John Bishop
English comedian and actor
My kids doing what I say, when I say.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Having my family in closer proximity, but that’s what comes with living in another country.
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Better hearing.
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To have sex three times a week. But who’s counting?
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A veterinarian, but I decided against it because it required too many years of schooling; I wasn’t great at school.
As somebody who brought joy to people.
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