Prove me that you exist!

What a question is this? Well, this is one the French government just asked me, before they would send me a monthly retirement check. My answer: Yes, I'm alive and well. The problem is that I had to spend one morning finding who would get me that precious affidavit. 

You see, many folks, particularly the old ones from Algeria tend to abuse France's generosity and practically never die. In other words, they become immortal the day they chose to retire in Algeria, after having worked in France.

The French retirement system pays off about $1 billion each year for these guys who are around 125 year old, while in America, they ask me to proof that I myself, not dead and still skiing!