[DogByte6RER]

"According to his grandson Xu, Zhang has consumed 15 tons of liquor and more than a ton of tobacco in his lifetime."

Big deal...I think I consumed that much liquor and tobacco last weekend. PLUS, I OWN firearms too!

I am IMMORTAL.

[SmoothTalker]

Doubtful that that helped him. The nature of statistics are that their are some anomalies. On average a smoker and a drinker won’t last as long as someone with a healthier lifestyle. Doesn’t mean that a trim marathoner with no vices can’t die at 40 and that a fat slob who drinks a lot can’t live to 95.

[llevrok]

My dad (b. 1915) fought in 2 wars, worked 70+ hour weeks until he was 75, smoked a pack of cigs and a few pipes a day, never exercised, took a drink a few times a week, ate what ever he wanted - including red meat.

made it to 90 and died of complications from a broken hip.

BTW: he was a physician / surgeon

[HOTTIEBOY]

Yeah me too....

I have a coworker who stays sick all the time. Allergies, stomach ulsers, aches and pains, this virus or that, ALWAYS something. Dude has never had a drink of alcohol or a smoke in his entire life.

Hmmff, I have enough residual poison in my body on any given morning to put him in the hospital for a week and I feel great.

[Thrownatbirth]

That “fifth of scotch a day” thing for longevity didn’t work out too well for me.