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one foot in the grave and the other on a banana skin

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Speaker: Yeah. Valve replacement. Interviewer: Oh. Speaker: Yeah. Interviewer: Well you seem very fit. Speaker: (laughs) Well I'm just- I got one foot in the grave and the other on a banana skin, dear. Interviewer: (laughs). Speaker: I'm not in very good shape at all. No, I'm not in good shape. I keep going, that's all. Yeah.
Near death.
Speaker: Charles Winter, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 87, Interview: 2011, Temiskaming Shores
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