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Not scrolling on my phone as much as I do.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Not having my injuries: shoulders, knees and ankles. I did a lot of contact sports as a kid.
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Disneyland x a million.
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Infinity. I can’t get my head round it.
This morning, in a really great conversation with my dad.
Rolling a quad bike.
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