With every winning prediction, he had about a soccer game, Paul, the octopus, began to make enemies. Basically, fans became agitated by the idea that his predictions would jinx their game results. These fans didn’t hold back and made the most belligerent, vegan-triggering, borderline-inciteful sign they could.
Oh, and why are there three different people holding the sign? One of them being hidden in the back. Are they octopuses too? Are we living in a world where there are secret octopus societies who live at war with one another and predict soccer matches?
Who Are You, Strange Sir
This photo, taken in 2014, during a World Cup Match between Brazil and Germany, sure did give us a lot of unanswered questions. This man is wearing a Brazil jersey, he looks to be more Middle-Eastern, and his sign dons the most American writing you could imagine.
Is his wife really giving birth? And if she did, is this the way she's gonna find out? From a hospital bed? He may not have a home to come back to after this one. Not to mention he's wearing the wrong jersey in this game, as Brazil did not do too well against Germany in 2014.
Long Live the Chief
The Cleaveland Indians surprised everyone (even their fans) when they made a turn to the World Series in 2016. The fans were fueled with creativity and created some incredible signs to cheer their team on. Sure, the Indians ended up losing to the Cubs, but they still have their fans' signs as a happy memory from the event.
The sign in the picture depicts Chief Wahoo, which used to be the team's mascot. There were hundreds of signs just like this one but with different captions splayed across his chest. The mascot is a little controversial, but his popping biceps used to be the fans' pride and joy.
Until the Fat Lady Sings
The saying 'It ain't over 'till the fat lady sings' dates back to the 1970s but no one knows for sure what the origin of it is. Generally speaking, it means that one should never lose hope. And the Cubs fans in the picture never lost hope of seeing their favorite team take home the title no matter how slim the chances were.
When writing that "The fat lady has Laryngitis," those fans were trying to spur their team to play its best against Cleaveland in the Work Series. As it turns out, the sign ended up being helpful and Chicago won. We aren't saying the sign is magical, but we aren't saying it isn't either.
Benny Love
When you and your partner share a mutual love for a certain sports team, going to games together becomes 10 times more fun. Sometimes, however, an exceptionally handsome player can be the reason why your partner likes the team so much. This seems to be what happened with the couple behind that sign.
The girlfriend in this duo is a fan of Andrew Benintendi, the outfielder for the Boston Red Sox. Luckily, the boyfriend seems to be taking this whole thing in good humor. He sounds like a keeper. We hope the two get married and name their firstborn after the player who made them viral.