Paul is an ex-Octopus

RIP.

October 26, 2010 at 1:35PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Bob the Prognosticating Cuttlefish saw this coming, but did anyone listen? No.

That's sad, in the sense that the death of all creatures who aren't Nazis or really, really disgusting-looking is sad, but devastating? I would be devastated if it came when I called, and we went for long walks together - well, in his case, a long drag - and other types of person-creature bonding.

Has anyone considered it might be murder? I have your suspect, right here.

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