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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, 7 August 2021 source ↗
A black Russian terrier – I paid almost £4,000 for him.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2024 source ↗
An education for my child.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 February 2026 source ↗
I had this idiotic manager for a while who got me an Armani suit and then got the money off me.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 December 2021 source ↗
A painting by Renoir, paid for by demanding a huge fee for a screenwriting deal with a producer I didn’t want to work for. The movie was never made.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 June 2025 source ↗
I am trying to find a little happiness at least once a day, so this morning.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2021 source ↗
A ballet dancer, and for a while I wanted to teach children with Down’s syndrome.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2021 source ↗
People who have ghosted me for my politics.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2021 source ↗
A really bad film for no money: the director had no idea what he was doing and I was wondering: why am I here?
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2021 source ↗
I would have skipped the time my daughter was nine to 13, when I was in a toxic relationship.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2021 source ↗
Real love feels like freedom.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2021 source ↗
Adam Clayton, Adeel Akhtar, Alex Jones, Alex Lawther, Alison Moyet, Alison Steadman
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