13 Replies to “Coincidence? [Dan Collins]”

1. Pablo says:

   January 22, 2007 at 4:16 pm

   I’d rather play drums for Spinal Tap.

2. J.Peden says:

   January 22, 2007 at 4:29 pm

   What, a “death sentence”? The World’s oldest woman is still alive!

3. Dan Collins says:

   January 22, 2007 at 4:45 pm

   So are some people who’ve been sentenced to death.

4. harrison says:

   January 22, 2007 at 4:47 pm

   Living is a death sentence.

   </deep & profound>

5. Dan Collins says:

   January 22, 2007 at 4:50 pm

   Yeah, but I’m still glad I’m not the world’s oldest woman.  Just sayin’.

6. Tai Chi Wawa says:

   January 22, 2007 at 5:05 pm

   Yeah, but I’m still glad I’m not the world’s oldest woman.

   Especially if James Bond was getting serious about you.

7. OHNOES says:

   January 22, 2007 at 5:45 pm

   Especially if James Bond was getting serious about you.

   Hell, if you’re the world’s oldest woman and the SECOND of two women Bond is interested in… man, you better draft up a will and take out a life insurance policy STAT.

8. Kevin B says:

   January 22, 2007 at 7:42 pm

   You should try maintaining the list of the world’s oldest women.

   I mean, No 1 kicks the bucket so you promote No 2, right?

   Then you find out that Nos 5,7,8 and 9 have all kicked the bucket as well.  (It’s winter after all, and global warming notwithstanding, a cold spell’s gonna cull those old biddys like no-ones business.)

   So you get your new list ready, send the congratulations to the new No 1, contact the Guiness Book of World records and the media, and then along comes a nice little flu epidemic.

   Stop the Presses

9. Robert Schwartz says:

   January 22, 2007 at 7:51 pm

   The facts are that very few people ever live past 110, and few of those survive 115. So, the world’s oldest person will likely be around 115 and not long for the world.

   The Gerontology Research Group studies people they call “Supercentenarians.” These are people who have attained a validated age of 110 years or more. From their website:

   The actual estimated number of worldwide living Supercentenarians is more likely to be between [300-450] persons.  For the USA, we predict something like [60-75] Supercentenarians.  While the total number of validated cases cited above is only about ten percent of the suspected real-world total, it should also be noted that the bulk of the true Supecentenarians actually fall between [110 – 113] years old; hardly any ever survive to live past 115.  {Our estimate of [300 – 450] persons is based on a survival percentage of centenarians-to-age-110 to be between [0.15 – 0.25] percent.} It should be noted that a significant majority of worldwide claimants to be age 110-or-over have subsequently been proven to be false; these individuals and more often their family or friends have their own personal motives for claiming these persons and, we are sad to report, are occasionally disingenuous (not well-intentioned).

10. Dan Collins says:

    January 22, 2007 at 8:05 pm

    There’s really nothing more disgusting than a supercentenarian liar, is there, Robert?

11. supercentenarian liar says:

    January 22, 2007 at 8:17 pm

    I’m sorry but I left my condoms in my other jacket. And this viagra is kickin’ in big time.

12. McGehee says:

    January 22, 2007 at 8:18 pm

    It should be noted that a significant majority of worldwide claimants to be age 110-or-over have subsequently been proven to be false

    Yeah—that happened to me back in 1878 so I just stopped telling the truth about my age.

13. fred says:

    January 23, 2007 at 2:15 am

    Holy smokes, the lady was old when the Japs bombed Pearl Harbor. I’d hate to be old for most of my life.

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