Buster Martin running the marathon

[Minnie_the_Minx]

He's just been on 'This Morning' with several other marathon recordbreakers

He defended himself robustly!


Screams: "Leave Buster Martin ALONE!"

Did he finish the marathon though?

 

[hondo]

He's just been on 'This Morning' with several other marathon recordbreakers

He defended himself robustly!

Did he show his birth certificate?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Did he show his birth certificate?

He hasn't got it. His daughter in Canada has

Army records are probably the way to go

 

[Roadkill]

Army records are probably the way to go

I'm going to the National Archives tomorrow, and I'm tempted to go and have a look...

 

[skyscraper101]

He hasn't got it. His daughter in Canada has

Army records are probably the way to go

Years ago you could give the army any old guff about how old you are though right? He could well have told them he was older than he was just to get in the army.

I've heard loads of people lying about their age to the army in fact - the only way would be to get his birth certificate surely.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Years ago you could give the army any old guff about how old you are though right? He could well have told them he was older than he was just to get in the army.

I've heard loads of people lying about their age to the army in fact - the only way would be to get his birth certificate surely.

yeah I realise that, but maybe he hadn't started telling porkies that early on

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Anyway, I'm not really bothered. Even if he is years younger than he says, fair play to him for still working and running the marathon (even if he didn't finish it - or did he?)

 

[alsoknownas]

I'm going to the National Archives tomorrow, and I'm tempted to go and have a look...

I think he claims to have been born in France.

ETA: He's either a miraculous old dog, or a lovable old rogue, who cares which?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I think he claims to have been born in France.

ETA: He's either a miraculous old dog, or a lovable old rogue, who cares which?

Which might explain why his real name apparently is Pierre

 

[maldwyn]

Pimlico plumbers have been making the most of the media hype , last year they had lots of free publicity claiming to have Britain’s oldest employee.

 

[Urbanblues]

Which might explain why his real name apparently is Pierre

I heard tell he was a deserter from the Franco-Prussian War.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I heard tell he was a deserter from the Franco-Prussian War.

He's even older than we thought?

 

[Urbanblues]

I think he claims to have been born in France.

ETA: He's either a miraculous old dog, or a lovable old rogue, who cares which?

Fuck me, even ETA's heard of him. Much respect Buster!

 

[Ms Ordinary]

RIP Buster

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

RIP Buster

Ah, that's a shame

Wonder if anyone will ever find out his real age

 

[skyscraper101]

Sad. RIP Buster.

I often thought about him, every time I saw a Pimlco Plumbers van in fact.

 

[Gingerman]

Sad. RIP Buster.

I often thought about him, every time I saw a Pimlco Plumbers van in fact.

Wonder if all the hoohaa about his age just some handy publicity for a certain Plumbing company?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Wonder if all the hoohaa about his age just some handy publicity for a certain Plumbing company?

I thought he was quite well-known anyway before Pimlico Plumbers got their hands on him?