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AbbyTC

#10800
August 05, 2015, 08:14:14 PM
Agnes Fenton just celebrated her 110th birthday.  For the past 70 years she's had three beers and a shot of whiskey every day.  Hmmm.
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. Robert Frost

Perhaps the butterfly is proof that you can go through a great deal of darkness yet become something beautiful.

Bo D

#10801
August 06, 2015, 09:34:43 AM
Quote from: AbbyTC on August 05, 2015, 08:14:14 PM
Agnes Fenton just celebrated her 110th birthday.  For the past 70 years she's had three beers and a shot of whiskey every day.  Hmmm.

Hmmm .... I wonder if she's related to George Thorogood?

"One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer"  :biggrin:
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."  Carl Sagan

Anne

#10802
August 06, 2015, 09:38:14 AM
Long, long ago (when I worked at the hospital) there was a doctor or two who when they had an older person with poor appetite would prescribe a "tonic" (one ounce of whiskey) for them half hour before meals. Those people never missed their "tonic". I often wondered what happened when they went home and found out what they had been taking.  :)    Some doctors would also have a nursing mother drink one beer a day to help them produce more milk. Never did figure out the connection of that one.
"A discontented man will find no easy chair." Ben Franklin

Bo D

#10803
August 06, 2015, 09:54:40 AM
110-Year-Old Woman Credits Longevity to ... Miller High Life?

If you want to live as long as Agnes Fenton, you're going to have to make some lifestyle changes — namely, adding Miller High Life to your diet. (If you already drink Miller High Life on a daily basis, this may be the first time someone's ever told you you're on the right track.)

The Englewood, New Jersey woman, who turned 110-years-old on Saturday, spoke with The Record about being a "supercentarian" and reflected on the art of aging gracefully. After all, she's basically a lifestyle guru  — Fenton told ABC in 2005 that she drank three beers and a whiskey every single day for over 70 years on her doctor's recommendation.

http://greatideas.people.com/2015/08/03/new-jersey-110-year-old-woman-miller-lite/?xid=socialflow_facebook_peoplemag
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."  Carl Sagan

libby

#10804
August 06, 2015, 11:02:05 AM
A woman I used to work with said when she lived in Pearisburg, VA she worked for the local doctor, and on Fridays, after all the patients had been seen, he would say, "Ok, let's all go out and get drunk and sterilize our guts!"

   

All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

Palehorse

#10805
August 06, 2015, 04:53:51 PM
My Grandfather, (R.I.P.),  always looked forward to the annual, end of summer arrival of the rest of my family at the farm. Each year my dad would bring him 4 bottles of "Early Times Whiskey" at the end of summer arrival.

And from that point forward, until the whiskey ran out, my grandfather would awaken each day and go straight into the kitchen to retrieve one bottle of that whiskey. He wold open the cap, and pour himself a shot of it, which he would immediately down; followed by a hot cup of black coffee.

That was his daily routine and he called the whiskey his "tonic".

Grandpa lived to 74 years of age. He also smoked Prince Albert tobacco, which he rolled into cigarettes throughout the day. (Which is what gave him the cancer of which he expired).
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That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

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May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Henry Hawk

#10806
August 06, 2015, 05:02:10 PM
My 92-year old Mother-In-Law eats bacon on a weekly basis.  She uses lard to fry EVERYTHING in.  She uses fresh eggs.  Never uses sugar substitutes....always pure sugar.  Her sweet tea is SWEET TEA!  (it is GOOOD though.... :yes: ) She is sharp as can be...still cooks every chance she gets....and I LOVE nearly everything she fixes.....

She is a wonderful lady I might add... :smitten:
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Palehorse

#10807
August 06, 2015, 05:36:38 PM
Quote from: Henry Hawk on August 06, 2015, 05:02:10 PM
My 92-year old Mother-In-Law eats bacon on a weekly basis.  She uses lard to fry EVERYTHING in.  She uses fresh eggs.  Never uses sugar substitutes....always pure sugar.  Her sweet tea is SWEET TEA!  (it is GOOOD though.... :yes: ) She is sharp as can be...still cooks every chance she gets....and I LOVE nearly everything she fixes.....

She is a wonderful lady I might add... :smitten:

https://www.youtube.com/v/-TrOZRHB31c
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Purplelady1040

#10808
August 06, 2015, 07:58:53 PM
Palehorse, your grandfather sounds a lot like mine. He also lived to be 74 and would fix a tonic, chewed Mammoth Cave twist chewing tobacco!

Henry Hawk

#10809
August 07, 2015, 07:58:59 AM
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Bo D

#10810
August 07, 2015, 03:52:05 PM
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."  Carl Sagan

Palehorse

#10811
August 08, 2015, 10:10:44 PM
Wife and I broke in the new fire pit this evening. . .  :smitten:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

libby

#10812
August 15, 2015, 03:08:06 PM
This is a good day to chill out at home. I went out earlier to pick up a few necessities (like ice cream) and heard on my car radio that there's a 20 mile back-up on I-95 south, beginning at the exit nearest my home, and pretty much the same on Route 1, which runs parallel to I-95.

All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

Y

#10813
August 27, 2015, 04:38:55 PM
Quote from: Bo D on August 06, 2015, 09:34:43 AM
Hmmm .... I wonder if she's related to George Thorogood?

"One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer"  :biggrin:

Oh you prog rockers!   :razz:

The original - Amos Milburn 1953

John Lee Hooker's 1966 remake

:biggrin:

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In other words: Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.  ;)

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Bo D

#10814
August 27, 2015, 04:40:55 PM
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."  Carl Sagan
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