The world’s oldest man just died at 113. He was a World War I vet named Henry Allingham, and he was the last surviving participant of the Battle of Jutland. He was also one of the founding members of the RAF, and took a bullet in the arm over the Third Battle of Ypres in 1917.
Naturally, he was asked about the ‘secret’ of his longevity. What a pointless and inane thing to ask. The only accurate answer to that question is, ‘good luck’ (or bad luck, depending on your point of view, ha ha). If I met a 113-year-old World War I vet, I would have a million questions for him, and not one of them would concern his diet and exercise. Despite that, Mr. Allingham gave the best answer to that question I’ve yet heard: “cigarettes, whisky, and wild, wild women.”
A true hero. RIP.
No shit, MSM comes up with some of the stupidest questions I've ever heard. I get to the point that I think I can't stand it anymore, if it wasn't for blogs I don't know what I would do for commentary or news. I can't believe I went so long without knowing them and what they had to offer.
Posted by: knowdoubt on July 18, 2009 9:17 PMDamn it! The lousy journalists these days never get to the bottom line on anything and never follow up enough so that a man can find useful information on how to make use of the information culled from what they ask an interviewee. What brand of whisky? what brand of cigarettes? How many packs and/or pints a day? Blond, brunettes or redheads and in what order?
Posted by: Buck on July 19, 2009 6:00 AMI believe the correct answer to "what is the secret of your longevity?" would be "Not dying." But I could be wrong.
Posted by: Roddy McCorley on July 19, 2009 12:24 PMAccess to health care probably didn't hurt any. Probably helped, not being in the U.S.
Posted by: knowdoubt on July 19, 2009 10:11 PM