The question
How would you sum yourself up in three words?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this exact standing prompt.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Should talk less.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2025 source ↗
Confident, stressed, greedy.
Eager to learn.
Driven, sensitive and playful.
Kind, fun and professional.
When I was 16, my dad got drunk at the Oval cricket ground and harangued Sir Garry Sobers, possibly the greatest cricketer of all time, because he didn’t agree with who he’d given as man of the match.
When I had cancer. I was having a shave and thought: “Are you meant to have a big hard lump on one side of your neck?”
My kids. I think if you don’t want to say sorry to your kids you’ve been an appalling parent.
Through a series of mistakes in write-ups, I’d like to be remembered for something like being Britain’s finest downhill skier or inventing pickled onions.
Younger people being amazed that I know what song they’re listening to.
I’m so tempted to answer serial killer.
Su Pollard, Johannes Radebe, Tom Fletcher, Stephen K Amos, Mark Bonnar, Tuppence Middleton
Search the directory for somebody in particular.