In 2018, a Dutch entrepreneur made headlines by petitioning to legally change his birth year from 1949 to 1969. His reason? A doctor said he had the biological age of 45—and he thought it might improve his odds on dating apps.
It reminded me of a tale Abraham Lincoln once shared from his circuit-riding days in Illinois.
During a trial, a witness claimed to be sixty. The attorney, clearly skeptical, asked again. Still: “Sixty.” The lawyer pressed: “Sir, the court knows you to be much older.” The man replied, “Oh, I understand. You’re thinking of those ten years I spent on the eastern shore of Maryland. That was so much time lost—it don’t count.”
Even Lincoln chuckled. Some truths, it seems, transcend centuries.
(For the record, the Dutchman’s request was denied.)
Another story from Abe Lincoln, Storyteller.
Mac
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