(Laugh) That works.....

[patgund]

Honours for Britain's oldest man

"Britain's oldest surviving war veteran has celebrated his 110th birthday at the Grand Hotel in Eastbourne.

Henry Allingham was presented with a letter of good wishes from the Queen by Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown at the five-star seafront hotel.

Mr Allingham is the last remaining RAF founder member and the only remaining survivor of the Battle of Jutland.

In the past he has put the key to his old age down to "cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women"."

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[snobahr.livejournal.com]

That's how my paternal grandfather got to 101. What killed him was my dad dying. He couldn't cope with outliving his oldest son, and just lost his will to live entirely. Within a month, he was gone.

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

It's all about genetics and attitide. I too had a cousin who made his century despite a well-known affinity for cigar and whiskey.

[filkferengi]

It's a fun song, too.