# When are you going to croak? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 1, 2002, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-you-going-to-croak/130405 "2002-10-01T15:12:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-you-going-to-croak/130405/41 "2002-10-03T07:47:40Z")
For an alternative opinion - try [The Death Clock](http://www.deathclock.com/). For hours of fun, you can download a screensaver and watch the seconds of your life tick away… Grim :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-you-going-to-croak/130405/42 "2002-10-03T09:37:45Z")
Ha! I shall bury you all! (well, except **Cougarfang** ) April 13, 2067 at the age of 95 years old. Cancer: 26% Heart Attack 19%Alien Abduction: 12% Homicide: 7% Horrible Accident: 7% ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-you-going-to-croak/130405/43 "2002-10-03T09:43:10Z")
Interestingly, poor penmanship appears to cut almost 4 months from your life expectancy. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-you-going-to-croak/130405/44 "2002-10-03T12:03:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sublight \* > \*\*Ha! I shall bury you all! > April 13, 2067 > at the age of 95 years old. > B] You are SUCH a liar **Sublight**. C’mon, admit it, you only got to 95 by sheer fibbing about your past escapades didn’t you? There is no way known you’ll get to 95…anyway, somebody’ll knock you off before that just for being a smart-arse. 😉 😃 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Deadly\_Nightlight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Deadly\_Nightlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadly_Nightlight)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-you-going-to-croak/130405/45 "2002-10-03T16:14:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Serendipity \* > \*\*According to The Spark, I’ll be leaving this world on July 17, 2051 at the ripe old age of 70. \*\* Hey thats my birthday:D ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-you-going-to-croak/130405/46 "2002-10-03T16:35:58Z")
March 4, 2058 93 years old That sounds about right. I have an aunt that will be 98 on her next birthday, and an uncle who just turned 96. Both of them are still very much in control of their faculties, and my uncle still swims everyday. ---
**Author:** ![airdisc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@airdisc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/airdisc)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-you-going-to-croak/130405/47 "2002-10-03T19:19:35Z")
Mark your calendar or Palm V. You can expect to die on: April 30, 2060 at the age of 73 years old. On that date you will most likely die from: Cancer (29%) Heart Attack (21%) Electrolysis (13%) I hope the crime of the century happens before then, so I get to read about it. ---
**Author:** ![FeFe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/919ad9/32.png) [@FeFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FeFe)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-you-going-to-croak/130405/48 "2002-10-03T19:50:43Z")
September 18, 2079 at the age of 95 years old. On that date you will most likely die from: Horrible Accident (26%) Drowning (17%) Contagious Disease (9%) Alcoholism (7%) Confusion (7%) Auto-Erotic Asphyxiation (7%) Cancer (6%) Heart Attack (5%) Snuggle Bear I dont like this test for one horrible accidents are what I want to fix and two most importanly I dont wanna live that much longer then you ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2002, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-you-going-to-croak/130405/49 "2002-10-04T01:10:10Z")
Actually, I was telling the truth. Admittedly, I’ve been on a fitness kick for the last few months, so the 95 result assumes that I’ll continue it for the next 65 years. So while it may be a long life, it won’t necessarily be a fun life. 😉 Of course, my family history gives me some hope. My ancestors who’ve avoided smoking, asbestos and Germans (lung cancer, starvation and bullet wounds seem to be the leading killers) have all been healthy well into their 90’s. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-you-going-to-croak/130405.md?page=2)