Jerry Lewis
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In 1926 and in the maternity room.
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
In the hospital after my C-section, hanging out with my new baby, feeling very, very happy and grateful.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 April 2021 source ↗
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When I was 15 and starting my first job as a messenger boy at the post office, delivering telegrams.
The delivery room when my children and grandchildren were born.
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When I am working on something I really like, or when I am alone with my son playing in the garden.
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