to run toward the ‘picks’ in a game (each adorned with a dog treat). Only part of the news I enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-spineless-vermin-has-destroyed-the-germany-spain-game-for-me/545777/9 "2010-07-07T16:01:30Z")
As the old saying goes, never get into an argument with a creature that makes ink by sacful. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-spineless-vermin-has-destroyed-the-germany-spain-game-for-me/545777/10 "2010-07-07T20:31:19Z")
Psych-O-Pus was RIGHT!!! Now I need to ask him for the lottery numbers… ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-spineless-vermin-has-destroyed-the-germany-spain-game-for-me/545777/11 "2010-07-08T11:26:29Z")
Octoprophetic. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-spineless-vermin-has-destroyed-the-germany-spain-game-for-me/545777/12 "2010-07-08T11:50:07Z")
You guys are suckers! ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-spineless-vermin-has-destroyed-the-germany-spain-game-for-me/545777/13 "2010-07-08T12:01:50Z")
It’s a tentacle spectacle! ---
**Author:** ![mkecane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mkecane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkecane)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-spineless-vermin-has-destroyed-the-germany-spain-game-for-me/545777/14 "2010-07-08T16:00:29Z")
As I was reading the Dope yesterday, I avoided the Game Room after the match started since I was DVRing it at home to watch at night. I saw this thread in MPSIMS, and quickly panicked, thinking someone was about to spoil the result for me. Not connecting “spineless” with Paul the Octopus, while watching the match, I kept waiting for the ref to make a horrible call or miss an obvious penalty or something. Damn you, **OP**! ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-spineless-vermin-has-destroyed-the-germany-spain-game-for-me/545777/15 "2010-07-09T19:58:45Z")
While you may have heard that Paul has already selected Spain to beat the Netherlands on Sunday, I have some curious news. Apparently, there’s a competing psychic animal, with a similarly good record of soccer picks, who’s selected the Netherlands to win on Sunday. Some foul Singaporean parrot by the name of [Mani](http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.3afb0ca0216f74da36bf39a3c3da7e62.101&show_article=1). Who will prove to be the psychicest animal? My heart’s with Paulie, even if I suspect Mani’s got the more likelier outcome. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-spineless-vermin-has-destroyed-the-germany-spain-game-for-me/545777/16 "2010-07-09T20:54:35Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > It’s not vermin. It doesn’t count as vermin if it’s edible, is it? Pulpo a la gallega, yum! “Why does that octopus have only seven legs?” “Hey, an octopus like that, you don’t want to eat it all at once!” ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-spineless-vermin-has-destroyed-the-germany-spain-game-for-me/545777/17 "2010-07-09T21:50:10Z")
> [@](#): > > “Why does that octopus have only seven legs?” The real answer is, because he has another use for that appendage. No, really.