THE SCIENCE IS SETTLED
Gin and Tonics Are the Secret to a Long Life, Says 100-Year-Old Woman
(Thanks to Jon Harris)
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Um, Dave? I feel I've read this story somewhere recently...
Posted by: PirateBoy | October 29, 2016 at 11:34 AM
Nothing worse than a standoffish hundred year old woman staggering around all day with an AK and her knitting needle. Ok. I made up the AK, but you never met my grandmother.
Posted by: manual tomato | October 29, 2016 at 11:42 AM
The Vodka industry says that this story was ginned uo
Posted by: JG | October 29, 2016 at 12:04 PM
Bartender, make that a double!
Posted by: wanderer2575 | October 29, 2016 at 12:24 PM
Gin and tonic is essential for blogging, evidently.
Posted by: Horace LaBadie | October 29, 2016 at 12:36 PM
Six gin and tonics a day? I wonder how much of her 100 years she remembers?
Posted by: nursecindy | October 29, 2016 at 12:43 PM
I love that her daughter said she is well preserved, like a good pickle.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | October 29, 2016 at 01:46 PM
Gin and tonic is one of my favorite drinks. It was also one of W.C. Fields. I always loved his quote;" I had a woman drive me to drink and I never had the decency to thank her".
Posted by: Le Petomane | October 29, 2016 at 02:01 PM
It was mother's milk to her - Liza, My Fair Lady
Posted by: Bill Hudgins | October 29, 2016 at 02:14 PM
NC, that's WHY she drinks. No complications or memories.
Posted by: funny man | October 29, 2016 at 02:30 PM
Gin and Squirt.
Anyone remember grapefruit Squirt?
Posted by: ImNotDave | October 29, 2016 at 03:16 PM
In his late 90's George Burns was asked how many cigars and martinis he smoked and drank a day, and he said, "about six." He was then asked what his doctor said about that. Burns replied, "He's dead."
Posted by: pogo | October 29, 2016 at 05:03 PM
Also, redundancy. And firing judi as often as needed.
Posted by: padraig | October 29, 2016 at 05:12 PM
Didn't Douglas Adams have something to say about gin and tonics?
Posted by: 655321 | October 30, 2016 at 02:49 AM
It's from the Suffolk Gazette, a parody site. And they just killed her off. http://www.suffolkgazette.com/news/mabel-jackson-death/
Posted by: Molson | October 30, 2016 at 09:15 AM