Maxim # 25, January 2000 Magazine

FEATURES
62 WE WANT ANSWERS!
DAVID SPADE
The Just Shoot Me star shoots back about dating models, the burden of being a wise-ass, and costar Laura San Giacomo's natural assets.
64 PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS?
HER SECRET SEX FANTASY
Know that one you have about the identical twins dressed like Princess Leia?These confessions from "normal" women make your lustiest fantasies look like an after-school special.
70 SELF-IMPROVEMENT
QUIT QUITTING!
You've spent decades nurturing your bad habits. Why let some stupid New Year's resolution ruin it all?
76 TRUE CRIME
'HE BEGGED ME TO KILL HIM'
Two friends went camping in New Mexico's desert last August. One came back alive with an amazing — tale of death and survival. But what really happened?
86 THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MAXIM'S BEST STUFF
With a ceremonial pull of the finger, Maxim looks back at its own first 25 historic issues.
92 MAMA MARIA!
MARIA GRAZIA CUCINOTTA
Her 10 minutes in The World Is Not Enough made us think, That's not enough! Here's much, much more...
98 FIRST RESORTS
SNOW BALLS!
Ofcourse, these slopes are all first-rate. But where are the hottest cold-weather nightspots? We've got a winter guide for more than one type of action.
108 COVER GIRL
SHANNON ELIZABETH
In American Pie, Shannon Elizabeth's steamy solo scene made us long for sweet 16. Now, with a major new horror spoof in the can, the up-and-coming star is back for seconds.
REGULARS
22 LETTERS
The Maxim all-sex workout—reader-tested! The binding glue on our Pamela Lee issue—water-tested. Spam—furniture-tested. We feel your love. We really do.
26 JOKES
Let the world come to an end. At least you'll die laughing.
28 CIRCUS MAXIMUS
We weird-in the new year with incredible concept cars, disgusting manhood rituals, some very odd calendars, and the world's most inane personal-protection device. We also do some time at the nation's newest Alcatraz—a place where "rehabilitation" is beside the point.
46 HOW TO
Read her body language, beat your credit card debt, stock the trunk of your car for any unforeseen emergency, draw four aces on every hand, and train a monkey...to be your butler!
54 SAYS HER
WHEN GOOD GIRLS GO BAD
There's a time in every woman's life when she's had enough of relationships and decides to sleep around like a man. Here's how to find that very woman—and make sure you're her next victim.
58 SPORTS
SNAP CRACKLE, AAUUGGGHHH!
Ever wince at the crack of an NFL player's bones and wonder what it's like to suffer a crowd-silencing injury? 49er Bryant Young takes you inside his world of pain.
117 MAXIM FASHION
Business suits so cool you'll want a desk job, clothes so cheap you'll want at least two of everything, and key chains that'll make you want, uh, more keys.
137 GRINDER
This month: notebook computers with a side of tequila, hokey stress relievers, and the great pre-Super Bowl pizza delivery race. And speaking of football, we review Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday. Plus: Metallica goes classical, and b-ball video games that are guaranteed slam dunks.
152 BEAT THIS CAPTION
A contest to see if you're as sick and twisted as our editors. And judging from the entries, the world has reason to worry. Who peed in the gene pool?