Posted on 09/24/2010 3:39:43 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
A CHAIN smoking pensioner has celebrated his 100th birthday despite puffing on nearly 300,000 cigarettes — and glugging a glass of whisky a day.
Old soldier Arthur Langran - who survived being blown up by a grenade in the Second World War - claims the key to his longevity is doing what everyone tells him not to.
The dad-of-two started smoking aged 20 and has gone through at least TEN-A-DAY ever since. That works out at an incredible 292,000 cigarettes.
As well as being partial to the odd cigar he also sups a dram of Macallan single malt Scotch right before he goes to bed and credits it for his long life.
But his tipple a day over 80 years totals a staggering 900 BOTTLES.
He said: "I always say the secret is doing things you're not told to do. I have been smoking since I was 20 and I still enjoy it - and a pipe."
Arthur, from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, downed pints of ale at his local pub to celebrate the milestone.
His eldest son Peter, 62, revealed doctors had told his father to KEEP smoking — despite having gone through 292,000 in total already.
Peter said: "These days he rolls himself five or six a day but used to smoke more and has his pipe once in the morning and once in the afternoon.
"The doctor has said it's not worth getting him to give up the cigarettes."
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Macallan doesn't compare with Talisker (:: sniff ::), but the secret is to play in the arena of fine single malts, and I'll grant Macallan that.
It's not called the "Water of Life" (usquebaugh) for nothing.
Side note: When Bogart went to Africa to film the African Queen, he and producer John Huston drank scotch continuously, and never got sick. Katherine Hepburn, Lauren Bacall, and the rest of the crew there all were constantly sick from the bad water, bugs, heat and everything else.
Just shows to go ya.
I take back the full of **** part.
Sorry I over reacted!
Hey Gabz, nice to see you!
:-)
I'm not advocating self destructive behavior such as homosexuality (which we in our health conscious society nearly advocate), but in moderation even if you like steak, smoke, drink, and yes carry a few extra pounds, it's not going to make a big difference in your outcome. You were born coded in every cell of your body with a likely outcome. 80% is genetic, the other 20% the choices you make unless you are excessive.
But that's not what the health food, green food, exercise, vitamin, protein, sport apparel, gym/fitness center, athletic shoe, sports consultants, sporting media, sporting organizations are going to tell you because after all, according to them, if you give them some more money you will live forever, be sexy, cancer free, fit and a sexual tyrannosaurus if you buy their muscle shake powder.
My mistake friend.
folks who smoke get rather defensive LoL!
Our bodies were designed to live with a poor diet and random starvation. Having too much food is “unnatural” and causes unintended consequences like obesity and artery buildup. I wouldn't be surprised if there was also a link to cancer.
10 a day??? I once read a book on how to quit smoking, written by an ENT doctor. The last page said something like “and after all this you still can’t quit, keep it at 10 a day or under - that won’t hurt you”.
Kind of like cigarettes alone is not a cause of death. Just another surprise from the Medical authorities... Okay, he will eventually die from cigarette smoking - at 101 maybe...
If you listen to both the medical community (that changes its opinions every few years) or the government, you definitely will die from one of their pet causes...
Yea but that was before they knew all that stuff would kill ya.
No worries!
I feel your pain...being a liberty-loving, tobacco-enjoying, outcast pariah myself. :-)
Just think how long he would live if he never smoked or drank!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, my FRiend -— I know I’m not around much. The economy has not been good to us. I happen to be at a friend’s placde this evening and so can play for a little while :)
I always laugh at the retirement commercials from whoever the **** wants your money that show the young retirees skydiving and wind sailing. With the groovy beach music in the background.
Best enjoy life now folks.
I dont plan to be racing motorcycles at 75
Sure, let’s take one anecdotal example, enshrine it as truth divine and ignore a mountain of statistical evidence that say otherwise.
The world is not flat no matter what some people believe.
Well, emphysema runs on both sides of my family. Bummer.
Life will kill ya by their rational.
I think 10’s of millions have died from eating hydrogenated margarine instead of butter.
They told us it was heart healthy! But hey, I don’t know.
All I know is if that’s what you want to do and you aren’t hurting anyone else.... More power to ya
smoke a cigarette, get treated like the devil incarnate.
Openly smoke pole, and get special gubmint benefits!
After all its a valid lifestyle!
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