I probably went a little too far with this one, but we promised Greg Galcik we'd do this when we got Point Communications' coveted "Top 5% of all Web Sites" award.

Subj: ZUG is Rated in the Top 5%
Date: 96-01-09 17:00:06 EST
From: todd@pointcom.com (Todd Whitney)
To: mshower@aol.com

Congratulations!

Your home page has been rated among the top 5% of all sites on the Internet by Point Survey.

Point is a free service which rates and reviews only the best sites on the World Wide Web. We provide surfers with a standard of excellence: a catalog of the most lively, useful, and fun sites on the Net. If you haven't already seen Point, come visit us at:

http://www.pointcom.com/

Reviews by Point will increase your exposure and attract new visitors to your site through our link to you. Our Top Ten list has been featured on CNN and in many publications, and Point Survey ratings are provided to media around the world.

We invite you to display the prestigious "Top 5% of the Web" badge. It is available in the badge directory at: http://www.pointcom.com/badges/ And we ask you to link us at: http://www.pointcom.com

Also we have recently launched Point Now! It gives you the details of daily events across the Web: listings of new sites and Web events, and a contest guide. Please feel free to inform us of new features on your site that you'd like to see featured in such a calendar.

Thanks -- and again, congratulations!

Sincerely,

Todd Whitney
Point Communications
Director of Network Relations
http://www.pointcom.com
212/674-0200 x155
212/674-2700 fax

Point is now part of Lycos, http://www.lycos.com

To submit a review, please send email to submit@pointcom.com

Subj: Re: ZUG is Rated in the Top 5%
Date: 96-01-12 17:05:26 EST
From: Baked Ham
To: todd@pointcom.com
CC: Baked Ham

Todd:

Thanks for selecting ZUG to be in the top 5% of the web! We've been waiting for this day for a long time!

Since you read ZUG diligently, you know that we offer our own award, the ZUG-O-RIFIC(tm) award, to those who positively review our site. Needless to say, this is an honored bestowed upon very few.

We're sending you our official ZUG-O-RIFIC(tm) badge, which we'd like you to prominently place somewhere on Pointcom, along with a link to our site.

A note on our ZUG-O-RIFIC(tm) badge: in our recent contest to see who could design the most attractive ZUG-O-RIFIC(tm) logo, it was David Price's entry that caught our fancy. David is a six-year old, differently-enabled child from Austin, Texas. The lettering is a bit difficult to read, but David's hope and spirit are behind every badge. And that's what ZUG is all about.

If you could display your ZUG-O-RIFIC(tm) badge by next Wednesday, we'd appreciate it. We're talking to some investors, and it would really impress them.

Thanks again!
John Hargrave

Subj: Re: ZUG is Rated in the Top 5%
Date: 96-01-18 18:05:42 EST
From: Baked Ham
To: todd@pointcom.com
CC: Baked Ham

Hi Todd.

I was wondering if you received our ZUG-O-RIFIC badge, and if you've displayed it on Pointcom yet. I went to Point Search and searched on "ZUG-O-RIFIC," "RIFIC," and "monkeys." I realize "monkeys" has nothing to do with our badge, but I'm just interested in the topic.

David Price, the interestingly-intelligenced child who designed the ZUG-O-RIFIC badge, keeps calling us and asking when it will be featured on Point. Every time I tell him it's not up there, he begins to cry. Please Todd, do it for the child.

Looking forward to a response from you!
John Myers Hargrave

Subj: Re: ZUG is Rated in the Top 5%
Date: 96-01-18 18:05:52 EST
From: Baked Ham
To: todd@pointcom.com
CC: Baked Ham

Todd:

After I sent out that last message, I realized I hadn't put any of the (tm) symbols behind ZUG-O-RIFIC(tm). Rest assured that our registered trademark still holds. Violation of our trademark is a legal breach punishable by law.

Thanks again!
John Myers Hargrave

Subj: Re: ZUG is Rated in the Top 5%
Date: 96-01-19 10:39:49 EST
From: todd@pointcom.com (Todd Whitney)
To: BakedHam@aol.com

We normally don't display badges, but I will ask again.

We will try however I can't ensure the badge will be put up.

Todd

Director of Network Relations
http://www.pointcom.com
212/674-0200 x155
212/674-2700 fax

To submit a review, please send email to submit@pointcom.com

Point is now part of Lycos, http://www.lycos.com

As of this writing, our badge has not been displayed. And I think it's safe to say we've lost the Pointcom ad account.