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How close have you come to dying?Originally asked
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Being offered a lift by James Acaster.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 April 2025 source ↗
Giving birth is much more treacherous than people let on.
In 2012 I stared into the eyes of someone who had just stabbed a man in the neck on the street. I was trying to help the victim; for a very long three or four seconds, I thought he was going to come for me next.
It’s nearly happened twice, each time after an operation.
My failed driving test a few months ago. I got three majors and by the end of it the examiner couldn’t wait to get out of the car.
Healthier food from motorway service stations – I am always going through them late at night and it’s all rubbish.
A Pot Noodle on a cold day.
Three degrees: I paid my kids’ uni fees.
Oh, most days. I can watch a political programme and think, “That sounds a really good point.” Then someone will argue the opposite and I’ll think, “Yeah, he’s got a point as well.” I am constantly sitting on a fence.
A book of passwords for all the electrical stuff in the house.
Not being able to laugh at themselves.
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