Hum Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Eugenie Blanchard, considered the world's oldest person, died Thursday at 114, news agencies reported. Blanchard was born in February 1896, the sixth of 13 children, on the French Caribbean island of Saint-Barthelemy, but moved to Curacao and became a nun in 1920, according to Le Figaro. She was known by the nickname Douchy, a Dutch creole word translated "Sweets," because she often gave children candy to bribe them into religious studies, AFP reported. Blanchard returned to Saint-Barthelemy at age 60 and had lived in a nursing home for the past 30 years. She was blind and unable to speak for several years but was not on any medications, according to Le Figaro. more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ci7 Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 i wander if i can get to love as long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiagosilva29 Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 i wander if i can get to love as long. Ask Mephistopheles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylar0 Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 Douchy :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clotz2000 Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 Douchy :laugh: hehe, yeah I had to laugh at that, I would hate that nickname... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADSfull Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 Douchy :laugh: Bag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 Bag? Towards the end I bet :x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCA Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 Yeah i heard about this on the news. amazing how long some people can live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted November 7, 2010 Member Share Posted November 7, 2010 It seems every few months we get a thread about the oldest person in the world dying. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted November 7, 2010 Author Share Posted November 7, 2010 It seems every few months we get a thread about the oldest person in the world dying. :p That's because the 'oldest' person, once identified, the Grim Reaper moves in ... :shiftyninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftas Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 she often gave children candy to bribe them into religious studies So wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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