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You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoes and wonder what else you can do while you're down there.
You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoes and wonder what else you can do while you're down there.
Approximate author period: c. 1902 AD · modern
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- George Burns
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- Approximate author period: c. 1902 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for George Burns: documented activity in 1902. Wikidata Q344793, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q344793 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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