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From Today's New York Post:

 

http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/59802.htm

 

Punching in the Death Calculator

 

Start with 79 (today's average life expectancy)

 

1. Gender?

 

Female = plus 1. Male = minus 2.

 

2. Do you have an annual physical exam?

 

Yes = plus 3. No = minus 3.

 

3. Grandparent lived to 85-plus?

 

Add 2 for each long-lived grandparent.

 

4. Do you volunteer on a weekly basis?

 

Yes = plus 2. No = minus 1.

 

5. Do you live alone?

 

Yes, minus 3. No, 0 points.

 

6. Are you able to laugh at, and learn from, your mistakes.

 

Yes = plus 1. No = minus 3.

 

7. Do you have a confidant who listens to your problems?

 

Yes = plus 1. No = minus 2.

 

8. Do you play puzzles and games?

 

Yes = plus 4. No = 0.

 

9. Daily aerobic exercise: swimming, jogging, biking?

 

Yes = plus 3. No = 0.

 

10. Eat balanced diet of fresh fruit, vegetables, whole grains?

 

Yes = plus 2. No = minus 3.

 

11. Do you smoke a pack of cigarettes daily?

 

Yes = minus 4. No = 0.

 

12. Live with, work with or have friends who smoke?

 

Yes = minus 1. No = 0.

 

13. Do you "yo-yo" on and off diet fads?

 

Yes = minus 5. No = 0 points.

 

14. Own an interactive pet (dog, cat)?

 

Yes = plus 2. Passive pet (goldfish) = plus 1.

 

15. Left-handed

 

Yes= minus 1. Right-handed = 0.

 

16. For every inch of your height that exceeds 5'8", minus six months.

 

17. Are you a religious person, and do you practice your faith?

 

Yes = plus 2. No = 0.

 

18. Two or more daughters?

 

Yes = plus 3. No = 0. (Daughters are elder caregivers).

 

19. Use stress management (meditation, quiet time, spa)?

 

Yes = plus 4. No = minus 3.

 

20. Walk to work?

 

Yes = plus 2. Ride to work? Yes = plus 1. Drive to work? Yes = minus 3.

 

21. Cosmetic surgery?

 

Minus 5 for each decade you have a procedure. Minus 1 for each additional procedure per decade.

 

22. Do you fear the uncertainties of growing old?

 

Yes = minus 2. No fear = plus 1.

 

23. Substance abuse?

 

Yes = minus 6. Shared use of substances = minus 3.

 

24. Sexual promiscuity (multiple partners, STD risks)?

 

Yes = minus 6. No = 0.

 

25. Engaged in long-term, relationship of trust and mutual respect?

 

Yes = plus 5. No = 0.

 

26. All friends same age as you?

 

Yes = minus 2. No = plus 1.

 

27. Written specific life goals and completion timeframes?

 

Yes = plus 1. No = 0.

 

28. Family history of cardiovascular or cancer prior to age 50?

 

Minus 2 per occurence.

 

29. Family history of obesity, diabetes, chronic depression?

 

Minus 2 per each occurence.

 

Your life expectancy is:

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From Today's New York Post:

 

http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/59802.htm

 

 

Your life expectancy is:

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55 :blush:

 

Screw it! If thats all I got I am damn sure going to live it up while I am here.

I'll probably die like that guy a year or so ago who kicked it while watching football on his hi def set with a beer in his hand. Sounds like ithat could be me!

I got 15 and a half years left, Yay!! :P

 

The other one gives me an extra 12 years though so maybe I can recover.

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I came up with 97, but that's only if the other drivers on I-595 cooperate.

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Hey, if most of them made it to 97, why not you?

 

What I like is the fact that grandparents dying due to accident lower your own life expectancy....

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