World’s oldest known person, a French nun, dies at 118

Associated Press ^ | January 18, 2023

[EEGator]

I remember her from last year. The blind nun that Covid didn’t kill…
RIP

[alstewartfan]

She was born 19 days before my grandmother.

[ClearCase_guy]

RIP

Do we know her vaxx status?

[Larry Lucido]

I worked until I was 108.” …

That may become the norm.

[escapefromboston]

A lot of people I worked with died a year after they retired so there might be some truth in what the Nun said.
Though they weren’t exactly health nuts to begin with

[alstewartfan]

The good sister was 118 years young.....

[Olog-hai]

I was wondering that myself.

[irishjuggler]

Always seems like whenever the world’s oldest lady passes away, she’s a Frenchwoman who swore by her diet of wine, butter and cigarettes. But perhaps this nun was a bit more abstemious.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Is there a title for World’s Youngest person?
“We got one here Mr. Guiness in India! Whoops, here another birth in China...”

[PGR88]

Asked about her exceptional longevity after surviving two world wars,

Yes, there were a lot nuns at Verdun, Tobruk, D-Day.... /s

[Dilbert San Diego]

Yep maybe working helps prople keep going . Maybe idle retirement hastens the end for some.

It is good to have a reason to get up in the morning. Ive known some who are very active in retirement, and maybe that’s what helps them in retirement.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

It’s pretty dangerous being the oldest person in the world. Nobody seems to last very long in that situation.

[Babba Gi]

This seems to be happening a lot more lately. I bet if she wasn’t vaccinated, she would have made it to 120.

[Responsibility2nd]

Died Suddenly.

/s

[Ezekiel]

If any award says “Get your affairs in order”, it’s this one.

[DannyTN]

It just doesn’t pay to become the oldest person. They always die soon after.

[larrytown]

It’s pretty dangerous being the oldest person in the world. Nobody seems to last very long in that situation.

I've noticed that...

Not going to get much in the way of odds with that deadpool.

[EEGator]

Low stress job, no kids or husband, meditation/prayer daily…