Comments on: Guinness Names 115-Year-Old Japanese Man World’s Oldest Person, Ignoring China’s 127-Year-Old Woman

By: P.

P. — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:37:01 +0000

That doesn’t make any sense. If you’re going to insult someone, at least be clever about it.

By: Jonathan Alpart

Jonathan Alpart — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 02:56:02 +0000

Weird, indeed. The only explanation I can think of is that they are all dumber than you.

By: P.

P. — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 02:11:43 +0000

There you have it folks: Corn, potatoes, no injections and Chairman Mao—the secrets to longevity.

Snark aside, what a creepy video. Weird how many of these relics praise the Great Helmsman despite the fact that their little corner of Guangxi was hit particularly hard during the Mao Era, from reports of cannibalism during the Great Leap Forward to open warfare between rivaling Red Guard factions during the Cultural Revolution.