# Happy 100th Birthday, Grandma! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 20, 2003, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-100th-birthday-grandma/169729 "2003-04-20T00:09:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-100th-birthday-grandma/169729/1 "2003-04-20T00:09:23Z")
A year ago, I posted [this thread,](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=110616) regarding my great-grandmother’s 99th birthday. Well folks, she made it another year. Today is her 100th birthday. I’m amazed. I’m related to a centegenarian. I’m a direct descendant of a woman who has lived the entire twentieth century. My children will remember their _great-great grandmother,_ and they will remember that she loved them. Happy 100th Birthday, Grandma. You’re a remarkable woman, and I hope that I am loved as much as you are. Your loving great-granddaughter, Cristi ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-100th-birthday-grandma/169729/2 "2003-04-20T00:17:45Z")
How wonderful that you also have a centegenarian grandmother, Cristi! My grandmother recently celebrated her 102nd birthday, and she’s a real treasure! Can you imagine how much different the world is today from when our grandmothers were young??? ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-100th-birthday-grandma/169729/3 "2003-04-20T00:38:18Z")
How fortunate you are, to be able to have someone with such a rich history in your life. And how fortunate you are to appreciate it. Happy Birthday to your great-grandmother, Cristi. ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-100th-birthday-grandma/169729/4 "2003-04-20T00:52:23Z")
Happiest of Birthday’s to GreatCristiGramma!!! Genetics being what they are, you DO realize that you are probably in for a long life yourself? Better ask your gran for tips on how to survive all the changes…like SHE has gone through. She must be an absolutely amazing woman, and I envy you her. My Love, Cheri ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-100th-birthday-grandma/169729/5 "2003-04-20T01:01:48Z")
Go Granny, go Granny, go Granny go! ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-100th-birthday-grandma/169729/6 "2003-04-20T01:31:18Z")
Cool! Hurray for your Grammy!!! I hope she goes for the record! ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-100th-birthday-grandma/169729/7 "2003-04-20T01:34:10Z")
Congratulations and happy birthday to your great-grandmother, **Persephone**. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-100th-birthday-grandma/169729/8 "2003-04-20T01:58:27Z")
Hurray, hurray, hurray! I love old people and their stories. Who did she vote for in the first election that allowed wimmen to vote? ---
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-100th-birthday-grandma/169729/9 "2003-04-20T02:16:44Z")
Congradulations on your Grandmother!! My grandmom (mamette, we called her) lived to be 100. She made it halfway to 101 before passing away less than a year ago. She was a fabulous painter. I have about 4 of her paintings, although my cousin has our generation’s favorite of hers. A partially nude showgirl looking behind her while the mirror is showing her boobies. She stayed pretty alert until her death. Only having been in a nursing home a few months. When she was in her 80’s, she got the idea of chasing the squirrels out of the backyard with a shotgun. She had killed six before the police arrived. She then hid in the garage. We all had a good laugh at her memorial service. Totally cool! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-100th-birthday-grandma/169729/10 "2003-04-20T02:36:59Z")
Happy birthday Grandma! You have a fine grand-daughter you know! May you have as many more as you want to. ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-100th-birthday-grandma/169729/11 "2003-04-20T03:02:58Z")
Happy 100, PersephoneCristi great-grandmama! Thanks for your GREAT great -grandaughter. A fine joy to the world! Yer blessed, Cristi, with knowing yer mama’s mama’s mama. That’s a treasure. ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-100th-birthday-grandma/169729/12 "2003-04-20T05:08:51Z")
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANNY!!! Er, perhaps I should’ve been quieter… ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-100th-birthday-grandma/169729/13 "2003-04-20T13:40:02Z")
Persephone, could you tell us about her life and what she thinks of things today?