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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, 17 February 2018 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 ↗
Fireworks. I was given a pyrotechnics course by my son for my 40th birthday, so I do displays. I can average five to 10 grand on one display.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 January 2019 source ↗
I’ve been doing pilates for 25 years and I swear by it. I decided to kit out a room with pilates equipment – and I think it’s the most expensive thing I’ve invested in.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 March 2023 source ↗
To all those whose fleeting interaction with me has fallen short of what they’d hoped; the unwitting recipients of my occasional grumpiness.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2018 source ↗
Every time I got drunk and out of order. Especially in my teens and 20s.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2018 source ↗
That the last general election didn’t take place later. We might have got rid of the Tories with a couple more weeks.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2018 source ↗
I cleaned for a very posh lady in Knightsbridge who made me handwash her knickers. I’d advertised myself in The Lady as a dog walker, so I’m not sure how I ended up there.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2018 source ↗
Worrying that I’ve upset people.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2018 source ↗
Childbirth. And the wheel of our camper van coming clean off on the M1.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2018 source ↗
Adam Clayton, Adeel Akhtar, Alex Jones, Alex Lawther, Alison Moyet, Alison Steadman
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