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.
Funny, loyal, genuine.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 September 2025 source ↗
Sensitive, kind, silly.
Resourceful, resilient and compassionate.
Big, shy, angry.
Loving, creative, demanding.
I last shed a tear when my nephew, who is under 10, announced that he was learning the trombone. When I was about the same age and wanted to learn the trumpet, a music teacher said: “The trumpet isn’t for you. You’ve got too-thick lips.”
The notion that anything is possible.
A Porsche 911 Turbo.
Looking back is not productive.
I’m slightly impatient.
Ignorance and rudeness. Decency and a please and thank you cost nothing.
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