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 ↗
Impatient, funny, worrier.
Juicy, funny, impulsive.
Curious, playful and silly.
Loyal, funny, driven.
When I had cancer. I was having a shave and thought: “Are you meant to have a big hard lump on one side of your neck?”
My kids. I think if you don’t want to say sorry to your kids you’ve been an appalling parent.
Through a series of mistakes in write-ups, I’d like to be remembered for something like being Britain’s finest downhill skier or inventing pickled onions.
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.
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.
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