re: RIP Don Vito

Posted by TT9

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Posted on 11/15/15 at 2:23 pm to stout

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Is 59 really that short of a life?

with how long people are living today and the advances in medicine, i say yes.

Posted by Wally Sparks

Atlanta

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Posted on 11/15/15 at 2:40 pm to TheOcean

Posted by The Cool No 9

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Posted on 11/15/15 at 3:21 pm to stout

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Is 59 really that short of a life?

during the British industrial revolution probably not, in 2015, definitely

Posted by stout

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Posted on 11/15/15 at 3:48 pm to TT9

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ith how long people are living today and the advances in medicine, i say yes.

Average male lifespan in the USA is 76 so 59 is not that far off. He was a fat slob no doubt and it probably played some part but it's not like it had a dramatic effect for him to make it to 59. There have been deaths of pro athletes this year younger than him. I just think that 45'ish and under is a short life. 59...not as much.

BTW, your post is a myth. Humans don't live longer than they did 200 years ago. They just live longer on average and a lot of that has to do with wiping out infant deaths.

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the increase in life expectancy between 1907 and 2007 was largely due to a decreasing infant mortality rate, which was 9.99 percent in 1907; 2.63 percent in 1957; and 0.68 percent in 2007.

But the inclusion of infant mortality rates in calculating life expectancy creates the mistaken impression that earlier generations died at a young age; Americans were not dying en masse at the age of 46 in 1907. The fact is that the maximum human lifespan — a concept often confused with "life expectancy" — has remained more or less the same for thousands of years. The idea that our ancestors routinely died young (say, at age 40) has no basis in scientific fact.

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Posted by yellowfin

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Posted on 11/15/15 at 3:59 pm to stout

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Average male lifespan in the USA is 76 so 59 is not that far off.

I'd say it's pretty far off, he barely made 3/4 of an average lifespan.

Posted by OMLandshark

Member since Apr 2009

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Posted on 11/15/15 at 4:06 pm to stout

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BTW, your post is a myth. Humans don't live longer than they did 200 years ago. They just live longer on average and a lot of that has to do with wiping out infant deaths.

Posted by Tayday

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Member since Mar 2011

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Posted on 11/15/15 at 4:09 pm to Sellecks Moustache

I think Steve O has been sober for a couple years now, makes sense he looks better than Bam... who's gotta be off the wagon.

Posted by Old Money

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Posted on 11/15/15 at 4:10 pm to TheOcean

Being fat finally got to him. Viva LA Bam was dope

Posted by Ed Osteen

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Posted on 11/15/15 at 4:21 pm to TheOcean

Bam has been in really bad shape as of late

Posted by Ed Osteen

Member since Oct 2007

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Posted on 11/15/15 at 4:24 pm to Old Money

Viva la Bam was a money grab. If you want some good entertainment, look up the CKY videos. Young bam and Dunn were fricking hysterical together.

Posted by theGarnetWay

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Posted on 11/15/15 at 4:52 pm to Ed Osteen

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Viva la Bam was a money grab. If you want some good entertainment, look up the CKY videos. Young bam and Dunn were fricking hysterical together.

I remember 14 year old me was so excited for Viva La Bam because I thought it was going to be CKY - the TV show. I felt the 1st season wasn't too far off, but got worse as the season's progressed.

Still enjoyed the show though.