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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Repeated verbatim in The Guardian's long-running Saturday Q&A; two publisher-hosted examples establish recurrence.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2023 source ↗
The peace of the Sabbath, of a stopped world, a time outside time, was palpable, infused everything, and I found myself drenched with a wistfulness, something akin to nostalgia, wondering what if: What if A and B and C had been different? What sort of person might I have been? What sort of a life might I have lived?
Recorded The New York Times, Sunday Review, 14 August 2015 source ↗
Nothing, really, because it was all interesting.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 May 2019 source ↗
My all-girls’ high school. I hated it. Large groups of teenage girls aren’t known for their empathy and kindness. It was a shock to realise that people viewed me as uncool because of the way my body worked.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 March 2020 source ↗
Absolutely nothing.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2025 source ↗
Our beautiful cat was so ill that we were hours away from having her put down. Somehow, we’ve managed to nurse her back to full health again.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2023 source ↗
My cello. At the time, in 1983, it was £192,500.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2023 source ↗
Twice I should have died in car accidents when both my cars were written off. I was completely unhurt; the cello was completely unhurt, too. A complete miracle.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2023 source ↗
I’m president of my neighbourhood association. At my first meeting there was a discussion about developments the association should oppose. I said: “Nothing could be as bad as that horrible new house next to the church.” “I designed that,” the chairman replied. I shut up.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2023 source ↗
When I was 16, I’d just won full scholarships to both the Royal Academy and the Royal College of Music, and felt like the world was my oyster.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2023 source ↗
A detective, a train driver on the underground and Leyton Orient’s centre forward.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2023 source ↗
Adam Clayton, Adam Kay, Adam Lambert, Adele Parks, Adrian Edmondson, Adrian Scarborough
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