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.
Quiet, sharp, clumsy.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 April 2025 source ↗
Just. Hanging. On.
Alchemy. Love. Resilience.
Chaotic, daft and loving.
Warm, intelligent, accommodating.
Not being able to laugh at themselves.
Three degrees: I paid my kids’ uni fees.
Having conversations with young people who you remember being born.
What I studied at college – A-level economics.
By people smiling or shaking their heads. I’ll even take rolling their eyes.
Healthier food from motorway service stations – I am always going through them late at night and it’s all rubbish.
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