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He didn't keep it up long enough

I would like to know the meaning of "he didn't keep it up long enough"

The Jewish Chronicle had heard that Benny was coming up to his 110th birthday so they sent one of their reporters to interview him. "How do you account for your longevity?" asked the reporter. "You could say that I am a health nut," Benny answered. "I have never smoked or drunk alcohol, I am always in bed by ten o'clock, I've been going to Israeli folk dance classes since I was a teenager and I've always walked three miles a day, even in rain or snow.""But," said the reporter, "my uncle Saul followed exactly the same routine and he died when he was 75. So how come it didn't work for him?"

"All I can say," replied Benny "is that he didn't keep it up long enough."

  

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Email Removed"> Email Removed I would like to know the meaning of "he didn't keep it up long enough" Saul did not continue his health regimen for enough years to get as old as Benny. It is a joke.

  • Email Removed"> Email Removed I would like to know the meaning of "he didn't keep it up long enough" Saul did not continue his health regimen for enough years to get as old as Benny.
  • It is a joke.
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Email Removed">Email RemovedI would like to know the meaning of "he didn't keep it up long enough"

Saul did not continue his health regimen for enough years to get as old as Benny. It is a joke.

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