David Shrigley
British visual artist
Peter Tatchell is a person very worthy of admiration, but few ever seem to acknowledge him as such.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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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.
Angela Merkel; she seems wise, compassionate, curiously huggable.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 February 2016 source ↗
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Stephen Graham
English actor
My wife, Hannah. She’s amazing and keeps me in check. I met her 24 years ago at drama school.
Maureen O'Hara
Irish and American actress and singer
My grandson, for taking such wonderful care of me in my old age.
Nicholas Hoult
English actor
Mum and Dad – they've done a pretty good job raising us kids.
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When I had my catheter taken out, thanks for asking.
Nothing. It’s too risky. What if you eliminated a misjudged situation from your life and it turned out that one of your children wasn’t born, or you failed to meet your partner?
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