Probably me, but I don’t think I’m supposed to say that!
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
Originally asked
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.
My mom. She has been a fashion designer and run a catering business.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 June 2010 source ↗
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View all 406 →My wife – for her intelligence, talent, ability to survive this business and be such a fantastic mother to our two kids. (Of course, I have to say that, because she’s sitting right here.)
Nelson Mandela.
Ricky Gervais. I’m saying that so he might read this and cast me in something.
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