This is the thread where I say "Happy Birthday" to...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/25/salustiano-sanchez-blazquez-worlds-oldest-man_n_3651467.html

The passing of an era -- the world's oldest man is now someone who was born in the 20th century, not the 19th. (There are still eight 19th-C women at the top of the list though.)

My grandmother's eldest, my mother's brother, turned 100 today. Not doing well in mind or body, but he hit triple digits for what that's worth. That old Hankins longevity gene.

Wait ,how old was gramma when she had him, then?

Nineteen, a proper age for marryin' and childbearin' in Mississippi in 1915.

My grandmother's eldest, my mother's brother, turned 100 today. Not doing well in mind or body, but he hit triple digits for what that's worth. That old Hankins longevity gene.

― Phlegm Snopes (WilliamC), Tuesday, December 8, 2015 9:21 PM (one year ago)

Uncle Toby made it to 101 and a bit, but passed on a couple of days ago.