Penthouse November 1996

ON THE COVER Pet of the Month Samantha Michaels, photographed by Earl Miller. Her pictorial begins on page 67. FEATURES 17 VIEW FROM THE TOP Essays by Emily Prager, Alan M. Dershowitz, Joe Bob Briggs, and Kevin Avery 22 PLAYING POLITICS WITH JUSTICE Article by Ernest Volkman 49 RIBALD RIMES Our continuing compilation of today's wittiest and lewdest limericks 51 MEN'S HEALTH & FITNESS News reports about building muscles, overcoming impotence, hair replacement, and more 58 ADVISE & DISSENT "Bullshit-gate," by Joe Conason. The Republicans' election-year con game. 60 SMART SEX Resolving conflicts about condoms, by Dr. Judy Kuriansky 84 THE UNREPENTANT VOYEUR "The Art of the Pickup," by Ralph Gardner, Jr. 103 THE GIRLS OF PLAYHOUSE Satire by Bill Lee 126 THE PENIS PAGE Man's favorite organ on the Internet. By Gerard Van der Leun 139 BEDTIME STORIES "On the House," by Susan Scotto PICTORIALS MISHA & TRISHA Photos by John David 67 PET OF THE MONTH Samantha Michaels; photos by Earl Miller 89 SIRENS OF TITANIA Photos by Carl Wachter 115 EMERALD Photos by Earl Miller DEPARTMENTS 4 HOUSECALL 6 FORUM 10 FAST FORWARD 14 CALL ME MADAM 29 MUG SHOTS 34 DREAMS & DIVERSIONS 56 HYPERSEX 64 THE JOKE MAN 83 MILITARY AFFAIRS 106 HARD TIMES 109 SORAYAMA 112 X-RATED VIDEO 128 PENTHOUSE COMIX 138 HOFMEKLER'S PEOPLE 142 PARTING SHOT