Anyone who can pick up a house spider with their bare hands.
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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What would you like to be remembered for?
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Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
He passed away a few months ago: Muhammad Ali.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 August 2016 source ↗
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Rose Ayling-Ellis
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Dolly Parton. I love how she does what she wants, and lives how she wants, keeping her life so private. Also, she helped fund Covid vaccine research.
Oprah Winfrey, as Maya Angelou and Tina Turner are no longer with us. These women are Afro-American queens who, despite growing up in the racist south experiencing physical, emotional and sexual abuse, rose to the top of their professions and are an inspiration to women everywhere.
Bozoma Saint John
Marketing executive; former chief marketing officer of Netflix
My daughter, Lael. She’s fearless and fun. In her eight years, she’s had traumatic events, but still gives hugs.
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I would do a lot more investments.
My parents, because growing up you think you know more than they do.
As somebody who tried.
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