Oldest person on Earth dies -- last to be born in 1800's

[yiostheoy]

Oldest Person Alive Dies At 117 - CBSN Live Video - CBS News

Emma Morano in northern Italy.

She was 117 years old.

She is the 5th oldest ever to have lived.

 

[yiostheoy]

The oldest person ever to have lived was Jeanne Calment who died back in 1997 at 122.45 years old.

The top 19 are all females.

At #20 was Christian Mortensen from the USA at 115.69 years.

114 to 115 seems to be some kind of bottleneck.

List of the verified oldest people - Wikipedia

 

[Care4all]

WOW! That's an incredibly long life!

 

[yiostheoy]

WOW! That's an incredibly long life!

I am shooting for 125.

 

[Care4all]

I had a great grandmother, Italian, who lived until she was 99, and Matt's grandmother lived until she was 99 and I believe she was of Irish decent.

my Italian grandfather lived till his 91st year and my Italian grandmother till her 87th year.

but HOLY SMOKES! Well in to their hundreds!!!!!

 

[Toro]

She attributed it to eating only two eggs a day and not being married.

 

[B. Kidd]

Wow! When she was 90, she lived for a another 27 years..............

 

[yiostheoy]

The mom of one of my friends from high school daze (a long time ago) is Italian and in her late 80's and rides her bike with them almost every day.

Italian women are like Italian tires --

- dego thru rain
- dego thru mud
- dego thru snow
- dego thru ice
- dego thru everything
- and they never go wop wop wop wop wop !!!

 

[yiostheoy]

She attributed it to eating only two eggs a day and not being married.

She WAS married and she kicked out her hubby for abuse.

 

[Auld Phart]

I'm hoping to see 70

(average for the males in my family)

 

[deannalw]

I'm surprised I made it to 21

 

[Tresha91203]

WOW! That's an incredibly long life!

I am shooting for 125.

I plan to live forever. So far, so good.

 

[yiostheoy]

I'm surprised I made it to 21

I was almost killed on 3 different occasions before I was 18.

Then almost 4 more times on my Honda superbike 750cc 4-K in my 20's.

Then once while freediving in my 40's.

Also about 5 times in my car when hit by female drivers.

That's at least 14 lives -- I am a super cat person !!!

 

[yiostheoy]

I'm hoping to see 70

(average for the males in my family)

70 is not old.

70 is the new 30.

You need a higher goal -- at least 90 !!

 

[Auld Phart]

I'm hoping to see 70

(average for the males in my family)

70 is not old.

70 is the new 30.

You need a higher goal -- at least 90 !!

I'll be 70 in 2 1/2 years.

See no reason to extend my time past that

 

[yiostheoy]

I'm hoping to see 70

(average for the males in my family)

70 is not old.

70 is the new 30.

You need a higher goal -- at least 90 !!

I'll be 70 in 2 1/2 years.

See no reason to extend my time past that

Just think of all the old ladies out there and then get 2 popsicle sticks and some duct tape for your willie and you will be all set !!!

 

[Pogo]

This makes Violet Brown the oldest living person. She is about three months younger than Signora Morano, turned 117 last month. Violet Brown is thus the last living person known to have been born in the 19th century. Also the last living subject of Queen Victoria. She was born in, and still lives in, Jamaica.

 

[MarathonMike]

WOW! That's an incredibly long life!

I am shooting for 125.

There are 2 centurions on my Mother's side. A third made it to 98 smoking like a chimney most of his life. I'm thinking 110 is doable.

 

[yiostheoy]

WOW! That's an incredibly long life!

I am shooting for 125.

There are 2 centurions on my Mother's side. A third made it to 98 smoking like a chimney most of his life. I'm thinking 110 is doable.

Good luck MarathonMike .

I had a client back in the 1980's who was in his 90's and still smoking, but he only smoked 2 or 3 cigarettes per day.

 

[yiostheoy]

WOW! That's an incredibly long life!

I am shooting for 125.

There are 2 centurions on my Mother's side. A third made it to 98 smoking like a chimney most of his life. I'm thinking 110 is doable.

By the way -- a grammar moment:

Centurion -- a Roman legionnaire in charge of 100 infantry.

Centenarian -- someone 100 years old or more.