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.
Should talk less.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2025 source ↗
Resourceful, resilient and compassionate.
Middle-class wanker.
Insular, creative and mechanically minded.
Curious, kind and frustrating – because I ask too many questions.
At 16, I thought I’d be part of transforming the world into a socialist egalitarian arena of peace and justice. I’m not sure we’ve quite managed it.
Younger people being amazed that I know what song they’re listening to.
When I was 16, my dad got drunk at the Oval cricket ground and harangued Sir Garry Sobers, possibly the greatest cricketer of all time, because he didn’t agree with who he’d given as man of the match.
I’m so tempted to answer serial killer.
Right now, like I have no intention of going anywhere else.
My kids. I think if you don’t want to say sorry to your kids you’ve been an appalling parent.
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