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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Question
When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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.
The Queen, because she's kept hats alive in the imagination of people all over the world.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 August 2014 source ↗
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