At times Peace Corps life can be a lonely, frustrating experience, so to receive some good ol' raunchy American humor (as found in your column) lifted all of our spirits.



At times Peace Corps life can be a lonely, frustrating experience, so to receive some good ol' raunchy American humor (as found in your column) lifted all of our spirits.

Savage Love - Volume 19, Issue 41, October 8, 1998 - ©1998 API. All rights reserved.
BY DAN SAVAGE

Shameless Self-Promotion

Hey, Faggot:

I am writing you on behalf of the Peace Corps volunteers currently serving in Guatemala. We had the opportunity to read a few of your columns and nearly pissed ourselves laughing so hard. A friend of mine in the states sent me two of your columns, and I circulated them among quite a few volunteers. They were a big hit and people started asking me if I could get more of them.

At times Peace Corps life can be a lonely, frustrating experience, so to receive some good ol' raunchy American humor (as found in your column) lifted all of our spirits. I was wondering if there was any way you could send us copies of current and/or back columns. Anything you can put together would be hugely appreciated.

Brandon Moyle

Cuerpo de paz, Guatemala

Hey, Brandon:

All of us at home sure do appreciate the hard work the brave men and women of the United States Peace Corps are doing all over the world. Most of us aren't sure exactly what it is you actually do--the War Corps' easier to follow--but whatever it is you're up to in Guatemala (teaching English, building irrigation systems, black ops, harvesting the internal organs of local children for shipment back to the United States), please know that you have the full support of your friends at Savage Love.

In the spirit of Abigail Van Buren's Project Dear Abbey--which encourages people to send cards and letters to American service men and women--I am sending you three complimentary copies of the just-published collection of my columns, Savage Love: Straight Answers From America's Most Popular Sex Columnist. I hope you find this collection amusing. When you're done pissing yourself laughing, you could use these books to teach English to children who fail to meet the stringent standards of the CIA's--excuse me, I mean, the Peace Corps'--organ harvesting program. I will happily send you as additional copies of Savage Love: Straight Answers from America's Most Popular Sex Columnist, as needed. Just enclose a check for $12.95 US ($399.75 CAN) for each additional copy you need.

Speaking of my just-published column collection ...

IT'S TIME FOR A SAVAGE LOVE TRIVIA CONTEST!

Savage Love: Straight Answers from America's Most Popular Sex Columnist is available now at finer bookstores everywhere. To celebrate the publication, and to get my assistant off my back ("Dan, you have to promote the book in your column! The publisher is screaming at me! 'Why isn't Dan promoting his book in the column!'"), we're having a Savage Love trivia contest with fabulous prizes! Below you will find 10 Savage Love trivia questions. If you've been paying attention, you should be able to answer these trivia questions with relative ease! A copy of Savage Love: Straight Answers from America's Most Popular Sex Columnist might help with one or two of the tougher questions, but you don't have to buy a copy to enter the contest!

Answer all 10 questions to the best of your ability, place your answers in a stamped envelope addressed to Savage Love Trivia Contest, c/o Shepherd Express, 1123 N. Water St., Milwaukee, WI 53202, enclose a letter of reference from a close friend or relative with your entry, and drop it all in the mail! It's easy! You could win a book, a box of Paper Mate Fine Point pens, $10 cash ... or a fabulous dream vacation!

Savage Love Trivia Questions

Good luck!