Britain's oldest man, 109: "I smoked till I was 70 and still enjoy a drink!"

wfgodot · Jan 8, 2013

'I smoked until I was 70 and still enjoy a drink!' Health tips from 109-year-old who has just become Britain's oldest man (Daily Mail)

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And Mr Tarrant says the secret to a long life is to enjoy vices as well as much as virtues.

'Stay active and stay interested,' he said.
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Hear, hear! More, with pictures, at the links

Mr Tarrant replaces as oldest man in Britain the Rev Reg Dean:

Britain's oldest man who lived through two world wars dies aged 110 (Daily Mail)

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When speaking to ITV Central in 2011, Mr Dean said there are three questions everyone should ask themselves.

These were 'who am I, why am I here and where am I going?'

He admitted that he didn't know the answers to any of them.
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badhorsie · Jan 8, 2013

I love hearing these stories which seem to defy all reason. My dad is 92, drinks a bottle of scotch/rum a day, plus beer. He still has an active social life and can walk briskly up a flight of stairs.

WOW 109 years, I wonder if all the telegraphs from HMQ are different?

Britain's oldest man, 109: "I smoked till I was 70 and still enjoy a drink!"

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