Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's long-running Q&A repeatedly asks this standing question, with minor tense variation.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 April 2018 source ↗
I worked in the stores of Edgware hospital when I was about 17, and it was grey and depressing.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 August 2025 source ↗
Maybe That’s Your Problem, a musical about premature ejaculation. It closed after only 18 performances.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 September 2016 source ↗
Looking after the flowerbed on my windowsill.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 July 2026 source ↗
In my teens, peeling garlic to make pie filling in a butcher’s shop.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 May 2017 source ↗
My parents. They have been the best example of a loving and respectful marriage over 60 years.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 April 2018 source ↗
Holidays. For years, I would book a big house in Britain for a week for the entire family. There would be 14 of us. I don’t regret a penny.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 April 2018 source ↗
Not being able to keep up piano lessons. I did a year and I was really good and loved it and then my parents couldn’t afford for me to continue.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 April 2018 source ↗
On a school trip to Wales when I was 12. My canoe capsized and got stuck upside down next to a rock. I was underwater for about 30 seconds but it felt a lot longer.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 April 2018 source ↗
Often, with laughter.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 April 2018 source ↗
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