Reggie Yates
British actor and media personality
Anybody who invests the lion’s share of their time in helping others.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
Identity & self
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Identity & self
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.
Michael Frayn – such modesty, talent, kindness and bottomless curiosity.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2012 source ↗
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Barack Obama—just the balls to think he could be president is gangster. People forget that, when he first announced he was running, most black people were for Hillary Clinton. The only person that was laughed at more for a crazy idea was Noah.
Stephen Dillane
British actor
Russell Brand, for being his own man.
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Self-criticism.
Tchaikovsky's 1812, sung by Barry Manilow.
Lack of self-criticism.
The demise of the London Daily Mail.
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