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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this standing prompt, with minor contractions and word-order variation.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2024 source ↗
A black Mercedes 500 coupé in the mid-1980s. I thought it was one of the most beautiful things I’d seen. (I had been clubbing the night before.) And I can’t drive.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2017 source ↗
My cello. At the time, in 1983, it was £192,500.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2023 source ↗
When I initially made money with the Corrs, I bought a Jaguar XK8.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 June 2023 source ↗
A Savile Row suit. Never again. Although I love it, I still feel guilty about what it cost.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 June 2018 source ↗
Happy, loyal and late.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2024 source ↗
Losing the ability to get about.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2024 source ↗
In the 18-yard box.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2024 source ↗
To Kill a Mockingbird.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2024 source ↗
Not going to the World Cup in 1986 and not going to the World Cup in 1998.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2024 source ↗
“You’re getting old.” My son Harris was factually correct, but I didn’t need to hear it.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2024 source ↗
Adam Clayton, Adeel Akhtar, Alex Jones, Alex Lawther, Alison Moyet, Alison Steadman
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