Tag Archives: World Cup

Paul the Octopus Spooks Me: Spain Won the World Cup 2010

Posted on July 11, 2010 by bookjunkie

Paul the Octopus was 100% correct.  Who would have thought?  It’s kinda spooky. What is the probability I wonder.  Anyway these were the most interesting pictures from a game that was boring at the beginning with loads of yellow cards … Continue reading →

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Holland? Netherlands? : I Have a Confession to Make

Posted on July 11, 2010 by bookjunkie

Update: Yikes, the game is over and I won’t give myself too much credit, but I hope I didn’t jinx Netherlands.  I can be quite a jinx at times.  Anyway the goal and the offside remark by the commentator had … Continue reading →

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World Cup 2010 Winner: Paul the Octopus vs Mani the Parakeet

Posted on July 9, 2010 by bookjunkie

My sister has been urging me to blog about Paul the English Octopus living in Germany, but my interest wasn’t piqued till I heard about our very own pundit in Singapore. Mani the parakeet who is owned by 84-year-old Fortune … Continue reading →

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Why are Prince William, Harry and Beckham Wearing Those Awful Ties?

Posted on June 19, 2010 by bookjunkie

Huffington Post is doing a survey on who would you like to hang out with, but all I could think of was why those handsome young princes wearing such ugly oldish ties. Or is that the trend these days cos … Continue reading →

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