Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this standing prompt, with minor contractions and word-order variation.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 July 2022 source ↗
A fast Golf car. I got rid of it after about six months because it kept depreciating in value.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2018 source ↗
A very nice holiday.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 January 2020 source ↗
A matt grey Range Rover. It’s been rebadged, so instead of Range Rover it says Range Rylan.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 April 2019 source ↗
My glasses. They were more than a grand.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 August 2020 source ↗
Some of the neuroses of my 20s. I knew I had a great talent, but I thought it was unmarketable because I felt ugly.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 July 2022 source ↗
On a flight to Newcastle, when we had terrible storms. The plane dropped quickly and the oxygen masks fell down. We had to land in Manchester.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 July 2022 source ↗
Having a career that’s 29 years in.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 July 2022 source ↗
It’s another bloody Prince song, I’m so sorry – Mountains. I love how the chord structure ascends and the vocals – “It’s only mountains and the sea / There’s nothing greater than you and me” – feel like an ascension. I’d like to think, when I shuffle off this mortal coil, I’m going to be ascending as opposed to descending. I think I’ve been a good girl.
Recorded The Guardian, Honest playlist, The Guardian, 21 December 2025 source ↗
Adam Clayton, Adeel Akhtar, Alex Jones, Alex Lawther, Alison Moyet, Alison Steadman
Search the directory for somebody in particular.