Picnicking on the Downs with my family and dog – birds singing, sea sparkling, and mobile switched very firmly off.
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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.
With time and experience you figure stuff out, so I am happiest right now.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2021 source ↗
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Terry Gilliam
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Lost in a piece of music.
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When Molde won the Norwegian premier league in 2011, the year the club was 100 years old.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2026 source ↗
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When my first child was born – something I thought would never happen.
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This morning: I lost a couple of friends recently and it’s been tough.
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I got stabbed in the neck with a light tube during a wrestling “death match” two years ago. It was scary. I thought I was dying: your life does flash before your eyes.
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I collect old costumes: I have one of Johnny Cash’s, and Liberace’s shoes.
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When I was young, selling maps to stars’ homes in Hollywood, somebody flashed their wiener at me. It was traumatising.
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