Short and sweet, here are the pressing issues (well, some of them) for your Agony Uncle this week.
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I have a friend who thinks he’s the best singer in the world but he’s terrible. How do I tell him he has no talent?
Michael, Twitter
We live in a digital age so employ the technology to do it for you. Record or videotape him and then play him the recording. If he recognises he sounds like a hessian sack of cats being beaten with a stick, then you’re successful in shattering his delusion. If not, then let it be upon him and if he dares to enter any talent shows, discourage him like a good friend would and then allow a panel of judges and a television audience to devour him.
I notice some people are Facebook friends with their parents. Wrong, or ok? How are you menat to deal with a Facebook friend request from your mum or dad, and are your friends expected to tone it down if you do?
Rochie, Abbotsford
If people are silly enough to befriend their parents on a social network, then subscriber beware. It might be nice to share your photos of your European tour with them, but do they really need to see you off-chops in Ibiza? This is where “privacy” (in the most liberal sense) settings come in handy, limiting them from seeing your freedom of expression. As for your friends, well, they should be as respectful as they would be normally, but they shouldn’t feel pressured to censor everything they say. Heck, why should one have to rein in the “Your Mum” jokes? They’re always hilarious.
This is not so much a question as a need for you to remind the world at large that it is impolite for a man to wear a hat indoors. Further, it is a hanging offence for a man to wear a hat at table. It should also be noted that the very act of wearing a ‘signature’ hat ie. one that is never removed, should disqualify the wearer from ever owning a hat in the first place.
Neil, Melbourne
What he said!
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Published on 30 September 2011 by Agony Uncle