[a fool in paradise]

Swimming? At her age?

[ElkGroveDan]

I’m not a fan of conspiracies, but once again, the oldest person in the U.S. mysteriously dies only a few months after being awarded the title. There has to be more to this.

[Paleo Conservative]

I’m sure if Obamacare stays in force, the number of centenarians in the US will drop.

[twister881]

So, is Helen Thomas considered the oldest living organism emeritus?

[Gator113]

May Elsie Thompson RIP.

I do not want to live to be 113, but I may reconsider at 112.

[LongWayHome]

And....my aunt turns 103 this month. She still lives on her own & uses the internet. Her physical & mental health are still excellent.

[Dysart]

Sometimes I awake at night with a terrible fright that I might not at last acheive my lifelong dream of wrestling away the crown from the current titleholder. The suspense is killing me. It happened again tonight whilst I was minding me own slumber. This golden hope I have worked so hard for, and sacrificed not a few promising upstarts along the race, promises incontinent glory with a lifetime supply of depends. I shall prevail in the end.

[married21]

Depending on the age of the next “oldest person”, we may have seen the last American to have lived in 3 different centuries. This one was born in 1899.

Darn. I am sad to see that link to history pass away.

[kidd]

The oldest person in the United States has died at age 113, just weeks before her 114th birthday.

But they were able to save the baby - Larry the Cable Guy

[Gamecock]

Oldest Person?

A title that you don’t hold onto for very long.

[GreenHornet]

According to Wikipedia’s “List of living supercentenarians”, there are 10 people in the world still alive who were born in the 1800s.

[sergeantdave]

She lived longer than Michael Jackson’s nose job.

[martin_fierro]

[shortstop]

I plan on living forever. So far my plan is working.

[Revel]

She may have been here 113 years, But honestly she got out of here just in time.