Michigan – Marguerite Joseph can be forgiven for lying about her age on Facebook.
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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 (http://bit.ly/Y7HQM2 ) 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 guess facebook isn’t made for those over 99
My mother zol zei gezunt has already burned out one computer. She’s on Facebook as well, pays bills on line, skypes with the family and checks out the occasional interesting story, but so far, hasn’t learned how to tweet! She is KA”H into her 80’s! Go Granny!!!
she should sue for age discrimination!