Enough with the constant smiling.
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A verbatim standing question in The Guardian's rotating Q&A questionnaire, documented across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Weakness – not to be confused with sensitivity, which is a superpower.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 July 2022 source ↗
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