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A verbatim standing question in The Guardian's rotating Q&A questionnaire, documented across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Not listening to me.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 March 2025 source ↗
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People who are not self-aware.
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My beautiful silver Jaguar XKR soft-top.
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