Rob Delaney
American comedian and actor
Margaret Atwood: she’s an empathic human being who writes books that help me be a better person.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What does love feel like?
Relationships
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
Failure & regret
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Values & belief
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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.
Johnny Mathis - he is so perfect.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2008 source ↗
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Anne Robinson
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Any mother with young children who is also doing a full-time job.
Julien Macdonald
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Karl Lagerfeld.
Ice-T
American rapper and actor
Barack Obama – just for the simple fact he took the shot and went all the way to president.
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Chasing after fire engines as a child with my dad and watching neighbours' houses burn to the ground.
A wonderful, terribly exciting disease.
'Do you have a hobby?' It was a journalist. I went into a tirade: 'How dare you presume I'm a dabbler!'
To my teachers in high school - that I didn't punch them in the mouth for discouraging all my interests.
Judgmental without investigation.
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