Arles, France, August 3, 1997

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Arles, France, August 3, 1997

Alan G. Archer — 1/18/2007 3:00:58 PM (archived)

Jeanne Calment was still going strong at age 122 years, 163 days. She passed away the next day.

So much for socialized medicine. Just think how much longer she would have lived if she were an American.

;-)

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Anybody else think it's ironic that Castro is dying from crappy medical care? - TB - 1/18/2007 3:58:53 AM
- re: Anybody else think it's ironic that 41 million citizens of the richest country in the world don't have health insurance? (n/t) - Laurie Street - 1/18/2007 6:38:46 PM
  - Thank you Laurie - Lindy - 1/19/2007 1:39:26 AM
    - Don't need to spit. - TB - 1/19/2007 7:13:57 PM
      - "What's that about?" - Lindy - 1/20/2007 1:00:03 AM
        
        Don't remind me about tax time. - TB - 1/20/2007 3:23:16 AM
  - Are 41 million going without needed medical care? - FrankC - 1/18/2007 7:48:32 PM
    - Nope, but it's not efficient. - azstrummer - 1/18/2007 10:17:50 PM
      - McDonalds is efficient. Would you like Heart bypass surgery with your McChicken Sandwich? (n/t) - Scott Evil - 1/22/2007 3:04:50 PM
      - Yep. They only get emergency care. Cruel, sort of like war, huh. (n/t) - Bowser - 1/18/2007 11:16:36 PM
      - Inefficient is a word often associated with national health care programs - FrankC - 1/18/2007 11:00:48 PM
        
        re: Inefficient is a word often associated with national health care programs - azstrummer - 1/19/2007 7:39:30 PM
        
        I'll pass on that - FrankC - 1/19/2007 8:41:05 PM
        
        Gee Frank........... - Lindy - 1/22/2007 12:02:35 AM
        
        If wishes were horses... - FrankC - 1/22/2007 1:48:43 AM
        
        "What I desire..." - TB - 1/19/2007 11:15:05 PM
        
        re: "What I desire..." - gbaikie - 1/21/2007 3:53:13 AM
        
        What happened? - FrankC - 1/20/2007 1:42:39 AM
        
        I think you misread - azstrummer - 1/19/2007 10:04:32 PM
        
        The only ones who understand American healthcare are American conservatives? - alcaray - 1/19/2007 7:11:31 PM
        
        Is that what I said or just the way you perceive what I said? (n/t) - FrankC - 1/19/2007 7:58:48 PM
        
        What you said: - alcaray - 1/19/2007 8:34:58 PM
        
        So everyone in America is a radical leftist dreamer or a conservative? (n/t) - FrankC - 1/19/2007 8:43:24 PM
        
        Were you not refering to the "leftists" in this thread? Or were you bringing an uninvolved group of people into the discussion? (n/t) - alcaray - 1/19/2007 8:47:20 PM
        
        If the shoe fits, anyone is free to wear it but.... - FrankC - 1/19/2007 10:05:03 PM
        
        You responded to Raoul. Can I assume that he was the European you referred to? - alcaray - 1/22/2007 3:28:14 AM
        
        I guess you mean Laurie - FrankC - 1/23/2007 6:38:08 AM
        
        re: I guess you mean Laurie - Laurie Street - 1/23/2007 5:10:08 PM
        
        Anecdotal - FrankC - 1/23/2007 7:18:38 PM
  - Ironic, no. Par for the course, yes. - Fox - 1/18/2007 6:57:05 PM
- 80 years old? Smokes cigars? Drinks like a fish? - Robert - 1/18/2007 5:19:49 AM
  - Seriously, speaking of irony - Robert - 1/18/2007 5:39:52 AM
- I do. Apparently he didn't follow advice. Friends who have visited Cuba - - - - Bowser - 1/18/2007 4:47:16 AM
  - Good ol' Bowser. - TB - 1/18/2007 5:27:08 AM
    - Arles, France, August 3, 1997 - Alan G. Archer - 1/18/2007 3:00:58 PM
      - "Well into her hundreds she drank a glass of port before lunch and another before dinner." - Lindy - 1/18/2007 4:57:36 PM
        
        Reservatrol - azstrummer - 1/18/2007 10:22:41 PM
        
        LOL - Lindy - 1/19/2007 1:43:44 AM

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