DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted October 31, 2007 Sam Dana, the oldest living former NFL player, has died at the age of 104. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted November 15, 2007 Bertha Fry, the world's third oldest person, has died. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,657 Posted November 15, 2007 Bertha Fry, the world's third oldest person, has died. So, if anyone thinks the very old are 'soft' targets this proves the hard knocks in the lottery of guessing their deaths. I'm sitting on a CPDP team with the two oldest people alive in the ranks and the old codger in third place dies....damn! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted November 22, 2007 Konrad Thurano, the world's oldest trapeze artist, has died at the age of 98. He last preformed on the trapeze in April of this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted December 11, 2007 Oldest men currently living (top 10) 8 Nicholas Kao Se Tseien 110 years, 211 days January 15, 1897 Hong Kong, China Haiku's Japanese But Kao Se Tseien is dead If you read Chinese Had a dream 'bout him Was on Hartlepool '08 Need new candidate Man I suck at this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted December 16, 2007 Ukraine's 'oldest man' turns 116 Hryhoriy Nestor , a man thought to be the oldest living person in the world is celebrating his 116th birthday. No longer able to make that claim. With a BBC obit too! I bet a few DDP 08 players hoping for some cheap points have just had said hopes dashed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,203 Posted December 16, 2007 No longer able to make that claim. With a BBC obit too! I bet a few DDP 08 players hoping for some cheap points have just had said hopes dashed. Only the one team so far, actually - or, at least of those who entered. I also think Nestor was their joker. Well, I knew it was too good to be true that no-one would go, especially when some very old people have been chosen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted January 31, 2008 Since several people have the world's second oldest person, Maria de Jesus, I thought I'd repost an update from today on how she's doing: Dear all, I just called Maria de Jesus' daughter. Maria de Jesus is well and in good health. At the precise moment I called, she was seated outside in the porch, in her wheelchair, spending the afternoon enjoying the sun. She still does her daily routine as usual - including moving around the house with a walker - and is still alert. So, all is good news! All the best, Filipe Or for those of you keeping score at home, "far better than Edna Parker". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Crossed 33 Posted January 31, 2008 ... I just called Maria de Jesus' daughter. Maria de Jesus is well and ingood health. At the precise moment I called, she was seated outside in the porch, in her wheelchair, spending the afternoon enjoying the sun. Surely that's part of the script from "Weekend At Bernie's"? MdJ probably snuffed it a while back; her daughter hired an itinerant taxidermist and Bob's your uncle. Or Bernie. Or Maria. She still does her daily routine as usual - including moving aroundthe house with a walker - and is still alert. So, all is good news! Yes, she still moves around the house, attached to her Zimmer... because it's nailed to her. They've put casters on her feet and they've tied the whole contraption to a Dachshund, who does a few laps of the bungalow occasionally. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted February 2, 2008 Someone who did something other than just getting really old has just become a supercentenarian. Pediatrician and DDP pick Leila Denmark turned 110 on February 1. Included in the article is pictures and video of her as very alert and seemingly hale (aside from the wheelchair, which isn't really all that unexpected). And while we're on the subject of videos, here's a recent video of supercentenarian and last Finnish Civil War veteran Aarne Arvonen. Good luck guessing what they're talking about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Ronnie 78 Posted February 16, 2008 We have a new leader - in the world's biggest bull$hitter competition. No, really.... I particularly like the symmetry of: "Mrs Amash has 10 children, 120 grandchildren, 250 great-grandchildren, and 30 great-great-grandchildren, according to relatives." This reminds me of the old nursery rhyme/riddle: "As I was going to St Ives I met a man with seven wives And every wife had seven sacks And every sack had seven cats And every cat had seven kits Kits, cats, sacks, wives" How many were going to St Ives? Answers to the riddle please, and let your conscience be your guide on not looking it up on Google, wiki, etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deadtowrites 2 Posted February 16, 2008 We have a new leader - in the world's biggest bull$hitter competition. No, really.... I particularly like the symmetry of: "Mrs Amash has 10 children, 120 grandchildren, 250 great-grandchildren, and 30 great-great-grandchildren, according to relatives." This reminds me of the old nursery rhyme/riddle: "As I was going to St Ives I met a man with seven wives And every wife had seven sacks And every sack had seven cats And every cat had seven kits Kits, cats, sacks, wives" How many were going to St Ives? Answers to the riddle please, and let your conscience be your guide on not looking it up on Google, wiki, etc. I might be missing the point but I'll say one, me, as the others aren't specified as going to St Ives. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689 Posted February 16, 2008 "As I was going to St Ives I met a man with seven wives And every wife had seven sacks And every sack had seven cats And every cat had seven kits Kits, cats, sacks, wives" How many were going to St Ives? While heading towards the Cornish coast, perhaps you met that bigamist fellow on the A30 just outside Launceston as he and his entourage were making their way to St Ives in Dorset to visit the Age Concern day centre for their 21-year celebrations? Or maybe you were headed there yourself; you seem the type, frankly. Granted, it's quite a trip, but possibly they (and/or you) were travelling in an enormous horse-drawn carriage and leaned out of the window to say hello as they passed, which could be technically construed as a 'meeting'. In which case, I believe 2,753 animate beings were on their way to St Ives. Do I win £5? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted February 16, 2008 If approaching St Ives, I would advise the man with seven wives not to go via the North Coast road through Hayle and Carbis Bay, the traffic can be awful, even out of season. However, it is well worth continuing westwards, towards Zennor and St Just, as that is one of the most beautiful stretches of road in England. Thank you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted February 16, 2008 Alternatively, the is possibly the most beautiful train journey in the UK. I'm not sure as to their regulations regarding the transport of livestock, feline or otherwise but you could ask here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted February 23, 2008 Japan's oldest person says Sayanora. A unique DDP hit for All Nails in the Coffin if the news makes it to the UK. The fact that this notice is in English is a promising start. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,203 Posted February 23, 2008 Japan's oldest person says Sayanora. A unique DDP hit for All Nails in the Coffin if the news makes it to the UK. The fact that this notice is in English is a promising start. UK Obit CP, any idea where a picture of this lady can be procured for DDP purposes? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted February 23, 2008 Japan's oldest person says Sayanora. A unique DDP hit for All Nails in the Coffin if the news makes it to the UK. The fact that this notice is in English is a promising start. UK Obit CP, any idea where a picture of this lady can be procured for DDP purposes? The Associated Press obituary has one of only I believe two pictures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,001 Posted March 2, 2008 Indian longevity claimant, who claimed to be 114, Chajuram Bhardwaj dies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted March 4, 2008 101-year-old rocker, agony aunt, ale drinker, chav-foiler and show-off Buster Martin is running the London Marathon. Rumours that Henry Allingham is joining him as the back end of a pantomime horse have yet to be corroborated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TAFKAG 70 Posted March 11, 2008 '117-year-old' Varvara Semennikova has died. She was 'Russia's oldest person' and would have been the world's oldest by about five years. And that's the God's honest pravda. I reckon them damn Commies are tryin' to restart the Old War and the Age Race. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted March 11, 2008 One of Scotland's oldest grooms has died aged 96. He got married in November last year at the age of...96. A bit od a sugar daddy given his bride was a mere 78 years old. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,203 Posted March 22, 2008 Arbella Ewing, a DDP pick, has died aged 114. This link has all the facts, plus a picture, which helps me big time because she was one of those I was missing. As was Merv Wallace, strangely enough. Well no more - for either of them. Ewing, unlike Wallace, is yet to garner a suitable obituary. Apologies - btw - for not being able to send the e-mails out after I updated the site yesterday - this is due to a fault with the server & is being fixed asap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted March 23, 2008 Arbella Ewing, a DDP pick, has died aged 114. This link has all the facts, plus a picture, which helps me big time because she was one of those I was missing. As was Merv Wallace, strangely enough. Well no more - for either of them. Ewing, unlike Wallace, is yet to garner a suitable obituary. Apologies - btw - for not being able to send the e-mails out after I updated the site yesterday - this is due to a fault with the server & is being fixed asap. That's quite surprising. From being photographed around her 114 birthday (a couple months before I think - the picture has been on the front page of Robert Young's group for a while now), she looked like she could have passed for 80, and a healthy one at that. Still, third in the world and oldest nowhere but Texas. I'd be surprised if she got national coverage in the United States, never mind the UK. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Applecool Downunder 10 Posted March 23, 2008 We have a new leader - in the world's biggest bull$hitter competition. No, really.... I particularly like the symmetry of: "Mrs Amash has 10 children, 120 grandchildren, 250 great-grandchildren, and 30 great-great-grandchildren, according to relatives." This reminds me of the old nursery rhyme/riddle: "As I was going to St Ives I met a man with seven wives And every wife had seven sacks And every sack had seven cats And every cat had seven kits Kits, cats, sacks, wives" How many were going to St Ives? Answers to the riddle please, and let your conscience be your guide on not looking it up on Google, wiki, etc. Would the answer be different if the St Ives in question was the Northern Sydney suburb? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
