Erin O'Connor
English model
An emergency landing in a snow storm in Philadelphia.
How close have you come to death?
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How would you describe yourself in three words?
Identity & self
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When was the last time you changed your mind about something?
Change of mind
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
Failure & regret
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What happens when we die?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
Failure & regret
Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A recurring Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
When interviewing Idi Amin of Uganda in 1975, he shouted: “We have ways of dealing with people like you.”
The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 March 2024 source ↗
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It’s nearly happened twice, each time after an operation.
John Waters
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Just thinking about unsafe sex.
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I will let you know when I find out.
Self-centredness.
Fainting as a chorister in Winchester Cathedral in the middle of a service.
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