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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, 10 July 2021 source ↗
Thirty-odd years ago I bought a black pinstripe suit which I thought was £900. But when I went to pay that was just the jacket – the trousers and waistcoat were extra. I didn’t have the balls to put anything back. I dread to think how much it cost me in the end.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 January 2023 source ↗
It's bad taste to brag about money.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2008 source ↗
My Patek Philippe watch collection; or my cars – an Aston Martin and Bentley Mulsanne.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 March 2022 source ↗
A Vivienne Westwood & Burberry two-piece suit I bought for a press night. At the time I was: “Yeah, of course I’m going to be a 30-inch waist for the rest of my life.” Now the trousers don’t fit.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 December 2024 source ↗
Watching the final episode of Mare Of Easttown.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2021 source ↗
The day I passed my driving test, at 17.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2021 source ↗
Guilt for not being productive enough – ridiculous.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2021 source ↗
Katie Whittaker. When we were at school, I told her I knew Take That, and I didn’t.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2021 source ↗
I am who I am because of that messed-up childhood.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2021 source ↗
Hard work, painful.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2021 source ↗
Adam Clayton, Adeel Akhtar, Alex Jones, Alex Lawther, Alison Moyet, Alison Steadman
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