Advice from Strangers



This Week's Guest:

Former Liberian President
Charles Taylor

Dear President Taylor, Whenever we have both my wife's and my own families over for a holiday meal, they just can't resist fighting. It's like a civil war breaks out every time. Any advice? Peaceful in Peoria Dear Peaceful, Simple. Just have your wife's family executed. Ha ha ha, of course I'm just kidding. You can't do something like that in your country. I've never had anyone executed so I wouldn't know. My country is all about peace. We're just one big happy family in my country. I lay down the law, people honor it. Try it at home, you might be surprised. Chuck Taylor Dear President Taylor, I'm under a lot of pressure from my family and friends to step down from my current job and take a better paying job 1,000 miles away. Even though I've already signed a contract with this new company to move, I don't want to leave my friends. I grew up here. Help! Trying to Stay Put Dear Trying, What a perplexing problem. I've never really given something like this any thought. I know that if it was me, I would be a man of my word and honor the wishes of my family and subjects. When I say I'll do something, I do it. No hedging and hawing. So get off your fat ass and move your family to that other country ... err, I mean job. Chuck Taylor Dear President Taylor, I have a 12-year-old who is overly fascinated with guns. He's obsessed with them. How do I get him to stop? Dismayed in Denver Dear Dismayed, I run a ... um ... camp, yeah, a camp for such lads who love guns and shooting things. Please send me your address and I will finance everything. Chuck Taylor

(Transcribed by Jeff Rabinowitz)