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.
Complicated, chaotic, messy.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 November 2025 source ↗
You are your best thing.
Slow but trying.
Alchemy. Love. Resilience.
Big dick energy.
On stage with my band.
I’m quite stubborn.
People who aren’t polite.
I’m afraid of the dark.
Very complicated.
“You’re not in Busted any more.” I successfully auditioned to be in Busted and then a couple of days later I got a phone call to say that I was no longer needed as they were going to keep it as the three of them. But it ended up being OK.
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