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Elvis Counterfactual

From Ora Matushansky:

I saw this counterfactual in an MTV ad in the Netherlands, and I thought it might amuse you:

If Elvis were still alive, he would be dead by now.

Thony Gillies adds:

This reminds me of a great exchange from Seinfeld. George is asking his parents about the cause of death of a Great Aunt of his – “Aunt Baby” – who died (we gather) very young. His mother (Estelle) asks his father (Frank):

Estelle: How old would Aunt Baby be if she were alive today?
Frank (shaking his head): She’d never had made it.