So it seems these America adventurers were in the Himalayas looking for the fabled Shangri-la. After many months of privation and misery, they climbed through a mountain pass and saw a beautiful green valley below.

Excited, they scrambled down the pass and encountered a beautiful village. They did notice, however, that most of the people were extremely old. Hailing one of them they asked why the people were so old. The villager replied that it had always been that way going back as far as he could remember. He suggested they question the village elder who was sitting at the village square. He was the oldest man in the village and might be able to shed more light on this.

When they approached the square, they saw this cadaverous looking old man sitting among a crowd which had gathered around him. The old man was really bad looking. His complexion was yellow and so was his tooth (yes, I said tooth). His frame was so emaciated it was a miracle he could sit upright. He could barely keep his head up and was only able to say a word every 10 seconds or so in a faint whisper......but the villagers listened to every word in obvious reverence.
After confirming that this guy was the oldest man around, they approached and started to question him. Obviously the Americans wanted to know the secret of his longevity so one of them asked him how he survived so long.

The old man slowly lifted his head and in a faint voice declared that, every day, he smoked three packs of cigarettes and drank a gallon of whiskey. In addition, he slept with at least three women every night.

The Americans were shocked and in disbelief. They asked him exactly how old he was.

The old man slowly lifted his head, gave them a toothless grin and in a barely audible whisper replied........"19".