Happy 99th birthday, Betty White!
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CrystalRaindrops — 5 years ago(January 17, 2021 07:01 AM)
Betty White has all of her ducks in a row before her birthday this year. The beloved television icon is turning 99 on January 17 and said she is planning to spend it, at least in part, with two special feathered friends.
"The Golden Girls" actress spilled her animal-filled plans for the special day to Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday.
"What am I doing for my birthday?" White asked. "Running a mile each morning has been curtailed by COVID, so I am working on getting 'The Pet Set' rereleased, and feeding the two ducks who come to visit me every day."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/betty-white-birthday-age-ducks/
On aging & retiring
“Retirement is not in my vocabulary. They aren’t going to get rid of me that way.”
On surviving amid the COVID-19 pandemic: “I’m blessed with incredibly good health.” Also, White’s rep assured the public, “No one [is] permitted in [her home] except those who must” be there, noting she has “helpers who are great.” The rep added, “The virus is afraid of Betty!”
“The bottom line is … I don’t go around thinking, ‘Oh, I’m 90, I better do this or I better do that.’ I’m just Betty. I’m the same Betty that I’ve always been. Take it or leave it.”
Her secret to a long, happy and healthy life is the aforementioned vodka — and hot dogs, “probably in that order.”
Finally, “don’t take yourself too seriously,” she advised just days before her big B-day. “You can lie to others — not that I would — but you cannot lie to yourself … Turning 99 is no different than turning 98.”
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CrystalRaindrops — 5 years ago(January 17, 2021 07:12 AM)
I've been starting birthday threads for her since 2019 (
https://www.filmboards.com/board/t/Happy-97th-birthday,-Betty-White!-3239537/
and
https://www.filmboards.com/board/t/Happy-98th-birthday,-Betty-White!-3284761/
). Someday she will see at least one of my bday threads!
I just noticed, I said "Here's to 97 more" and "Here's to 98 more" in the older threads. I forgot to say it this year.
Here's to 99 more, Betty! -
MovieManCin2 — 5 years ago(January 18, 2021 08:28 AM)
Thanks, Crystal. I appreciate that. I always associate her with Betty White and a friend of mine who died at 92.
MAGA! FAFO!
Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder. 
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Steve Lake — 5 years ago(January 18, 2021 05:27 AM)
I think the most amazing thing about her turning 99 is how spry and alert she is.
When someone questioned her about that , her answer really surprised me.
She credited her fondness for double Anal throughout her 20's and 30's for both her longevity and alertness.
She just may be the second greatest Woman of all time.
The only poster who had his account banned 4 times without ever breaking any rules each of those times.
