George Washington would be 290 if he were alive today

[Pats]

Does anyone else get tired of hearing how old everyone would be if they were still living?

 

[Nervous Rex]

If their hypothetical age is still within a reasonable lifespan, then I don’t mind it. It can take a figure that you think just belongs to history and bring them to the present. But anything beyond that just seems silly.

My favorite reference to deceased celebrities is:

Do you know what <Famous Person> would be doing if they were alive today? Desperately clawing at the inside of their coffin.

 

[Kalinychta]

It’s all very gruesome to imagine, too. A 290-year-old man would be scary as hell to look at.

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

Actually I find it fascinating. I like to know these kinds of things. The thing that annoys me slightly is "what they would be doing" if they were alive today. Sometimes heroes die in their prime, and they might have lived out mundane lives once the battle was over. It's best to honor them in their most glorious time, than to speculate on what they may be doing today.

 

[OkRad]

So tired of it that i almost didn't click on the link! Your post really made your point

 

[Sherlock77]

@Pats Good to see you post again, I could be wrong but haven't seen your name much lately...

Back to the topic -

There will always be mystique over those who died young (especially when they are famous names), but it is true that in some cases (many cases?) that person will fade into anonymity...

 

[Pats]

@Pats Good to see you post again, I could be wrong but haven't seen your name much lately...

Back to the topic -

There will always be mystique over those who died young (especially when they are famous names), but it is true that in some cases (many cases?) that person will fade into anonymity...

My sister does it a lot - my mom would be..... Granny would be...... Well, they're not - they didn't make to whatever. I don't know why it bothers me. I don't mind hearing how many years it's been since their death, so I don't know why how old someone would be today I do mind.

Thanks for making me feel welcomed back. Been a year, at least - health issues. But glad to talk to you again.

 

[Tom]

He'd look like a raisin by now though.

 

[Fino]

This post is hilarious.

 

[Kalinychta]

George is alive in our hearts. I wonder what sort of condition he’s in in his coffin. Might his bones still be intact?

 

[GrownupGirl]

I remember not long ago a children's book about George's birthday was published but it quickly got yanked off the shelves since it was basically about one of his black slaves and his daughter happily making him a cake. What is up with that? Making a book like that in the first place in this day and age, I mean?