Lil Nas X
American rapper
I have to say myself, because I know everything that he’s been through and still continues to go through. I admire him. So I vote me – I like him.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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How close have you come to death?
Death & what remains
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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What does love feel like?
Relationships
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My father, because he’s never run away from anything.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 January 2017 source ↗
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Alison Moyet
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My older sister, Jeanne. We fought when we were kids, but she is so entirely capable.
Michael Frayn – such modesty, talent, kindness and bottomless curiosity.
Fran Lebowitz
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At the moment, Ukraine’s president.
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Funerals are for the people left behind, so I don’t mind.
Like you are standing with an army.
To anyone I’ve worked with between 5.30am and 8.30am. I am not a morning person.
Ten years ago I bought a painting. I lived with it for a year before realising I didn’t like it at all. So it’s on my wall, mocking me daily.
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