The World Cup comes around every four years and coincidentally, it's the same exact time many American sports fans like to...
A) hate on soccer
B) get on the bandwagon
C) become completely mystified about why the US team does not win every single game, just proving how ridiculous Americans can sometimes appear to the rest of the world.
One thing we can all agree on is money.
Everyone loves to gamble on the World Cup, right?
But what happens when you live in a country that does not allow gambling?? The UAE never fails to entertain me. So instead of wagering on certain teams, let's just put all our faith in a camel. Check that, I meant a hungry camel looking for a date.
Bare with me here...
Some octopus -- I think his name was Paul -- grabbed headlines in 2010 when it successfully picked random winners at the World Cup in South Africa. His selections actually started to pan out and people made millions.
Two months later, Paul passed away and became sushi. It was such an emotional story.
Fast forward four years.
Since there are not many octopus here in the Middle East, our newspaper The National let a few local racing camels make a few picks ahead of the 2014 tournament.
Credibility was suspect when one of the UAE camels picked Croatia to beat Brazil in the opener. Other erring animals include Flopsy the Kangaroo in Australia, Mani the parakeet in Singapore, Madame Shiva the guinea pig in Switzerland, Pele the piranha in Britain and Big Head the turtle from Brazil.
On an unrelated note, I am going to a friend's going-away party tomorrow at Fanr Restaurant in Abu Dhabi. What is their specialty, you ask? Camel burgers.
Maybe at the next World Cup, they will let Black Angus beef cattle pick some of the winners or how about a few Maine lobsters? It does not matter -- win, lose or draw -- you need to get in my belly!
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