1.   ...his insistence on offering gratuitous advice.

2.   If Michelle Akers did not suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome, I would not offer her gratuitous advice about quitting on top.

3.   There is not much gratuitous advice to offer, no secret formations or hidden lineups for Bruce Arena to spring on the Mexicans.

4.   To make sure she understands her place, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., another GOP leader, chimed in with gratuitous advice.

5.   Sensitive questions are posed to others and gratuitous advice sometimes dispensed thereafter.