The Proust Questionnaire Answered by Liam Ireland
Like life, I'm only in it for the laughs.
- What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Lying in my wife's arms in bed. - 2. What is your greatest fear?
Discovering it is not my wife! - 3. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Being confused, sorry, what was the question again? Ahhhh, right............ Being old, because not only do you lose your short term memory, but you also lose your short term memory. — 4. Which living person do you most admire?
My wife, for putting up with and loving me despite all my faults. - 5. What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Sincerity, once you can fake that you've got it made. - 6. On what occasion do you lie?
Every night when I go to bed. - 7. Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Oh, ffs, it's not my bed! - 8. What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My wife. - 9. When and where were you happiest?
When I discovered it actually was my wife. - 10. Which talent would you most like to have?
The talent to wriggle out of lying. - 11. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Everything. - 12. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Being me, without making any discernible effort. - 13. Where would you most like to live?
Up to my own backside, which I mostly do anyway. - 14. What do you most value in your friends?
Them knowing when to leave me alone. - 15. Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Charlie Chaplin, he never took life too seriously, he was just in it for the laughs. - 16. Who are your heroes in real life?
My dearly departed mum and my wife, they both make me laugh out loud. - 17. What is your greatest regret?
Not being born filthy rich, smart and handsome. Anyone of those three would have been a great help. - 18. What is your motto?
Let the devil take the hindmost, and I'll take the rest.
A fellow editor and writer Dr John Rose has read the above and asked: " I wonder if it is possible to fail this challenge." My answer, it is, I just have.
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