Woman, 104, forced to lie about age on Facebook
GROSSE POINTE SHORES, Mich. (AP) - Marguerite Joseph can be forgiven for lying about her age on Facebook.
The 104-year-old Michigan woman's granddaughter says Joseph is unable to list her real age on the social media site.
Gail Marlow says when she tries inputting her grandmother's birth year as 1908, Facebook changes it to 1928. So for the past two years, the Grosse Pointe Shores centenarian has remained 99 - online, anyway.
Joseph is legally blind and can't hear well, but Marlow reads and responds to all of her Facebook messages.
Marlow tells WDIV-TV she "would love to see" Joseph's real age displayed on Facebook and chalks up her inability to do so to "a glitch in the system."
A Facebook official did not immediately respond to a message Wednesday seeking comment.
The 104-year-old Michigan woman's granddaughter says Joseph is unable to list her real age on the social media site.
Gail Marlow says when she tries inputting her grandmother's birth year as 1908, Facebook changes it to 1928. So for the past two years, the Grosse Pointe Shores centenarian has remained 99 - online, anyway.
Joseph is legally blind and can't hear well, but Marlow reads and responds to all of her Facebook messages.
Marlow tells WDIV-TV she "would love to see" Joseph's real age displayed on Facebook and chalks up her inability to do so to "a glitch in the system."
A Facebook official did not immediately respond to a message Wednesday seeking comment.
I'm always afraid somebody will steal my identities.
"The dream of the '20s is alive on Facebook..."
Really? But but... facebook has wonderful programmers... how could this happen?
/sarcasmn
You'd think that after having record profits and paying NO taxes, they'd have the money to hire a couple programmers that have graduated gradeschool.
@Peregrine Cuts into the hookers and blow.
It didn't mention her relationship status.
@Kushfan Here are some photos of the snow in your old 'hood today:
http://www.azcentral.com/photo/24801
@WendyTeagarden I saw that.  We had the storm a day before it hit you guys.  I hope everyone made it through OK.
@Kushfan I hope YOU viewing it doesn't cost me $10.00
C'mon. Â I'm good for it. Â I'd rather owe you than cheat you out of it.
@Kushfan   cougar
Yet on half the on-line site that have a drop-down for the age start at 2012 as the year of birth!
First world problems. How or why is this NEWS? Is the midweek slow for tangible news?
@axpman if you look at where it is listed - it is in the Offbeat section
Young people don't consider getting old. Plus think of all the space they will save by only having 2 digits on the server rather than 3.
I wasn't aware that Facebook could take 20 yeras off of my life. Maybe I'll sign up.
@WendyTeagarden  But then you wouldn't be a cougar.Â
@Kushfan @WendyTeagarden "Cougar" has no age restrictions. Â
@Kushfan  I 'll run over to Scottsdale and see what they look like
@WendyTeagarden Start using facebook and see if you don't get your wish.
@WendyTeagarden Yeras young as you feel!
@swimbad ...not today. It's time for my nap already.
@Kymberlie2873 @WendyTeagarden @swimbad From now on, every year, you're the new 29.
Seriously, I played music at a guy's 40th birthday, three years in a row. People came back who had totally forgotten they'd been to his 40th 2 years previously.
@WendyTeagarden @swimbad I just turned 40. Wonder if it will make me a 20 year old again? Oh the things I could do with what I know now! Wendy, I hear you on the nap.  For some reason, I seem to sleep better during naps then I do at night. :)Â