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Friday, November 28, 2008

The "World's Oldest Person" Curse

Posted by Dan Savage on Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 11:09 AM

The latest person to be "certified" as the world's oldest person dies at 115. Let this be a warning to anyone who's a 114 and a half and is thinking about putting in for that coveted "world's oldest person" certificate.

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** Let this be a warning to anyone who's a 114 and a half and is thinking about putting in for that coveted "world's oldest person" certificate.
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NOT one of my ambitions. (Even though it's too late to 'die young and leave a good-looking corpse.')
Posted by Ayden/VA on November 28, 2008 at 12:12 PM
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This pales in comparison to the "world's biggest tumor" curse.
Posted by flamingbanjo on November 28, 2008 at 1:10 PM
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Old people die! Must be a curse.
Posted by mystery! on November 28, 2008 at 4:36 PM
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Her death at 115 was hurried along by a curse attached to the title of being the oldest person on the planet?
Posted by ek on November 30, 2008 at 5:46 AM

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