maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted May 12, 2010 Despite the political machinations clogging up the news media it's gratifying to see the Daily Telegraph amongst those covering the death of Florrie Baldwin...........and bringing in the dead pool bacon for those of us who picked her on a team or two. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monoclinic 39 Posted June 9, 2010 Turinah Masih Sehat, 157, with an adopted daughter of 108, maybe. Sorry it's in foreign but the take home message is not dried banana skins but clove cigarettes http://news.fr.msn.com/m6-actualite/insoli...entid=153678233 and wiki had it in Dutch, lucky for some! http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turinah_Masih_Sehat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yvonne 360 Posted June 10, 2010 Turinah Masih Sehat, 157, with an adopted daughter of 108, maybe. Sorry it's in foreign but the take home message is not dried banana skins but clove cigarettes http://news.fr.msn.com/m6-actualite/insoli...entid=153678233 and wiki had it in Dutch, lucky for some! http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turinah_Masih_Sehat That is impossible - nobody has ever lived to 157 !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,101 Posted June 10, 2010 Turinah Masih Sehat, 157, with an adopted daughter of 108, maybe. Sorry it's in foreign but the take home message is not dried banana skins but clove cigarettes http://news.fr.msn.com/m6-actualite/insoli...entid=153678233 and wiki had it in Dutch, lucky for some! http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turinah_Masih_Sehat That is impossible - nobody has ever lived to 157 !! wanna bet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted July 2, 2010 According to the BBC news site American scientists have developed a method to predict what chances individuals have to live beyond 100. We need to know more about this. We also need genetic information of our favourite celebrities. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weasel 2 Posted July 5, 2010 Smoking seaweed, dipping snuff, and an occasional shot of whiskey will get you past 100, easy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Estuarian Float 97 Posted July 8, 2010 Woman from Georgia allegedly celebrates 130th birthday. Meaning she was born in '80. The other '80. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted July 19, 2010 Eunice Bowman dead at 111. Points for Maryport? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted July 19, 2010 Eunice Bowman dead at 111. Points for Maryport? Nope... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted July 19, 2010 YES! Nine points in the six month deadpool, she was a few years short of 120. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted July 19, 2010 YES! Nine points in the six month deadpool, she was a few years short of 120. Oh I didn't know you had her in another pool... Carry on... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garn2 34 Posted July 28, 2010 Ivy Bean, the world's oldest user of Twitter and Facebook has died aged 104. A unique and joker pick for Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted July 28, 2010 Bean and gone. You can use that one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted July 29, 2010 The man believed to be Tokyo's oldest, Sogen Kato, has been found mummified in his living room and may have been dead for 30 years. His family are resultantly being investigated for fraud. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildstorm 297 Posted July 30, 2010 School's out forever for the world's oldest professor, Zheung Ji "郑集" of China. He died of a 'severe lung infection' at 110 years of age. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Estuarian Float 97 Posted August 3, 2010 Tokyo's oldest citizen goes missing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted August 4, 2010 Tokyo's oldest citizen goes missing. This explains why Japan has had such a good record for long life. Turns out they just have a very bad record of benefit theft. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted August 13, 2010 Winnie Langley, "Britain's oldest smoker" dead at 102. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted August 13, 2010 And the Telegraph reported Winnie's demise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted August 13, 2010 Winnie Langley, "Britain's oldest smoker" dead at 102. Somebody's reading this website and informing newspapers, I'm sure of it. It's almost as if the Deathlist forum is a news gathering agency for stiffs! She was only mentioned yesterday and she died on July 27th. I had her listed in the List of the Lost and ready to be uploaded. Then wham! The Torygraph come up with the obit... Congrats to whoever picked her! Means updating the monthly figures too... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted August 20, 2010 Tokyo's oldest citizen goes missing. This explains why Japan has had such a good record for long life. Turns out they just have a very bad record of benefit theft. Another one found dead...in her son's backpack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted September 8, 2010 Has anyone done the "Hey, why does Britain's oldest person keep dying, must be a dangerous job? Eh? Eh?" gag in this thread yet? Annie Turnbull dead at 111. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,101 Posted September 8, 2010 Has anyone done the "Hey, why does Britain's oldest person keep dying, must be a dangerous job? Eh? Eh?" gag in this thread yet? Annie Turnbull dead at 111. Beat me to it Spade. I couldn't find the damn thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted September 9, 2010 Queen Annie is dead, short-live Queen Elsie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted September 9, 2010 Queen Annie is dead, short-live Queen Elsie At her 110th birthday, Steele recited a poem by Pam Ayres about the joys of old age.[3] We'll, she's dead inside already at least. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
