I was exaggerating to make a point... did you understand what I was trying to say?
I'll be sure to say "half my life" or something like that next time, just so nitpickers like you won't blow a gasket.
EDIT: BTW, following the offtopic cat conversation, my parents have a cat just like yours. I believe it's a British Blue, but these days people would call them a British Shorthair.