Thursday, May 21, 2009

Lionel Ritchie: I'm watching Lionel Ritchie on the Tonight Show. I probably haven't seen him for twenty years, and he doesn't look a day older. Do black folks ever age? Liz Lemon was right on 30 Rock when she said that whites cannot tell the age of black people. Strange how many older blacks look so good, but have a low life expectancy.
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  1. Anonymous7:48 PM

    Asian women seem to age very well. Some of them remain remarkably young-looking well into their 60's.

    Peter

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