# (Possibly) Oldest Animal in World Dies

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-oldest-animal-in-world-dies/349795>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 24, 2006, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-oldest-animal-in-world-dies/349795 "2006-03-24T23:13:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-oldest-animal-in-world-dies/349795/21 "2006-03-25T20:37:57Z")

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> [@RickJay](#):
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> They found his diary. An excerpt follows:
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> January 25, 1846
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> Hot today. Ate some leaves today.
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> January 26, 1846
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> Hot again. Ate some more leaves.
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> January 27, 1846
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> Hot today. Had leaves. One stem.
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> January 28, 1846
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> Slightly cooler. Ate leaves today.

“If I could talk to the animals… I **wouldn’t!** They’re fucking \*\*animals, \*\* for God’s sake. What could they possibly have to say to me?” - Dennis Miller

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**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-oldest-animal-in-world-dies/349795/22 "2006-03-26T02:48:51Z")

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> [@Eve](#):
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> Whew, what a relief, I saw the thread title and got all worried about Cher . . .

Me? I thought it was going to be about [Abe Vigoda](http://www.abevigoda.com/).

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