New Posts For Thread: This list of verified oldest people on earth doesn't make sensehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28217753/this-list-of-verified-oldest-people-on-earth-doesnt-make-sense[edit]100 verified oldest people Deceased Living Age disputedRank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Place of death1 Jeanne Calment[1] F 21 February 1875 4 August 1997 122 years, 164 days France2Only 9 or 10 men on that list (90% women) that's surprising.I think the average life span for women in the UK is now 82, and 78 for men.I've always been quite interested in the subject because I was brought up around death (parents run a funeral parlhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28217753/this-list-of-verified-oldest-people-on-earth-doesnt-make-sense?post_id=505574573#505574573Only 9 or 10 men on that list (90% women) that's surprising.I think the average life span for women in the UK is now 82, and 78 for men.I've always been quite interested in the subject because I was brought up around death (parents run a funeral parlSat, 20 Aug 2011 20:56:34 -0500Is Kanu not on there?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28217753/this-list-of-verified-oldest-people-on-earth-doesnt-make-sense?post_id=505571709#505571709Is Kanu not on there?Sat, 20 Aug 2011 19:04:56 -0500If we live that long just imagine how much pc we might of paid and what the rate will be when we diehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28217753/this-list-of-verified-oldest-people-on-earth-doesnt-make-sense?post_id=505571645#505571645If we live that long just imagine how much pc we might of paid and what the rate will be when we dieSat, 20 Aug 2011 19:03:16 -0500Response to Coachbuster.Of course their are bigger mysteries in the world than ones you outlined,such as....What is the meaning of life? Is there life after death? And lastly and most profoundly.....how did fecking Kerry Katona ever get on tv.Answerhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28217753/this-list-of-verified-oldest-people-on-earth-doesnt-make-sense?post_id=505571625#505571625Response to Coachbuster.Of course their are bigger mysteries in the world than ones you outlined,such as....What is the meaning of life? Is there life after death? And lastly and most profoundly.....how did fecking Kerry Katona ever get on tv.AnswerSat, 20 Aug 2011 19:02:38 -0500this gives you some more insight. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longevity_claims#Recently_reportednote how all the 10 over 122s come from third world countries. this is actually about documentation as much as age.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28217753/this-list-of-verified-oldest-people-on-earth-doesnt-make-sense?post_id=505571003#505571003this gives you some more insight. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longevity_claims#Recently_reportednote how all the 10 over 122s come from third world countries. this is actually about documentation as much as age.Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:42:18 -0500yeah, made me laugh when i read that viva must have been new smoking laws in the rest homehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28217753/this-list-of-verified-oldest-people-on-earth-doesnt-make-sense?post_id=505570751#505570751yeah, made me laugh when i read that viva must have been new smoking laws in the rest homeSat, 20 Aug 2011 18:34:39 -0500"She smoked until the age of 117, only five years before her death."surely one of the most bizarre sentences ever written.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28217753/this-list-of-verified-oldest-people-on-earth-doesnt-make-sense?post_id=505570701#505570701"She smoked until the age of 117, only five years before her death."surely one of the most bizarre sentences ever written.Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:32:52 -0500And they say all is fair in love,war and betting exchangeshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28217753/this-list-of-verified-oldest-people-on-earth-doesnt-make-sense?post_id=505570593#505570593And they say all is fair in love,war and betting exchangesSat, 20 Aug 2011 18:29:38 -0500its the poorest country in the world and all we send is mostly bulletshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28217753/this-list-of-verified-oldest-people-on-earth-doesnt-make-sense?post_id=505570517#505570517its the poorest country in the world and all we send is mostly bulletsSat, 20 Aug 2011 18:27:36 -0500I remember that french old biddy at number 1 having her 120th (I think) birthday party. sat there with a small glass of something or other and said: "the good lord seems to have forgotten me".also served van gogh in her village shop, iirc. incrediblehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28217753/this-list-of-verified-oldest-people-on-earth-doesnt-make-sense?post_id=505570491#505570491I remember that french old biddy at number 1 having her 120th (I think) birthday party. sat there with a small glass of something or other and said: "the good lord seems to have forgotten me".also served van gogh in her village shop, iirc. incredibleSat, 20 Aug 2011 18:26:54 -0500