Recently, I was chatting back and forth with a friend about how to set up an advice column, and make it big, ala Dr. Phil. Or, Joe D'Mango for that matter.

Focusing on women aged 25+, I said that she should think about giving advice about current, more relevant issues, (like career advancement, spouse abuse) and not sophomoric topics like what to wear and how to properly bust a zit. Inevitably, there will be other advice columnists (read: ditzes) that would take care of those hemlines and color highlights.

Ultimately, there's Tingting Cojuangco and Lucy Torres-Gomez. Throw in a Prieto for good measure. Didn't Cerberus have three heads? See what I mean:

I hate reading about things which women over 50 should not wear. I myself love wearing sexy tops and cuff bracelets. So tell me, what are the things women over 50 should not wear?

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If you have a slim figure, you can wear most anything. But no-nos are tight dresses, mini skirts, see-thru blouses or skirts, short shorts and ruffled dresses. Wear clothes with simple but elegant lines – these you can dress up with jewelry like cuff bracelets. Sexy tops are all right if your arms have no flab. Be careful, too, with your decolletage, sometimes it shows too much cleavage and can look vulgar.

When radio does advice shows, that's when things get clicking. It's effortless to ask a question (pick up the phone) and the anonymity and instant reply is crucial. Plus, you can ask followup questions as they develop. I remember Jessica Zafra's show Twisted where, along with interesting (sometimes obscure) topics, the show dealt with subjects often considered taboo for normal polite conversation. Like masturbation and date rape, even gun control. You really can't consider Mel & Jay trailblazers. Frank talk, I suppose, is not of currency. And someone who can get this into the mainstream (a Filipino Jerry Springer, redux) could make it pretty big. I pick the return of Rosanna Roces as a Sally Jessie Raphael. If only the MTRCB would let her.