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World's oldest living person dies at 116 in Ukraine
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| 16/ 12/ 2007
Posted on 12/16/2007 8:37:35 AM PST by Grzegorz 246
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To: MaryFromMichigan
Someone should have told her what cold weather does to face lifts, botox and silicone injections.
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posted on
12/16/2007 10:12:41 AM PST
by
RetSignman
(DEMSM: "If you tell a big enough lie, frequently enough, it becomes the truth")
To: Grzegorz 246
Nestor was an appropriate surname for him (cf. the Nestor in Homer).
Jeanne Calment was asked on one of her last birthdays, maybe the 120th or 121st, what she expected the rest of her life to be like. Her answer was "short."
The oldest people I have ever met in person have been 101--two of them, both women, one of whom is still alive.
To: Grzegorz 246
My God! This man was my age during the revolution and was "middle-aged" by the time of Голодомор and he still had such a long way to go! God bless him and keep him.
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posted on
12/16/2007 10:20:55 AM PST
by
Live free or die
(The stupidity and cowardice of you enemies does you greater honor than their honesty or courage.)
To: Grzegorz 246
Nestor, who worked as a shepherd in the village, used to say that he had lived to an old age because he had never been married and had not had his nervous system "undermined on the marital front."
I find it interesting to note that Nestor had never been married but makes no mention as to whether nor not he had any lovers. Lets just hope if he did, they were women and not sheep.
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posted on
12/16/2007 10:34:02 AM PST
by
Caramelgal
(My intellect is too big to be contained by a tagline! Tagline- I don't need no stinking tagline!)
To: mamelukesabre
the 120 year maximum is as we say “lav davka” (not exactly) In other words, it’s a round number.
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posted on
12/16/2007 10:39:30 AM PST
by
ari-freedom
(Mitt Romney. He may be a liberal but he's the prettiest.)
To: djf
Theres a common nutritional supplement that has been shown over and over in animals to increase their lifespan by a third.
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I thought it was called “not eating so much”
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posted on
12/16/2007 10:41:16 AM PST
by
ari-freedom
(Mitt Romney. He may be a liberal but he's the prettiest.)
To: Red_Devil 232
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posted on
12/16/2007 10:47:56 AM PST
by
CARTOUCHE
( The pen is mightier than the sword and so much easier to conceal)
To: ConservativeMind
“....after living through the first and second world wars in his west Ukrainian village.”
Except for the interesting folk song knowledge and sheep savvy.......sound like a pretty dull 116 years. Then again, living there for 116 years without succumbing to the desire to kill yourself is a amazing accomplishment.
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posted on
12/16/2007 10:49:10 AM PST
by
Bogtrotter52
(Reading DU daily so you won't hafta)
To: Grzegorz 246
According to Guinness World Records, today the world’s oldest living person is 115-year-old Emiliano Mercado del Toro of Puerto Rico who assumed this title after Elizabeth Bolden, an African American woman, died at the age of 116 years and 118 days in 2006.
What! They only count years and days? I think they should get in down to at least hours and minutes. Parting gifts to the losers.
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posted on
12/16/2007 10:51:31 AM PST
by
Bogtrotter52
(Reading DU daily so you won't hafta)
To: Grzegorz 246
50
posted on
12/16/2007 10:56:37 AM PST
by
Bean Counter
(On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero...)
To: DuncanWaring
51
posted on
12/16/2007 11:21:27 AM PST
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: 1rudeboy; Jack Wilson; Grzegorz 246; Tijeras_Slim; submarinerswife
Just in terms of background, does anyone have any data on how many of these Worlds Oldest Person-types actually die? The age of these people usually seems to be around 115. The average amount of time between "World's Oldest Person Dies" headlines is just the average life expectancy of a person that age, i.e. a few months.
Jeanne Calment seems to have been a bit of an outlier as she lived significantly beyond 115, so in her last few years there weren't any "World's Oldest Person Dies" headlines. Of course we never hear about the second, third, or fourth oldest person dying, but these people may all be around 115 also.
It might be more telling to determine the number of people of each age (110, 111, 112, etc.) in this very advanced age group.
To: daler
Either Adam or Abel. Adam was created the longest ago, but Abel was the first human to die.
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posted on
12/16/2007 11:42:04 AM PST
by
ExGeeEye
(NIE or no NIE, I've been waiting since 11/04/79 to do something about Iran.)
To: Publius6961
Before all of the smoking hysteria, my father was in a nursing home. I’d go over for cocktail & cigarette hour. The nurses used to ask me if I’d watch several others as well - they weren’t allowed to smoke unsupervised. There were 4 of them - my father was the “young one”; he was 90. The oldest was 102.
The nurses used to say that once you get to be that age, you should keep doing whatever it was that got you that far.
And, yes, that nursing home bans smoking now.
To: daler
So whos the oldest dead person?Who's the youngest person who's never been born yet?
To: djf
“Theres a common nutritional supplement that has been shown over and over in animals to increase their lifespan by a third.”
Alpha lipoic acid?
To: Grzegorz 246
"Nestor, who worked as a shepherd in the village, used to say that he had lived to an old age because he had never been married and had not had his nervous system "undermined on the marital front." I understand this ailment, three marital encounters have just about killed me.
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posted on
12/16/2007 2:43:37 PM PST
by
blam
(Secure the border and enforce the law)
To: Grzegorz 246
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posted on
12/16/2007 3:26:15 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))
To: Grzegorz 246
never used alcohol in large amounts. For a Russian or Ukrainian, a "large amount" of alcohol would be more than 3 tanker-truck loads a day.
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posted on
12/16/2007 3:28:51 PM PST
by
Alouette
(Vicious Babushka)
To: Grzegorz 246
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12/16/2007 3:31:56 PM PST
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Alouette
(Vicious Babushka)
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