Probably as a small child in a pool in my mother’s arms.
When were you happiest?
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
When I had my gall bladder out last year; I had gall stones and was in agony for four years.
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When I got my dogs, Charlie and Ziggy Stardust. One is a pomeranian mix and the other is a rescue mutt, and, oh my God, he's so cute.
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Yesterday: sun-lounger, back garden, cup of tea, radio on.
In the orange blossom-filled streets of Seville, snogging on a park bench.
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