Still Waters Posted May 7, 2014 #1 Share Posted May 7, 2014 So what is it like to be pronounced the oldest man on earth? Alexander Imich, 111 1/4 years old, sat in a chair in his Upper West Side apartment overlooking the Hudson and made a face. Stick-thin with vein-roped hands, bristly whiskers and an enviable shock of hair, he formed a gaunt smile, eyes dancing. "Not like it's the Nobel Prize," he wheezed, pausing for a startled moment when his hearing aid popped out. http://www.nytimes.c...t-man.html?_r=2 Video - http://www.nbcnewyor...-257982111.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted May 7, 2014 #2 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I only want to live to be 85 tops (providing I have some quality of life). I have no desire to go beyond that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendy Demon Posted May 7, 2014 #3 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Heh..the guy likes ice cream, apparently. Kinda cute really. Still....I do not think there is just one singular factor determining a long life...some people lead a minimally healthy life and live long too. I only want to live to be 85 tops (providing I have some quality of life). I have no desire to go beyond that. 50 is fine enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast Posted May 7, 2014 #4 Share Posted May 7, 2014 50 is fine enough for me. You will think different when this time is getting closer to you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendy Demon Posted May 7, 2014 #5 Share Posted May 7, 2014 You will think different when this time is getting closer to you. Not really considering I am 43 right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amaterasu Posted May 7, 2014 #6 Share Posted May 7, 2014 You will think different when this time is getting closer to you. Blimey, when I was 10 years old and realised that I would be 28 in the year 2000 I was horrified and thought that I would be absolutely decrepit by then!! I'm not sure I'd like to get to be 100+ ...I think I would be frustrated by not being physically able to do what I wanted and I would absolutely hate to rely on someone else to provide my basic needs - I reckon 85 would be my choice age to 'pop me clogs' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted May 7, 2014 #7 Share Posted May 7, 2014 50 is fine enough for me. I'd be dead already using that criteria. Seeing as I'm just fine health wise it would have been a bad choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendy Demon Posted May 7, 2014 #8 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I reckon 85 would be my choice age to 'pop me clogs' Heh..that made me laugh. Love that expression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast Posted May 7, 2014 #9 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Not really considering I am 43 right now. Ooups! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: Posted May 8, 2014 #10 Share Posted May 8, 2014 As long as I'm healthy and sane, living a long life is not a major issue for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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