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tallguywithglasseson

2010-03-08 01:16:11 PM

When is society going to wake up and finally do something about the rash of severely old people dying? It's an epidemic.

Snarfangel

2010-03-08 01:16:47 PM

I don't know why everyone wants to be the oldest person. That label looks like the kiss of death.

The-Brain

2010-03-08 01:24:22 PM

It's a title you don't get to really cherish

utsagrad123

2010-03-08 01:36:56 PM

Wasn't the last "oldest" person to die, only like 108? Are they discovering new old people in antique shops or something?

what_now

2010-03-08 01:42:39 PM

utsagrad123: Wasn't the last "oldest" person to die, only like 108? Are they discovering new old people in antique shops or something?

114 years ago a lot of people were born at home and without accurate records.

FriarReb98

2010-03-08 01:52:01 PM

Wow, she lived in Florida, Massachusetts? I didn't realize people actually lived way the hell out there!

Friskya

2010-03-08 02:09:17 PM

I detect a pattern forming here.

WTF Indeed

2010-03-08 02:12:08 PM

what_now: utsagrad123: Wasn't the last "oldest" person to die, only like 108? Are they discovering new old people in antique shops or something?

114 years ago a lot of people were born at home and without accurate records.

So they were from Hawaii?

PC LOAD LETTER

2010-03-08 02:25:51 PM

WTF Indeed: what_now: utsagrad123: Wasn't the last "oldest" person to die, only like 108? Are they discovering new old people in antique shops or something?

114 years ago a lot of people were born at home and without accurate records.

So they were from Hawaii?

HOLY SHIAT!! Obama is 114 years old?!?!?

TheOnion

2010-03-08 02:39:15 PM

So I guess in about 4 years there will be no one left alive who saw the 1800s.

Foaming

2010-03-08 04:27:56 PM

This can't be a coincidence! It has to be the work of a serial killer.

HowAboutNo

2010-03-08 04:28:24 PM

Friskya: I detect a pattern forming here.

Very similar to the pattern I've noticed with the Al-Qaeda Second-In-Command

HawgWild

2010-03-08 04:28:53 PM

Who can we blame this on???!!!

Arkanaut

2010-03-08 04:29:42 PM

Dammit, you have to destroy the brain.

medius

2010-03-08 04:29:51 PM

we must stop time before it kills us all

the-meter-man

2010-03-08 04:31:16 PM

The-Brain: It's a title you don't get to really cherishiat's cursed.

gmikes

2010-03-08 04:31:47 PM

Friend in Wheelchair: Hey Mary, they say a woman really has a good chance to win the Oscar for Best Director"

Mary Josephine Ray: Over my dead body!

the-meter-man

2010-03-08 04:32:00 PM

^Fail^

The-Brain: It's a title you don't get to really cherishiat's cursed.

joeflood

2010-03-08 04:32:15 PM

I am SHOCKED AND OUTRAGED that the government hasn't done anything to stop death among the elderly. Every day thousands of elderly in the US die. It's sickening.

pwhp_67

2010-03-08 04:32:18 PM

Ray's husband, Walter, died in 1967.

He knew it was futile...

tricycleracer

2010-03-08 04:32:20 PM

"Oldest Person In The U.S." found to be most dangerous job in the U.S.

Pro Zack

2010-03-08 04:33:13 PM

Arkanaut: Dammit, you have to destroy ~~the brain~~ The-Brain.

fixed.

medius

2010-03-08 04:33:32 PM

the-meter-man: ^Fail^

The-Brain: It's a title you don't get to really cherishiat's cursed.

the frogurt is also shiat

reddot

2010-03-08 04:33:33 PM

So it goes...........

apeiron242

2010-03-08 04:34:02 PM

HowAboutNo: Friskya: I detect a pattern forming here.

Very similar to the pattern I've noticed with the Al-Qaeda Second-In-Command

And Spinal Tap drummers.

rp.

2010-03-08 04:34:16 PM

Seeing as she was born in PEI, but hasn't lived there for 111 years, PEI will still claim her as their own.

Pro Zack

2010-03-08 04:34:40 PM

Every day, I die.

micah1701

2010-03-08 04:34:49 PM

FTA: "...who plays bingo and enjoys singing You Are My Sunshine - nearly every day."

wow, there's something to live for.

pwhp_67

2010-03-08 04:35:54 PM

micah1701: FTA: "...who plays bingo and enjoys singing You Are My Sunshine - nearly every day."

So you're saying she was smothered in her sleep?

FarktheHeraldAngelSings

2010-03-08 04:36:45 PM

Pro Zack: Every day, I die.

You're married, aren't you?

The Angry Hand of God

2010-03-08 04:39:15 PM

wraithmare

2010-03-08 04:39:26 PM

Soon we'll have our death panels and then Washington will let us know when our time has come. It will be much cleaner that way. None of this "I'll stick around til I get on the Today Show!"

spleef420

2010-03-08 04:40:44 PM

now assumes mantle.

*snert*

musta been cremated.

LariSpitler

2010-03-08 04:40:47 PM

tallguywithglasseson: When is society going to wake up and finally do something about the rash of severely old people dying? It's an epidemic.

I call on Congress to investigate this epidemic.

whammer

2010-03-08 04:41:31 PM

I heard the old trout died in a cocaine fueled knife and gun battle at a biker bar. Took six Hells Angels and three State police with her. Nobody guessed she wore a bullet proof vest and carried an Uzi. She is survived by several Chippendale dancers.

Pro Zack

2010-03-08 04:41:36 PM

wraithmare: Soon we'll have our death panels and then Washington will let us know when our time has come. It will be much cleaner that way. None of this "I'll stick around til I get on the Today Show!"

www.boingboing.net

Hector Remarkable

2010-03-08 04:42:04 PM

Carousel begins.

PYROY

2010-03-08 04:43:15 PM

She was one of the last people to know what Abraham Lincoln's voice sounded like.

Flash_NYC

2010-03-08 04:43:21 PM

It would be interesting to live through one change of a century, (1899-1900) and then another (1999-2000). Particularly if you you're old enough and lucid enough to remember them both.

/born 1963, unless Star Trek type longevity happens, I'll be checking out long before 2100.
//daughter, b. 2003 has a decent shot @ 2100.

fernanernie

2010-03-08 04:43:39 PM

Hell of a turn over rate in that position.

TheTeethoftheTiger

2010-03-08 04:44:01 PM

Another severely old person, snuffed out in their prime by the cruel mistress of time. When will the world see that while aids kills hundreds of thousands a year, time kills hundreds of millions.

I want a major media outlet to run a satirical story on this. Promote it like it's the next bird-flu/toyotadeath/sars epidemic.

medius

2010-03-08 04:44:45 PM

fernanernie: Hell of a turn over rate in that position.

fap.

solokumba

2010-03-08 04:45:16 PM

Busy... Busy... Busy...
Work... Work... Work...

Blairr

2010-03-08 04:45:16 PM

How many times does the oldest person in the US have to die before we see how bad the healthcare system is?!

Ponzholio

2010-03-08 04:46:09 PM

The oldest person in the US is dead! Long live the oldest person in the US...

/doesn't quite roll off the tongue.

Mana

2010-03-08 04:46:20 PM

You people are not nearly as clever as you think you are.

schattenteufel

2010-03-08 04:46:44 PM

When old people die, they get turned into delicious jam, brought to you by Smuckers.

MedianJoe

2010-03-08 04:47:31 PM

Born 1895. Old enough to own her favorite song on phonograph, record, 8 track, cassette, CD, and then download it on her iphone. Thats assuming they put out Slayers Raining Blood on phonograph.

Mad Mark

2010-03-08 04:48:14 PM