Smoker Celebrates 100th Birthday by Lighting Up

By Alex in Health, World Records on Aug 29, 2007 at 2:52 am

A life-long smoker, Winnie Langley just celebrated her 100th birthday by smoking her 170,000th cigarette!

Winnie Langley started smoking only days after the First World War broke out in June 1914 when she was just seven-years-old – and has got through five a day ever since.

She has no intention of quitting, even after the nationwide ban forced tobacco-lovers outside.

Speaking at her 100th birthday party Winnie said: "I have smoked ever since infant school and I have never thought about quitting.

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L
Aug 29th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
What kind of parent lets their 7-year-old daughter take up smoking? They’re supposed to be playing with dolls, not lighting up!
Chris
Aug 29th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
And she does not fear cigarette fire hazard : her house if fireproofed with asbestos.
five_fingers
Aug 29th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
She should be carefull. Smoking will stunt her growth.
Jesse
Aug 29th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
And she is proud of this? Smoking is one of the most disgusting habits there is not to mention selfish with all the second-hand smoke and butts polluting our lungs and earth. Im sure she has added substantially to this problem with all of her 170,000 cigarettes… disgusting!
Ali
Aug 29th, 2007 at 6:49 pm
I’m not impressed at all. Cancer should’ve wiped her out decades ago. Or maybe I’m bitter that my own mother died of cancer and never smoked a day in her life.
aj
Aug 29th, 2007 at 10:25 pm
I don’t think its fair to hate all smokers because many litter, furthermore the idea that smoking is selfish is only a recent one.
I’m sure you wouldn’t give up a habit of 90+ years so easily just because it became socially unacceptable.
Coyote
Aug 30th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
I think making it illegal for liberals to breath should be the next move. It would certainly make the world alot better than forcing laws on people that nobody (said liberals withheld) wanted.
JC
Aug 31st, 2007 at 4:50 pm
Did you also know that kids could drive a car at age seven in certain parts of North America, if not all?

Sounds like some of you need to do your history and understand what the norm used to be. They didn’t think about smoking causing any problems. The doctors would smoke for crying out loud. Don’t act so stunned.
Jason
Nov 15th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Well wow isn’t she special? She’s an idiot. It’s the dumbest habit a person can take up,plain and simple.

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