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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Savage Love / At Large Overheard in Hungarian Pastry Shop on Amsterdam Avenue

Posted by Dan Savage on Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 1:10 PM

"Friction-rich butthole is a great phrase, man"

Someone who was the subject of a "Savage Love" question a dozen years ago—his then-girlfriend was worried about being too wet—just came up to me in a cafe and shook my hand. And everyone in the cafe overheard him say "friction-rich butthole." Everyone.

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HAHAHAHAHA! Dan, you live an adventurous and interesting life. Just sayin'.

Posted by SeattleKim on January 24, 2012 at 1:17 PM

Did he at least buy you a pastry?

Posted by Sketch on January 24, 2012 at 1:18 PM

Heh. Them's the hazards.

Posted by rob!

on January 24, 2012 at 1:34 PM

omg, awesome.

Posted by AmyC on January 24, 2012 at 1:41 PM

Hungarian pastry shop sounds so delicious! What's their specialty? Napoleons?

Posted by Vince on January 24, 2012 at 1:47 PM

That's rich!

Hope it didn't rub you the wrong way.

At least he wasn't a butthole about it.

Oh, I got a million of 'em.

Posted by Lance Thrustwell on January 24, 2012 at 1:53 PM

all's well that ends well

Posted by Doot on January 24, 2012 at 2:44 PM

@2 A buttery one, one hopes!

Thanks for the literal lol chuckle, Dan! Good thing I don't work in a cubicle farm ;)

Posted by BEG

on January 24, 2012 at 3:02 PM

That place has fucking AWFUL coffee.

Posted by Asparagus! on January 24, 2012 at 3:09 PM

But the unsweetened cocoa with whipped cream on the side was wonderful years ago.
Now I'm Jealous.

Posted by on_the_spectrum on January 24, 2012 at 3:14 PM

I hope you were eating bundt cake.

Posted by Dominic Holden on January 24, 2012 at 3:52 PM

Thank you. This post made me laugh after a very long day.

Posted by Soo on January 24, 2012 at 4:02 PM

This is the stuff of legends.

LMAO

Posted by dakoneko on January 24, 2012 at 7:39 PM

I could handle it as long as I didn't have my kid with me. Otherwise, it would be awkward.

Posted by Ray_Harwick on January 24, 2012 at 8:07 PM

Love, love, love the Hungarian Pastry Shop. Not the same since the old smoke-filled days. Which is probably a good thing.

Posted by the idiot formerly known as kk on January 24, 2012 at 9:39 PM

I spent so much time there many years. Yes, @9, the coffee is terrible, the half-and-half often sour, most of the display pastries are bad too. The only thing I liked there were the croissants. But I miss it. Yes I do.

Posted by Jude Fawley on January 24, 2012 at 10:55 PM

What I meant to say, was "over many years"

Posted by Jude Fawley on January 24, 2012 at 10:56 PM

noooo! this is my neighborhood cafe and i've been a fan of yours for so many years! i am crushed i missed you there...

Posted by jrho on January 25, 2012 at 12:03 PM

I'm glad he got some himself some friction rich butthole.

However, that same question contained some of the most retarded (from an outside "expert," not from Dan) advice I have ever read. "If he wants more friction, he might want to put a raincoat on -- latex condoms do a great job of soaking up wetness and creating friction." Perhaps it would create more friction for her, but the question was about creating more friction for him. The whole reason many men don't like condoms is that they eliminate friction. I had a really hard time taking them seriously in that column after that "advice."

Posted by Learned Hand on January 25, 2012 at 5:35 PM

Ahem. Later on in this very column, you gave the following advice:

"Finally, if you've been with this guy since you were 16, and he's the only person you've ever had sex with, I'd suggest you screw around behind his back a little before you do anything stupid (like, oh, marrying this guy). Your boyfriend might be the problem, but without something to compare him too, you'll never know, will you?"

Encouraging CPOSsiness? I'm glad you're over that.

Posted by Boything's Girl on January 27, 2012 at 3:56 AM

@20: We grow, we change.

Posted by Dan Savage on January 27, 2012 at 4:14 PM