Weird 100-year-old celebrates her birthday by smoking 170,000th cigarette

[The Helper]

An iron-lunged pensioner has celebrated her 100th birthday by lighting up her 170,000th cigerette from a candle on her birthday cake.

Winnie Langley started smoking only days after the First World War broke out in June 1914 when she was just seven-years-old - and has got through five a day ever since.

She has no intention of quitting, even after the nationwide ban forced tobacco-lovers outside.

100-year-old celebrates her birthday by smoking 170,000th cigarette

An iron-lunged pensioner has celebrated her 100th birthday by lighting up her 170,000th cigerette from a candle on her birthday cake. Winnie Langley started smoking only days after the First World War broke out in June 1914 when she was just seven-years-old - and has got through five a day ever...

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Ghan]

Well, I can't really consider that a GOOD thing, but, I guess I'll say, "Congrats."

Though, what I REALLY want to know is how you could keep track of that for over 50 years.

 

[Hero]

Wow...she lived that long smoking..wierd

 

[Ghan]

> Wow...she lived that long smoking

Yes, that is surprising. A definite congrats on reaching 100, but I don't know about the cigarettes....

 

[WankerOne]

If you guys read the entire article you would see at the end that "she never inhaled"


thats like wearing a condom and and just reading a playboy......
pathetic....
what a disgrace to the true patrons of tobacco inhalation.

 

[monoVertex]

"she never inhaled"

Pfft... if I stay a few hours between smokers and inhale the smoke coming from them, my lungs would be actually more damaged than smoking without inhaling a day...

 

[Cheddar]

Winnie Langley started smoking when she was just seven-years-old

Which I'm surprised didn't kill her after 5 cigarettes a day.

By 13 she would have smoked over 6000 cigarettes. I'm proud to say I haven't, and I will not.

 

[Newbwc3]

> Wow...she lived that long smoking

Yes, that is surprising. A definite congrats on reaching 100, but I don't know about the cigarettes....

Not suprising, you hear about ppl living a long time doing damaging habits all the time.

 

[Ghan]

> you hear about ppl living a long time doing damaging habits all the time

How do you know what I hear and don't hear?

Either way, reaching 100 is great. I hope I get to live that long. Maybe longer the way medical technology is progressing....

 

[Zakyath]

It's a matter of luck I guess. Or, unluck in some cases..

 

[esb]

I wonder if people 100+ can like... move at all
but be boring... Being in the middle of a game and then suddenly... zZzZzZz

 

[Ninva]

Either way, reaching 100 is great. I hope I get to live that long. Maybe longer the way medical technology is progressing....

I believe it's decreasing... actually. Health issues, and such. Until we have another involving war or start working again our health wouldn't be all that great.

 

[H34DhUnT3r]

It's a matter of luck I guess. Or, unluck in some cases..

definitely..

 

[Demonwrath]

My grandfather will be turning 90 this year and he has smoked for at least 75% of his life.

Yet he is the healthiest and most active soon-to-be-90-year-old I have ever seen in my life.

Every summer he tends to his own garden, that is (from my perspective) 20' by 10' in size. And damn are his tomatoes good

 

[dagreek1212]

there will always be something to kill off the human race whether it be nazi's or the influenza epidemic

 

[The Helper]

Bumping for Great Justice. Surely she must be dead by now...