A tough old cattleman from Texas counseled his granddaughter that if she wanted to live a long life, the secret was to sprinkle a pinch of gun powder on her oatmeal every morning.
The grand- daughter did this religiously until the age of 103, then she died.
She left behind 14 children, 30 grandchildren, 45 great-grand-children, 25 great-great-grandchildren, and a 40-foot hole where the crematorium used to be.