>> we take a little bit more care than before because there are quite a lot of visitors who want to eat him. >> reporter: prime minister of spain joked about sending paul a protective team and after spain beat germany, spanish celebrity chef jose andre took him off the menu. but a youtube made it part of an assassination plot. with eight tentacles, i'd love to see him do a penalty kick. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> okay. >> oh, my gosh. >> but paul, do you buy it? who knows. just another in a long line. really there's been a history of these animals. >> you don't have to explain it. it's just fun. >> oh, okay. maybe i'm taking it too seriously. >> kind of like punxsutawney