Category Archives: Strange Human Conditions

Age ain’t nuthin’ but a number (In this case, it’s 116).

by funklord

Way before the Funk Freedom Press was founded, the ole Funklord had an obsession with the world’s oldest people.  I fine it absolutely fascinating that in the past few years, there has been so much movement and change in the “World’s Oldest Person” category.

Currently topping the ranks is adorable Besse Cooper, born in 1896 in Tennessee, just some 50 years after the Civil War.  She was 50 years removed from Lincoln, 33 when the Stock Market crashed, and was 64 when Kennedy was elected.  Telegraph/Telegram/Telephone/Smartphone.  I wish I could get an hour with her.  One hour to ask her to briefly gloss over her 116 years of life.   In this youth obsessed society we forget how important our senior generations are.  They have lived through it all, they have seen it all.  They are living history.  How have her feelings changed?  How have her values changed?

I could go on and on.  Read the article.  It has some interesting stuff on World records as well.

American Mummy

by funklord

The preserved body of a diver was found in Lake Michigan off of Wisconsin.  Apparently the lack of oxygen and the near freezing temperatures preserved the body for 13 years.  How crazy is that?

It’s no secret I am scared of sharks, and the unknown monsters of the deep.  I have to say, that if I was diving, and a skeletal face appeared from the murky depths, or worse yet, if that face still had thirteen year old dead skin clinging to it zombie style, i would have vacated my bowels and went screaming all the way to the surface.

Full article Here.

There is someting in the air…oh its excess radiation

by funklord

I love this story for a few reasons:  Number one, it’s local, number two it’s ridiculous,but number three I think she’s right.  There is a woman in Santa Monica CA that is suing the city of Santa Monica for the newly installed Smart Meters that she claims are making her sick.  Briefly, these meters have a constant wifi signal coming out of them that you can use to charge them with your phone, as well as detecting when the space is empty so the meter can restart.  That last one is completely bush.  You paid for that time, no matter who is in the spot.

Nonetheless, I think she is right to sue because all this excess radiation is out of control, however 1.7 Billion is so ludicrous I don’t even know where to start.  That’s sums up California perfectly:  Great ideas with brainless execution.