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.
Curious, confident, cheerful.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 November 2025 source ↗
Young, beautiful, deluded.
Long hair, big nose, large ass.
Passionate, loving, driven.
Curious, energetic, droll.
In the Pet Shop Boys song Being Boring they’ve a great line that says “I never dreamed that I would get to be the creature that I always meant to be”. And I feel I am, so that’s great.
Compulsory headphones for phone users in public.
Too high an expectation of others and myself.
I lived in New York during 9/11 and worked a couple of blocks away from the twin towers. I was looking when the first tower exploded and then when the second plane flew in and, before we had to evacuate, I did see people jump to their death.
Three times when I lived in New York, I missed seeing David Bowie in real life by moments.
One time an engineer said, “I always forget your frequency is at the same level as a crying baby.” I think he was on to something, because I have been told to shush many times over the years.
Andrew Ridgeley, Esther Rantzen, Mark Steel, Charlie Higson, Jon Sopel, Romola Garai
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