It’s really a kind of roadmap or a record. It’s breadcrumbs in the forest. It’s like the hieroglyphic on the wall. It’s me attempting to code some sort of roadmap that helps us think and act our way out of these conditions.
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A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
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I’d like people to say, “Well, he was a bit odd, he was a bit funny.”
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My children’s education.
It feels like all is possible.
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I would try to be a little nicer to my teachers.
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