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109-Year-Old Veteran and His Secrets to Life Will Make You Smil
YouTube ^ | Feb 5, 2017 | National Geographic

Posted on 09/18/2018 10:21:23 AM PDT by Robert DeLong

They don't seem to be making them like this anymore.


TOPICS: General Discusssion; History; Ministry/Outreach
KEYWORDS: character; overton; wwii
A friend of mine's daughter had the pleasure of serving him on his 110th birthday. That truly was an honor for her.
1 posted on 09/18/2018 10:21:23 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Robert DeLong

Can you list them for us, since I can’t watch youtube at work... Let me guess...

1. A shot of Jack Daniel’s before bed each night.
2. Black coffee in the morning.
3. Oral sex...


2 posted on 09/18/2018 10:26:54 AM PDT by nikos1121 (Trump w/ Cabinet to the press:"You're free to stay or to go, as I believe in a free press." lol)
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To: Robert DeLong
I'm sorry but this is clickbait.

I can deal with clickbait if people give me a full description of what I'm supposed to watch or read so I know if it's worth my time to watch or read.

3 posted on 09/18/2018 10:48:03 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: nikos1121

I liked this line:
“I usually drink about 4 cups of coffee in the morning.”
“This morning I had about that much whiskey.”


4 posted on 09/18/2018 10:56:12 AM PDT by Verbosus (/* No Comment */)
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To: Verbosus

Whiskey or whisky had to be part of the equation.


5 posted on 09/18/2018 10:58:33 AM PDT by Disambiguator (Keepin' it analog.)
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To: Robert DeLong

Tore me up.

I’ve got the whiskey, coffee, soup, cigars, M1 Garand, and pick-up all going...hope that helps. Lacking...his incomparable attitude.


6 posted on 09/18/2018 11:04:09 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: yesthatjallen

Sorry, but you are wrong. Get over yourself. I could careless if you watch it or not. It’s about 109 year WWII veteran, as the title says.


7 posted on 09/18/2018 11:08:46 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Robert DeLong

At some point, he owned a first generation (1970-1972) Monte Carlo. There’s a picture of him with a Thompson SMG clone with the Monte in the background. That’s when I fell in love with this guy. My first car was a 1970 Monte Carlo. What a cool dude he is.


8 posted on 09/18/2018 11:23:26 AM PDT by Tailback
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To: Robert DeLong
Please read post #2.

The fact you received so few responses should alert you to the fact people don't like to be teased by clickbait.

If you want to post things like this, just give people the facts so they can decide if it's worth their time watching.

Whether you believe it or not I'm trying to help you.

9 posted on 09/18/2018 12:10:11 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Yeah and we was partially correct, but honestly the title pretty much summed up what the video was about. Nikos1112 can watch it after work. I could careless how many happen to respond to a post I post. I do it for those who want to see what it’s about. Hopefully they will enjoy it as much as I did.


10 posted on 09/18/2018 12:46:35 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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I recently read a story about a 112 year old woman who had a shot of malt whiskey every night. She said that was her secret for a long life.


11 posted on 09/18/2018 1:09:05 PM PDT by gattaca ("Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives." Ronald Reagan)
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To: nikos1121

I’m not making this up:

1. smokes 12 cigars a day (sometimes more)
2. drinks about 4 cups of coffee per day
3. drinks whiskey often
4. eats ice cream every night
5. not addicted to consumerism
6. no credit cards—always pays cash
7. attends church (He says, “keeps me going... makes me feel good... helps me push myself along... you learn something in church too.”)
8. loves church music
9. dates (more as friends) a much younger lady of 91
10. still lives in the same house he built for himself in 1945

Still drives at 110 because other people “drive crazy.”

Oldest living WW2 veteran.


12 posted on 09/18/2018 1:40:20 PM PDT by unlearner (A war is coming.)
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To: unlearner

Great genes——lucky guy.

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13 posted on 09/18/2018 1:44:26 PM PDT by Mears
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To: gattaca
112-year-old woman credits her long life to whisky.
14 posted on 09/18/2018 1:52:15 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Robert DeLong

What a lovely man with a beautiful smile. I just looked him up and he is now 113 years old. What a guy.


15 posted on 09/18/2018 2:16:34 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (Ain't no reaching across the aisle in Hell.)
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To: Albion Wilde
May 11, 1906

Actually 112. right now. Glad you liked the story as much as I did.

On a more disturbing note:

July 2nd report: 112-year-old Austin resident, our oldest living veteran, robbed of savings, identity.

16 posted on 09/18/2018 2:30:54 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Mears

The key is to pick the right parents.


17 posted on 09/18/2018 2:55:36 PM PDT by unlearner (A war is coming.)
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