To: sodpoodle
In 1616, one could be healthy today...and dead within a week. 56 was pretty good back then.
As I walked around cemeteries in New England there were lots of folks dead in their thirties. And some that lasted into their eighties. That’s was hard living will do to you.
7 posted on
04/23/2016 1:38:57 PM PDT by
Vermont Lt
(Ask Bernie supporters two questions: Who is rich. Who decides. In the past, that meant who died.)
To: Vermont Lt
Could have been appendicitis.
8 posted on
04/23/2016 1:40:35 PM PDT by
Tax-chick
("The world is full of wonder, but you see it only if you look." ~NicknamedBob)
To: Vermont Lt
“In 1616, one could be healthy today...and dead within a week. “
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That is also true in 2016, but less often.
We’ve all seen it happen.
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10 posted on
04/23/2016 1:43:26 PM PDT by
Mears
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