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.
Quietly somewhat funny.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2026 source ↗
Fairly decent bloke.
Passionate, gobby, flabby.
Quiet, noisy, androgynous.
Big, shy, angry.
My lack of foreign language skills.
Wondering why I can’t sleep.
Showing up is at least 90% of it.
Martin Sheen, simply the kindest and most fun-loving person and serious activist I’ve ever known. If Jesus was alive today he’d point to Martin Sheen and say, “That’s what I was talking about.”
People finding out my greatest fear.
Getting even older.
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