The question
How would you sum yourself up in three words?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this exact standing prompt.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Resourceful, resilient and compassionate.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 March 2025 source ↗
Big, shy, angry.
Enthusiastic, enthusiastic, enthusiastic.
Loving, sincere, honest.
You're so nice. You're not good, you're not bad, You're just nice. I'm not good, I'm not nice, I'm just right. I'm the witch. You're the world.
I left the army and got a job with Unilever in Northern Ireland. They were very strict and you had to have a hat, and when you went into a shop you had to raise your hat to the shopkeeper and then sell your wares. I was selling margarine.
The loss of Conrad.
It’s my snoring that keeps Loreto awake!
When I was climbing I was absolutely happy. I can use a climbing wall, but that’s not the same as real climbing.
Everest the hard way in 1975: leading the expedition that succeeded where so many people had tried and failed. That was the most complex mountaineering challenge I ever faced. I spent hours at night in a little tent thinking about what the next problem would be and how to solve it.
Whenever things seem absolutely terrible, to see that you’re alive and that’s all that matters.
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