Superlatives are always risky. "Oldest man to come to the general widespread attention of the press" would be a safer description than "world's oldest man." There are places in the world where the western press does not pay any attention. There are places where birth records were not kept back then. Kind of like Pelican Rapids, MN, claims to have the world's largest statue of a Pelican. How do they know that some backwater town on the Yangtze River doesn't have a larger statue of a pelican? Maybe the guy who made that statue is 115 year old and still dances the mazurka every Juneteenth to celebrate the liberation of the slaves in the U.S. because his mother-in-law went to China after she was freed?
My endocrinologist figures that he'll live to 126. Given that 30 years ago he had the arteries of an 80 year old, and now has the arteries of a teenager, he may be realistic about this. If Allingham lived to 113 doing lots of things wrong, just consider what could be done with an excellent lifestyle and regenerative medical treatment. The current big killers can be largely avoided or repaired. The gap between medical possibility and common experience is widening due to poor lifestyle and destructive medical treatment. Now, where do I find these wild, wild women?
"cigarettes, whiskey and wild, wild women." Those are lyrics from an old country song which was pronounced more like Cigareeets,and a whusky ,and a wild wild wimmin. "Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women (Tim Spenccer) cho: Cigarettes, whiskey and wild wild women They'll drive you crazy, they'll drive you insane; Cigarettes, whiskey and wild wild women They'll drive you crazy, they'll drive you insane; Once I was happy and had a good wife I had enough money to last me for life Then I met with a gal and we went on a spree She taught me smokin' and drinkin' whiskee (CHORUS) Cigarettes are a blight on the whole human race A man is a monkey with one in his face; Take warning dear friend, take warning dear brother A fire's on one end, a fools on the t'other. (CHORUS) And now good people, I'm broken with age The lines on my face make a well written page I'm weavin' this story -- how sadly but true On women and whiskey and what they can do (CHORUS) Write on the cross at the head of my grave For women and whiskey here lies a poor slave. Take warnin' poor stranger, take warnin' dear friend In wide clear letters this tale of my end. (CHORUS) note: Records was titled Cigareets, Whuskey and Wild Wild Women recorded long ago by Red Ingles and the Natural Seven" Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women
200 years ago, the average lifespan was around 40 yrs. Now it's double that. Cavemen had lots of wild women - how long did they live?
