Cumming woman turns 102

[The Straight Story]

Cumming woman turns 102


Cumming — Ruth Rockwell, who turned 102 Sept. 4, has seen a lot in her days on this Earth: Two World Wars, women's suffrage, the atomic bomb, civil rights, space travel ... the list goes on and on.

But there are still things that surprise her every new morning. Mostly all that technology we take for granted.

"It's the modern gadgets. Most kindergartners know more about technology than I do," she said. "I'd have to go back to school to learn."

Children and learning are apt topics for Rockwell, who taught for 47 years before hanging it up in the 1970's. Born in 1907 in Camptown, Pa., she attended what was then called "normal school" — or a college for teachers meant to establish standards or norms in the field — and began teaching at 19.

She had 30 students in eight grades in her one-room school house. It was a one-woman operation, to be sure.

http://www.northfulton.com/Articles-c-2009-09-04-179271.114126-sub_Cumming_woman_turns_102.html

could.not.resist.urge to post

[HughBeaumont]

1. Bust out the paddles!

:spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank:

[htuttle]

2. Well. That's probably why shes's lived to be 102

[ddeclue]

9. For the clueless out there Cumming is a town in GEORGIA.

:eyes:

[Pangolin2]

18. Yeah but it's a little worrisome that it's right on Atlanta's water supply.

:eyes:
:rofl:

[rug]

21. Cumming Georgia?

[RebelOne]

99. Yep, that's the name. It's just down the road from me

here in Woodstock, GA.

[spanone]

10. i was thinking the same...filthy minds think alike

[d_b]

23. lols

[MineralMan]

3. Your pathetic attempt at crude humor aside,

this woman would be very interesting to talk to.

[xultar]

4. That's out by me. Happy B-Day.

[BurtWorm]

5. That has GOT to be a record.

:patriot:

[Toasterlad]

24. Definitely.

[MineralMan]

38. What must be a record? Being 102 years old?

Not at all. We have lots of centenarians in the USA. Living in Cumming, GA? Nope. There are many fine people living in Cumming, GA. So what is it that must be a record? I'm confused.

[Barack_America]

6. A "one-woman operation, to be sure"?

You go girl!

[rug]

7. Better than eating yogurt.

[Solly Mack]

8. was that all in one session?

:D

[seabeyond]

11. could.not.resist.urge ... of course not. why should you? restraint.... nah

dna made you do it

[MineralMan]

12. And nevermind that Cumming, GA is a legitimate city.

No, the cheap shot is always worth a few elbow jabs and sly chuckles.

I've been through Cumming, GA. I wish I had stopped and chatted with Ruth. She sounds like someone who would have lots of good stories to tell.

But, hey...let's make an off-color joke. That's what DU is all about, after all....

Feh!

[seabeyond]

14. exactly. legitimate, but had to make crude on a female. and an old female one would think

could at least be afforded respect. if not for females as a whole.

yea for you.

me too. i like old people, stories to be told.

damn, on edit... i am working on old, lol lol. was thinking myself not quite my age. lol. but then, 102 is old to my 47

[MineralMan]

19. It's even old to my 64.

I had the great pleasure of being at my wife's grandmother's 100th birthday party. It was held in her nursing home.

Oddly enough, most everyone ignored her, so I grabbed a chair and sat down next to her. "Are you going to get me some cake and a cup of coffee, young man?" she asked. I did, and the nice orderly knew just how she liked her coffee. I brought it back, then chatted with her for about 15 minutes, asking for stories about my mother-in-law when she was a girl.

She died the next year, but I still have those stories. I occasionally pull one out to embarrass my MIL. WooHoo!

[seabeyond]

22. ah. i love it. amazing how they disappear in group.

something about in laws.... in 90's grandma, everyone took turns sittin next to, and standing around the woman. she was a pleasurre. and man.... she said whatever she wanted. a canjun woman. i loved her. and in this pc uptight family, i would laugh and enjoy her so.

[MineralMan]

13. Let's analyze this, OK?

A woman who lives in Cumming, GA, celebrates her 102nd birthday. She was a teacher for almost 50 years.

Yeah...that is certainly grounds for a crude pun on the name of her town. You betcha. And General Discussion is such a perfect place to post such a crude pun. On DU, too. Yup, you've come up with a real winner OP with this one.

I hereby award your OP the "Post To Be Completely Ignored of The Day" award for 9/8/09.

Congratulations!

:sarcasm:

[seabeyond]

15. thumbs up to your post. nt

[Toasterlad]

26. Lighten Up, Francis.

[MineralMan]

31. That's OK. I'll decide for myself how to react. But, hey, thanks

for your suggestion.

[JeffR]

27. Might want to take your complaint to northfulton.com

since it's their headline.

[MineralMan]

30. It was their headline. A Cumming woman turned 102.

How is that funny? Town's named Cumming. She's a woman. She turned 102 years old. Where's the humor?

[yawnmaster]

42. many reasons, not the least is the play on words. much humorful...

did you loose your sense of humor?
if not then maybe you should loosen up.

[MineralMan]

44. Did I "loose" my sense of humor?

Nope. And I can even spell "lose." I think it's pretty damned funny that people can't. Mostly, it's freepers who can't spell "lose," though. I rarely see that funny mistake here. Bwahaha! ROFL!

[yawnmaster]

46. LOL!!! you did lose it!! the "loose" was a play on words...

specifically, the common misspelling of lose. You should have known that by the next line that says to loosen up if its not loose already!! Geeze...if I have to explain it, you really do need to loosen up and look for the humor in life.

[yawnmaster]

37. I completely agree that this should be ignored...oh crap...too late. eom

[MineralMan]

39. Very clever. Let me ask: Do you find this story amusing

for some reason. Could you explain what's funny about a woman in Cumming, GA living to be 102 years old? I'm afraid I don't see the source for the humor. Perhaps you can explain.

[yawnmaster]

41. ahhhh...I see. the humor is in the title of the headline, it has nothing ...

to do with the woman, herself.
Cumming is often used as a word meaning orgasm ( sometimes spelled coming or cuming, but it doesn't matter).
Now look at the headline, cumming woman turns 102.
One might think... what does orgasm have to do with turning 102? is that why she has survived so long?
And then further...how does someone know she is having an orgasm on her birthday?

you see, absurdity is often humorous, as is sexual humor, as are puns, and the headline is definitely a pun.

[MineralMan]

47. Hmm...I don't see it. Perhaps it's because I know Cumming.

I've been through it. It's pretty small, as towns go, but kind of nice, overall.

Do you know the other definition of the word "cum?" I'll bet you don't. Look it up. You can use Google. I wouldn't suggest doing an image search, though.

The thing is...DU has The Lounge. That's where juvenalia and other such nonsense generally belongs. I'd not have even commented on this thread if it were in the Lounge, where it belongs.

[MineralMan]

53. There's a special section on DU for absurdist humor.

It's called The Lounge. General Discussion is not that place. Had this thread been placed in The Lounge, I would not have commented. The OP knows where The Lounge is.

Crude sexual humor belongs where crude sexual humor is normally found on this site...not here.

[yawnmaster]

65. This is very mild. It isn't crude. You wouldn't comment in the lounge but..

about of the third of the over 60 responses are yours! geeeeze.

I would expect this to get locked for becoming a sex thread or moved, but at least GD got a taste of humor,
and because of your description, a very small taste of Cumming....GA.

[Canuckistanian]

84. For "Post To Be Completely Ignored of The Day"....

You seem to be paying an inordinate amount of attention to it.

[BurtWorm]

95. 'Life is far too important to be taken seriously'

Words of wisdom.

;-)

[MineralMan]

16. Oh, yeah...I forgot...

How's that frat initiation going this year? Got all the pledges drunk and naked yet?

You scamps, you...

[Pangolin2]

17. I sure respect her sense of priorities.

:D
:rofl:
:evilgrin:

[MineralMan]

20. And I disrespect your pathetic sense of humor.

How's that?

[Toasterlad]

25. Maybe Sting Is Onto Something With That Tantric Business...

[seabeyond]

28. the shriveled penis brigade. vulgar to a 102 yr old women. yawl feel like men now?

could you be any more pathetic

[TexasObserver]

35. Your comments are a personal attack.

Would you find "the talking vagina brigade" an acceptable term, and would you find the term acceptable if referring to your posts?

You are personally attacking those who find humor in the headline.

[MineralMan]

40. Actually, they are not a personal attack. They are an observation.

That observation is well-borne-out by the juvenile snickering going on in this thread. I've been trying to get someone to tell me what is amusing about a 102 woman in Cumming, Georgia. Perhaps you can explain it to me. I think it's great when someone lives to that age and is still able to carry on a conversation. I think it's terrific that someone spent almost 50 years teaching children. I imagine she has some fascinating stories to tell.

So, what is it that you find amusing here?

[TexasObserver]

45. Actually, they are a personal attack.

You cannot stand the fact that everyone on the thread doesn't agree with you and your reaction. You think it's appalling for whatever personal reasons you have, and because you think it's appalling, you feel an overwhelming need to denigrate those who have a sense of humor.

You have let your disdain for the headline be known. You have let known your disdain for all who don't see it your way. Calling people names and insulting them is against the rules.

[MineralMan]

48. The Lounge. Perhaps you've heard of it.

[TexasObserver]

49. I never go there. Why don't you tell them I said hello?

[MineralMan]

54. More's the pity.

[seabeyond]

50. lighten up. it is funny. lost sense of humor. really.... this is all about being crude about

gender body and all.

just a joke... ha ha ha

[TexasObserver]

52. Since when is grandma getting her bell rung crude?

[seabeyond]

55. you know

you want to be taken seriously at male slight and all for the vulgarity to women. and a 102 yr old woman.

[TexasObserver]

62. Your lack of a sense of humor is tragic.

Your getting the vapors doesn't move me.

[seabeyond]

64. and your hypocrisy is remembered. nt

[TexasObserver]

71. Again, with the personal attacks.

I have no idea what you're talking about, and don't want you to further denigrate this thread with some fuzzy memory you have of something I once may have written on some thread somewhere here, that you THINK is incongruous with your current perception.

[seabeyond]

73. bah haha. guys laughing at 102 woman cumming and you say i DENIGRATE the thread

you are funny

[TexasObserver]

78. Assuming we WERE actually laughing about a 102 year old woman orgasming, so what?

I'm pretty sure you aren't speaking for the 102 year old woman, who isn't dead yet, as you seem to imply. If she's still breathing, why wouldn't she have an orgasm today?

[generous ginger]

100. ....

:rofl:

*One-a-day gazzes...for good health!*

[MineralMan]

56. Since the story had nothing to do with that at all.

The Lounge.

[yawnmaster]

36. hmmmm.... define pathetic eom

[seabeyond]

51. a bunch of adolescent boys joking about an 102 woman "cumming". nt

[MineralMan]

59. Now that seems an apt definition...by example.

Next, someone will post a photo of Helen Thomas, I suppose. Isn't that what they do over at that other site when someone mentions an old woman? Feh!

[yawnmaster]

66. if the above is your definition of pathetic, then....

yes, we definitely could get more pathetic.

[Canuckistanian]

29. That's the best way to turn 102

Thank you, tip your waitresses!

[undeterred]

74. Its the best way to celebrate 32!

[Stinky The Clown]

32. This thread title ought to rile up the resident Calvinists.

[spanone]

67. trust me, it already has

[Fire1]

33. I'm taking care of my great aunt who turned 102 in May!

It's becoming quite common, actually.

[TexasObserver]

34. Oh .... My .... God!!!

I'll bet she's thanking Jesus.

[MineralMan]

43. Oh, I finally get it. You all think the word cumming is an occasion

for juvenile mirth. Let's have a look at that word:

There was a Surgeon General of the United States with the name of Hugh S. Cumming, back in the 19th Century. That's pretty hilarious, huh?

Then, there's Alan Cumming, a Scottish actor. He's been fairly popular recently, appearing in films like X2. I don't think that was a comedy, though.

Of course, there's Cumming, GA, the location in the article. It's a small town, but is a county seat. It was named after William Cumming, who commanded the Northern Army in the War of 1812. That's really hilarious, don't you think?

Of course, Charles Cumming, the British spy novelist, isn't that well known over here, so he's not all that funny.

The Cumming Nature Center, in Naples, NY, though, is pretty amusing. It's 900 acres of nature preserve, in the Finger Lakes area. Get it -- Cumming....Finger. That's a real knee-slapper, huh?

I could go on, but I'm just laughing too hard at all these funny uses of the word. Sheesh...

Grow up, boys!

[DireStrike]

57. haha, you said "cumming"

:rofl:

[yawnmaster]

58. none of those are too funny, but "cumming woman turns 102", is a funny play. eom

[MineralMan]

61. It's not a play. It's a newspaper headline.

A perfectly sensible one, too.

[yawnmaster]

63. sensible AND funny!! eom

[spanone]

76. it is one of those headlines jay leno would use in his 'headlines' segment

...link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC1d8nQ_z9I

[seabeyond]

60. you said... ha ha ha... you... lol lol... you said.... cuuuummmming, lol lol lol lol

rofl. ha ha ha

damn

[ProdigalJunkMail]

68. allow me to waste some more bandwidth...

what the fuck is wrong with some people here?!? Cumming, GA is the town I live in. Why all the back and forth here??? damn...just damn...

sP

[yawnmaster]

69. Believe me, non of those finding humor in the headline have anything against Cumming, GA.

I expect it to be a nice place.
If people would visit they would pro ably find that they find Cumming enjoyable.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

83. i just don't get the pissed off reactions...

it is moderately funny...i have to explain it sometimes to people who are a little 'confused' when i say i live in cumming...there is a modicum of humor in it...but all of this back and forth is rough...let it be funny...and let it alone ... oh, wait, here i go wasting a few bites more...

sP

[burning rain]

70. That takes the sting out of turning 102,...

to turn 102 whilst doing that!

[TexasObserver]

72. You know we really need a poll.

A poll that is appropriate for GD.

"Is it ageist or sexist to think Grandma shouldn't be sexually gratified?"

We have an endless stream of commercials on every news channel promoting things to make grandpa's boner reappear. Assumedly, he's not just waving it around like a magic wand once inflated. Assumedly, he's using it to fruition.

So why can't grandma get her bell rung without it being offensive?

[yawnmaster]

77. I don't know why someone would think the joke offensive...

unless they thought that it is offensive for a 102 year old woman to have an orgasm...
or if they are just offended by sexual humor, no matter how mild.

[TexasObserver]

81. Exactly.

What is offensive about suggesting a 102 year old woman would have a sex drive and might satisfy it? Assuming otherwise is offensive. She's 102. She knows how to satisfy herself. She may be 102, but there may be moments in her mind when she's 22 again and lost in a passionate memory. I hope so.

[yawnmaster]

85. or maybe 40 was a better year then 22, or even 55 or 56...

she has many years to choose from if she so chooses.

[flvegan]

75. This thread's not gone well.

[The Straight Story]

79. Yeah, I see that. Oh well. Having a sense of humor is still a good thing to me

even if crude at times.

Just happened to be reading papers from other states (usnpl.com) to find interesting things to post here for folks and that article title sort of jumped out at me :)

After a day of bad news I needed a laugh. I still think it is funny. For those that don't, there is hide thread ;)

[CocoaBeachCoco]

82. Yes darling but there is a sense of humor and then there is vulgarity.

The trick is knowing the difference, dear!

[yawnmaster]

86. and an orgasm at 102 is vulgar????

then you are putting orgasms in the same class as farts, and with that I disagree.

[The Straight Story]

89. I know the difference

And sometimes, vulgar is funny. Different strokes for different folks. To those offended, sorry - was not meant for them :)

To those who got a chuckle, glad you smiled today.

[TexasObserver]

80. Any thread that causes sphincteriffic responses tends to do that.

Those who react negatively to such topics are endlessly amusing to those who don't have such limitations.

[yawnmaster]

88. to tell the truth, I have been as amused by the negative humor here...

as by the headline itself.

[Odin2005]

87. Is anyone editing news article titles before they embarrass people?

We have a small town in my area called Climax, MN, and occasionally becomes the butt of jokes because of poorly worded articles like "Woman dies from car crash in Climax".

[yawnmaster]

90. Ms Rockwell is embarrassed???

Now THAT is a huge assumption.

Unless you mean the people of Cumming, GA are embarrassed, which I also doubt is true.

[Odin2005]

91. No, the journalists and editors.

For not noticing how the wording could be misinterpreted in a sick way.

[yawnmaster]

92. SICK??? wow......er.....wow.....

vulgar...okay, I see it although don't fully agree.
base ... yes...it is base (farts, sex, etc.)
juvenile... possibly.

sick??? what is sick about it? being 102? having an orgasm? both together? or are all puns sick???

[Odin2005]

93. Sorry, "inappropriate in that context", better?

[yodoobo]

98. Maybe she is, maybe she isn't

But it certainly seems like a strong possibility that she might be.

I'm extremely openminded about many things sexual, but I know for a fact that if that headline was written about me, my friends and family would a good time with it.

At worst, it does seem unlikely that NO ONE in the entire town found it awkward, considering that quite a number in our small sample in this very thread do.

[spanone]

94. link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC1d8nQ_z9I

[kwassa]

96. it took that long??????

I've heard of having trouble reaching orgasm ....

[JVS]

97. People who think there is something funny about Cumming are all wet.

[generous ginger]

101. This tickles me...

in a good way;-)