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Originally asked
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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.
I have a hard time with people who are manipulative.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2024 source ↗
Others on this question
View all 197 →Impatience and temper. Enough already!
Willful ignorance.
An inability to be authentic.
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View profile →“Everyone hates you.” (My manager, a long time ago.)
It’s just this warm whoosh that goes through you and starts just below the navel area, the pit of your tum.
I wish I could worry less.
Nothing. I sleep like a log.
If I’m ever out of line, I’m very quick to apologise and try to make amends.
Having a few songs that outlive you is a nice way to be remembered.
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