Those who create the doom.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Bad personal hygiene.
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Lying. Let’s not call it “untruthful.” Or “factually inaccurate.” I don’t even call it bullshit, because I like bulls. And bulls need to shit. So you can’t hold that against them. Let’s call it what it is: lying.
Ignorance and rudeness. Decency and a please and thank you cost nothing.
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Falling flat on my face in Billy Elliot on Boxing Day when I was 14. I fell smack bang at the end of my number. I was mortified.
A Vivienne Westwood & Burberry two-piece suit I bought for a press night. At the time I was: “Yeah, of course I’m going to be a 30-inch waist for the rest of my life.” Now the trousers don’t fit.
Dying: I’m too iconic to go.
An extra day in the week when no one can contact you.
Patience is not my forte.
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