re: Inside Rural Corner of America - Cajun Life

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That one guy who looked 65-70 at 0:22 said his grandfather was in the Civil war. That's not even possible. Say he's 70 + 70 (parents waited until 35 each), that's 140. That'd be 1884 today. If he's 70 today, and say youngest born to be in Civil war was 15 years old, that means born in 1864-15 is 1849. 2024-70 is 1954. 1954-1849 is 105. His grandfather would have to be 105 years older than him.

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70 year olds sometimes make up their own little truths, is what I’m noticing as I get older.
I wouldn’t get too hung up on it.