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Is Lauren Bacall, the star of "The Big Sleep" and "To Have and Have Not" really on Twitter? We think so. For one thing, she writes like an 84-year-old woman confuddled by the technology in front of her -- her first post being "I can't get this God dam thing to work!"

For another, she writes about real projects she's considering and her real grandchildren. She also doesn't write very well. But no matter. Because if we had to pick a role model for our golden years, better believe we'd pick her. Why?

(Update: Some sources are reporting that the account is fake -- but that's not going to stop us from appreciating the wit and wisdom we're super-willing to attribute to her.)

She owns her flaws
Lauren Bacall smokes, but when she received criticism from her fans about it, her only real reaction was as follows: "The good thing about being 84 is that I can smoke as much as I want."

She respects the classics
Not only does she warn followers that if they haven't seen Fellini's "8 1/2," they'll "be condemned to hell," but when forced to watch "Twilight" by her granddaughter, she gave her daughter a copy of "Nosferatu." "Now thats a vampire film!" she Twittered.

She's not afraid to try new things
And it's not just that she's on Twitter -- it's that she's thinking about getting a cat and being in a Quentin Tarantino movie. How many 84-year-olds do you know who are willing to take those sorts of risks?

Conclusion: No one has more sass and brass than Lauren Bacall. We should all be so lucky to live so well.


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