Getting to the end and thinking that I haven’t laughed enough.
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
The exact prompt is fixed in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire and independently sustained in The Guardian's The Q&A over multiple decades.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My children ending up anything like me.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 August 2024 source ↗
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Robert Glenister
English actor
Premature demise.
Carrie Fisher
Actor and writer
A bad death . . . fast or slow.
More from Romesh Ranganathan
View profile →My wife when I tried out some new material on her, said: “I’m sure the people who like you would like that.”
The arcade game, Guitar Hero. I’ve got the full unit in my house. It’s so sad.
My complete lack of organisation that affects all part of my life – my living space, my being in touch with people, everything. I am a walking shitshow.
When I was 17 I launched into a rant at my dad about what I thought of him. We never spoke about it again and then he passed away. I would love to say sorry to him.
A comedian or rapper. You can tell by the way I’m dressed that I’m a frustrated rapper.
I worked at KFC, as a vegetarian, doing Friday and Saturday nights.
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