Elizabeth Bolden dies at a record-breaking 116 years old.

December 13, 2006 2:15 PM

The world’s oldest person, died in a US nursing home at the age of 116 and 118 days on Monday. Born on August 15, 1890, Guinness World Records recognised Mrs Bolden as the oldest person in the world after the death in August of Maria Ester de Capovilla of Ecuador at 116 and 347 days. Mrs Bolden had 40 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren, 150 great-great grandchildren, 220 great-great-great grandchildren and 75 great-great-great-great grandchildren.
posted by geeknik (26 comments total)

double, duplicate - somebody got here first.
posted by punkbitch at 2:17 PM on December 13, 2006

Great, now the world doesn't have an oldest person anymore.
posted by Floydd at 2:17 PM on December 13, 2006 [1 favorite]

Search must be broke, because I looked for this before I posted. *shrug*
posted by geeknik at 2:18 PM on December 13, 2006

You do a search for "Oldest" and it's right there. This is getting old.
posted by Floydd at 2:18 PM on December 13, 2006

I bet the used to be runner up is throwing a party. Or planning their funeral, on of those.....
posted by IronLizard at 2:19 PM on December 13, 2006

on another note, i can't believe i became that guy who points out doubles so crassly. . . i hate that guy.
posted by punkbitch at 2:20 PM on December 13, 2006

You and me both, punkbitch. You and me both....
posted by Floydd at 2:20 PM on December 13, 2006

Oldest persons are our most precious natural resource.
posted by psmealey at 2:23 PM on December 13, 2006

she's so old she keeps dying
posted by matteo at 2:29 PM on December 13, 2006 [1 favorite]

SOON SHE SHALL RETURN AS ASTRO ZOMBIE 4!!
posted by Astro Zombie at 2:33 PM on December 13, 2006

Old people are our future.
posted by mazola at 2:34 PM on December 13, 2006

And I'll bet some of those grandchildren aren't so great, too.
posted by briank at 2:34 PM on December 13, 2006

Also, the World's Youngest Person was born recently.
posted by SBMike at 2:35 PM on December 13, 2006

Once people get past 75 they just taste like shoe leather. Logan's Run had it right.
posted by The Power Nap at 2:35 PM on December 13, 2006

Acutallu, matteo, she's so old, the Web 2.0 crowd's only learning about it now.
posted by Smart Dalek at 2:35 PM on December 13, 2006

Our top story tonight: Elizabeth Bolden is still dead.
posted by gigawhat? at 2:38 PM on December 13, 2006

The news of her death has been greatly underestimated.
posted by Astro Zombie at 2:39 PM on December 13, 2006

Yawn. Wake me up when she's been dead for 116 years.
posted by brain_drain at 2:43 PM on December 13, 2006

That is a shit load of living descendents.
posted by schwa at 2:43 PM on December 13, 2006

This woman saw the invention of the airplane, the radio, the television, the atomic weapon, and the Internet.

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posted by secret about box at 2:49 PM on December 13, 2006

If she collected Social Security for 51 years, she probably took in more than she ever made in salary. Good riddance to this parasite.
posted by psmealey at 2:54 PM on December 13, 2006

Hah! I beat you by two days.

She's still dead, dude! pwn3d!
posted by drstein at 2:59 PM on December 13, 2006

I like cookies.
posted by spock at 2:59 PM on December 13, 2006

I like coffee.
posted by thirteenkiller at 3:02 PM on December 13, 2006

In other news, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.
posted by spock at 3:04 PM on December 13, 2006

At least Peyer Boyle is still ...

Oh, crap.
posted by Astro Zombie at 3:06 PM on December 13, 2006