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submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

It's stunning how many people seem to forget that there are other countries on the planet that use dollars and weren't involved in Vietnam. No, I'm not making an assumption. The person who posted this is Canadian.

Y'all really need to take a step back and reflect a little bit.

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[–] [email protected] 130 points 4 days ago (6 children)

That's... Dying at 54 years of age?

[–] [email protected] 60 points 4 days ago
[–] [email protected] 33 points 4 days ago (4 children)

and the problem is where? I'm here for a good time not a long time

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 days ago (2 children)

You can still be happy in your 50s and beyond.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Teach me this skill.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

At least until 72 or so. After that it's iffy.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Eh, my parents are pretty happy in their 70s. They still go skiing, travel a ton, etc. Stay active and your 70s can be quite pleasant.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago

Made me think of this Irish toast:

"Here's to a long life, and a merry one
A quick death, and an easy one
A pretty girl, and an honest one
A cold beer - and another one"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Ideally also long.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 days ago

Did he fucking stutter

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

Dying at 54 means you can also live in the bliss of eating red meat, drinking, and ripping cigarettes every day after your 20s.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

This.

You can push it back to 1944 if you're in the US, the war wouldn't have impacted you much. You could even push it back to 1940, but there may be some depression era nutrition issues.

That bumps 2001 up to 57. Honestly go for a few more years and retire before '08 and die in 2019 before covid at age 75

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why die before COVID? COVID was honestly kinda okay, if you're a home body type. I played so many video games, it was glorious.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Being 75 puts you in the choking to death from covid range, no fun.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

Looking at the stats, I'd take my chances.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

As God intended.