Dear LFTP: the shoplifting friend, and outro
- Should I reach out to my shoplifting friend and suggest friendship without shopping, restaurants, or music?
The final letter: a listener said goodbye to a twenty-year friend after catching her shoplifting once and noticing she doesn't tip, then catching her sneaking into a musical event — and asks whether to suggest walks-only hangouts. One host shares his own wheelchair/FYE story where a friend hid Ozzy Osbourne's discography in his chair. The hosts conclude the evidence is thin and comedic, urge telling the friend directly instead of quietly cutting her off, and read the Secular answer ('a moose needs a hat rack'). The show closes with the Bob Eisenlauer complaint line, an ASCII self-portrait gag, and the 'be faithful in the means; God will handle the ends' benediction.
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Dear LFTP: 'Maid of Honor Fails to Follow Shower Instructions'
- Who is in the wrong — the bride or the maid of honor who won't follow the shower instructions?
The second Dear LFTP letter, titled 'Maid of Honor Fails to Follow Shower Instructions' (not a bathing problem — a bridal shower problem): the bride was clear she didn't want a…
From No. 603 · Found Out
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Dear LFTP: the $4,200 loan that never came back
- How do I get past the sadness over the $4,200 loan my friend never repaid — do I just let it go?
The final Dear LFTP letter: a year ago a supposed friend asked to borrow money — her husband had left the country to renew his visa, her car was repossessed, she had no way to get to work.
From No. 603 · Found Out
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Dear LFTP: Ralph calls three or four times a week
- How can I get my retired friend Ralph to call less frequently without being rude?
The letter: 'Ralph,' a longtime best friend, retired and is bored, so he calls three or four times a week 'even when there's nothing new to talk about,' rehashing the same things; subtle hints haven't worked; letting it go to voicemail just earns a callback request.
From No. 602 · Relationship Counseling
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Dear LFTP: the birthday-gift pressure
- My friends insist on giving me birthday presents I can't reciprocate. Shouldn't my wishes have been respected since it's my birthday?
Mike reads the first Dear LFTP letter: a part-time worker paying her own health insurance asked friends to skip presents at a triple birthday dinner; they refused, saying she needn't reciprocate.
From No. 601 · Humble Faithful Idiot