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Oct
28th
Tue
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Dear Nic,


My boss is a beast.  She is demanding, volitile and totally crazy.  I have trouble sleeping, trouble waking up, and terrible anxiety every single morning.  But with the economy going to hell, I’m afraid to quit my job right now.  What do you think I should do?

Sincerely,

Unhappy Worker Bee

Dear B,

Thank you for your letter.  I’m sorry that you’re having such a rough time, I know what it’s like to have a demanding boss, too.

See, I spent some time working for the Secret Service.  When I started, I absolutely loved my job.  And then I got stuck on perhaps the worst job ever.  I was guarding the widow of a long-dead president, and boy was she a bitch.  She thought that I was her butler or something.  Half the time she was ordering me to do asinine housework, and the other half of the time she was blatantly disobeying all of my instructions to her regarding her own safety.  She actually insisted that I serve her breakfast in bed at one point.  Me, a secret service agent, serving a little old lady breakfast in bed.

In short, this old dame really drove me crazy, and I wanted off that detail in a desperate way.

It’s a pretty long story, with some hilarious exchanges between myself and the old gal, but anyhow, she was kidnapped and held for at $15 million ransom.  It was my duty to rescue her, but as I closed in on the culprits, I realized how fond I was of this lady, despite all her obvious eccentricities and shortcomings.

So, my worker bee friend, I suggest that to improve your relationship with your boss, you somehow save her life.

Sincerely,

Nic

Oct
17th
Fri
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Dear Nic,

How do I get laid without becoming emotionally involved?

Sincerely, Bliss


Dear Bliss,

Listen, this is something which I have never, ever been good at.  Honestly, the last time I went on a one night stand binge, I may or may not have turned into a vampire.  It wasn’t pretty.  I took home this incredibly attractive woman, a dancer of somesort, and made passionate love to her at my apartment.  Man, she was something else.  Anyhow, this was no ordinary one night stand.  She turned me into a vampire.  A fucking vampire!  It was not pretty.  Things went downhill from there.  I trashed my apartment, ate a cockroach and even assaulted my secretary.

I’m not proud of these things, but as a role model I have learned to tell the truth at all times, even if they are embarrassing or shameful.  But you must take these mistakes and learn from them.

So, what have I learned from that harrowing experience?

Don’t have sexual relations with people who you know very little about.  They could turn you into a vampire.

Sincerely,

Nic Cage

Sep
12th
Fri
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Dear Nic,

I am a single mom with a toddler going through the “terrible-two’s” who can sometime act-out, especially when we are in the supermarket. He will have a tantrum if he does not get what he wants, be it chocolate or Fruit Loops. I have tried “time-outs,” yelling and taking away his privileges. Nothing works. However, I have found that smashing one of his favorite toys with a hammer or baseball bat, or stomping on it in front of him works well. Do you see any danger in this form of punishment?

Yours truly, Candy Johnston

P.S. Are you single?

P.P.S. If yes, I’m about 5’5”, blond, tan and definitely in for a good time

P.P.P.S I work at the Pink Pussy Cat on Sunset and 8th and usually go on about 10:15 PM-10:25 PM P.P.P.P.S. There’s a 2 drink minimum

Dear Candy,

Thanks for your letter.  I understand what you’re going through.  I have children of my own.  But I missed some of those formative years, you see.  It’s a funny and unbelievable story.  I was once a powerful Wall Street type, a workaholic with nice cars, nice suits and plenty of cash.  I thought I had everything.  All that changed one Christmas, when I was caught in the middle of a robbery.  But it was no robber I encountered that day!  The next thing I knew, I was a husband and father!  And boy was I pissed about it (although this wife was pretty hot, my high school sweetheart, that’s right, I fucked the prom queen).  I wanted the cars, women and nice suits of my old life back.  I was mad as king-hell about this.  But you see, when I finally woke up from the hallucination, all I wanted was that family back.  So I said ‘eff all this shit’ and I skipped out on a super important meeting, and I found her and man, was that super.

So remember, Candy, winners always fuck the prom queen.

Oh, and regarding your postscripts, I generally make it a rule to not mix business (this here advice column) with pleasure.  But does this Pink Pussy Cat establishment have sandwiches?

Sincerely, Nic Cage

Sep
10th
Wed
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Dear Nic,

I have just been nominated to run for a very high political position and could use some advice.

Like I, as most American women, you probably share my beliefs against sex education, birth control, freedom of speech (book burning is très therapeutic), environmental protection, alternative energy development, gun control, separation of church and state, and polar bears (eww).

The trouble is, not everyone is on my side and they are saying some not nice things about me, my least favorite being that I am a, “major lady dick.”

Why can’t I get people to understand that what I believe in is correct?  And how can I get them on my band wagon?

Sincerely, S.P. from The San Francisco of the North

Dear SP,

I have you all figured out.  Listen, don’t take this personally, I think that I may be able to help you make a real personal breakthrough, hopefully before anyone is hurt.

You’re one of those zealots, blinded by devotion to your inordinately flawed causes.  So besotted by fanaticism, you don’t care who you have to drop an oil rig on to advance your agenda.

You are batshit crazy.

I have dealt with people like you in the past.  Allow me to share with you an anecdote.  I was working in San Francisco as a weapons specialist.  Everything was going well, and then my whole world was upset by a guy, a brigadier general, who kind of like you, who was so convinced that his was a noble and righteous cause that he lead a group of Army commandos to steal a stockpile of rockets with VX nerve gas.  They held a group of innocent civilians hostage on Alcatraz, and threatened to blow those suckers up over the city, too if their demands weren’t met.  This guy, in short, was out of his fucking mind.  So I had to team up with a group of Navy Seals and this 007 dude to neutralize the rockets and save the civilians both on the island and in the city.  Most of my friends were killed, my friend 007 and I were left to tag team this group of scary army commandos.  It was epic, man, and we nearly didn’t succeed.  I mean, I had to stab myself in the chest with the antidote to the gas.  Not fun!  In the end, we were able to neutralize the threat.  I also was able to watch as the general came to realize and regret the error of his ways.

So, SP, my advice to you is to seek professional help, before you do something totally crazy, like invade another middle eastern country or something.  Because I am pretty sure that you will become completely unhinged when presented with any sort of power.

And then I will be forced to personally take you out.

Let’s hope it doesn’t come down to that!

Sincerely, Nic Cage

Sep
5th
Fri
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Dear Nic,
I know other people like ‘Wild at Heart’ and all those other artsy films, but my favorite maovie is ‘Face Off’. I was wondering, you hve said ‘there’s a fine line between the Method actor and the schizophrenic’. Which are you? Did you freak out when they took your face off and what drugs did you have to take in that scary drug n guns scene?…Oh, sorry, that was the other guy with your face. Concentrate on the face coming off question, please.

Who said anything about acting?

That was the scariest fucking thing in the world, getting your face ripped off and having to look like a weirdo-cross-dressing Scientologist.  A FUCKING SCIENTOLOGIST!!!!  I mean, those people are scary!  And trust me, I know fear.  I’ve been at odds with crazy billionaires with guns, crazy assasins with guns, crazy convicts with guns, crazy russians with guns, crazy pornographers with guns, but jeez, these Scientology a holes really take the cake.  I mean, HAVE YOU EVEN HEARD ABOUT THETANS????  TOTALLY FUCKING BANANAS!!!!!  Can you even fathom having to try to act like one of those whackjobs???  Looking like that freak was waaaaaay more scary than getting my face ripped off.  Man, if I weren’t Nick Cage, I wouldn’t have been able to handle it. 

Sincerely,

Nic Cage

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Dear Mr. Cage,
I’ve never written to you before, but I really need your advice on what could be a crucial decision.  I’ve suspected for some time that my boyfriend (I’ll call him “Cletus” to protect his identity) has been cheating on me. I’m getting the usual signs, sometimes at night, the phone will ring and when I answer it, the caller hangs up. Also, Cletus has been going out a lot recently and when I ask who with, he just says, “Just some dudes from work, you don’t know them.” I once answered Carl’s cell phone while he was in the shower and even though it was his mom calling, he yelled at me and told me to mind my own business.

Anyway, I have never talked to Cletus about any of this, because maybe deep down I’m scared that the relationship is over. But last night I wanted to be sure, so I parked my car outside of his work and waited. Around the time he was supposed to get off I got really hungry so I stopped into the bar down the block for a grilled cheese and a pint. When I returned to the car, I noticed an oil leak spreading out from under my car.


Is this something I can fix myself or should I take it back to the dealer?

Thank you,
Rene Incognito


Dear Rene,

Wow, what a prediciment!  If I weren’t an expert on just about everything, I might be at a loss on how to advise you!

Take her to the dealer, as long as she’s under warantee.  I have a few cars, a 1999 Aston Martin DB7 named Mary, a 1962 Aston Martin DB1 named Barbara, a 1999 Bentley Arnage named Lindsey, a 2000 Bentley Azure named Laura, a 1964 Bentley Continental named Alma, a 1959 Cadillac Eldorado named Madeline, a 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham named Patricia, a 2000 Cadillac Escalade named Carol, a 1997 Cadillac STS named Daniella, a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible named Stefanie, a 1969 Chevro Camaro Z28 named Erin, a 1953 Chevrolet Corvette named Pamela, a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray named Olga, a 4x4 Modified Pickup from sometime between 1980 and 1990 named Anne, a 1971 DeTomaso Pantera named Kate, a 1969/70 Dodge Daytona named Vanessa, a 1998 Dodge Viper Coupe GTS named Denise, a 1995 Ferrari 355 B named Diane, a 1997 Ferrari 355 F1 named Lisa, a 1967 Ferrari 265 GTB/4 named Nadine, a 1999 Ferrari 550 Maranello named Angelina, a 1987 Ferrari Testarossa named Rose, a 1956 Ford TnamedBird named Susan, a 1999 GMC Yukon named Tracey, a 1999 Infiniti Q45 named Rachel, a Jaguar XJ220 from sometime between 1990 and 1994 named Bernadene, a 2000 Jaguar XK8 Coupe named Deborah, a 1994 Lamborghini Diablo named Stacey, a 1990 Lamborghini LM SUV named Josephine, a 2000 Lexus LS 400 named Hillary, a 2000 Lincoln Navigator named Kimberley, a 1966 Lotus Europa S1 named Renee, a 1954named57 Mercedes Benz 300 SL/Gullwing named Dorothy, a 2000 Mercedes Benz CL 500 named Donna, a 2000 Mercedes Benz S 600 named Samantha, a 1998 Mercedes Benz SL 600 named Ellen, a 1950 Mercury Custom named Gabriela, a 1971 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda named Shannon, a 1969 Plymouth Super Bee named Jessica, a 1965 Pontiac GTO named Sharon, a 2000 Porsche 996 named Tina, a 2000 Porsche Boxster named Marsha, a 1961 Porsche Speedster named Natalie, a 1987/88 Porsche 959 named Virginia, a 1997 Porsche 911 Twin Turbo named Tanya, a 2000 Rolls Stretch limo named Grace, a 1966 Shelby AC Cobra named Ashley, a 1967 named Eleanor, a 2000 Toyota Land Cruiser named Cathy, a 1998 Toyota Supra Turbo named Lynn, and a 2000 Volvo Turbo Wagon R named Lisa, and I don’t mess around with their maintenance at all.

Now here’s my question for you, where did you get your grilled cheese?  I am not only a connoisseur of fine cars, but also of sandwiches.

Sincerely, Nic Cage.

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dear nic cage:
i’d like to update my look this fall. Any tips?
XO – In Need of a Makeover


Dear INOAM,
Over the years I have worn many different hats (and outfits).  The key to looking good is confidence, above all else.  That being said, there are some key elements to every wardrobe. 

A suit

A watch

A cool car

Shades

And, of course, a leather jacket

Sincerely,

Nic Cage

Sep
3rd
Wed
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Dear Mr. Cage,

I am a not unfortunate looking guy in my early 30’s. Unfortunately, I have begun to loose my hair, resulting in a very high forehead. Can you recommend a hair-style that will attract the ladies without making me look like a complete metrosexual?

Yours, Dude with a Dilemma

Dear DoubleD,

Do you think this hot spanish chick cares about my hairline?  It’s all about attitude, charm, and class my friend.  Work with what you’ve got.  Also, baseball caps come in handy.

Sincerely,

Nic Cage

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Dear Nic, my boyfriend is moving to LA for a few months for work, and I love him but I don’t know if I can stand the distance. What should I do?

Love, East Coaster for Life

Dear ECfL,
I know that being away from the person you love can be really tough.  I was sent to prison for seven years at one point, after accidentally killing a man in a barfight defending my pregnant wife.  We wrote letters every day.  Things were further complicated when, on my way home, my plane was hijacked by a bunch on convicts.  Mean bunch of guys they were.  Plus, my best friend from the clink was suffering from diabetic shock.  Anyhow, these dudes were nasty, and I had to use my army ranger skills to kill off all the bad guys, including that guy from Pulp Fiction who had to take it up the ass and that weirdo little guy in all those period films.  I also managed to find a syringe so we could administer my friend’s insulin, thus saving his life. 
 
Anyhow, getting back to your question, if you and your sweetheart really love each other, distance shouldn’t matter.  When you meet again, covered in blood and sweat and dirt, with your hair gently blowing in the wind and a country ballad playing softly in the background, you’ll know that true love is all worth the wait.
 
Good luck!
 
Sincerely, Nic Cage

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Hi, I am international celebrity Nic Cage.  I may be the greatest actor of every generation, but I am also here to help.  Send me your questions and I’ll try my best to give good advice!
Email me at nickcagegivesadvice@gmail.com!

Hi, I am international celebrity Nic Cage.  I may be the greatest actor of every generation, but I am also here to help.  Send me your questions and I’ll try my best to give good advice!

Email me at nickcagegivesadvice@gmail.com!