November 2000

Al Gore. During the month of November, Al Gore helped Houston
Critics make its earnings goal for the fourth quarter by shopping at a number
of our affiliates. He hired 1,500 lawyers through Amazon.com, he booked
hotel rooms in Florida for these lawyers at Travelocity.com and
USAHotelGuide.com, he fed these lawyers with tasty meals from
OmahaSteaks.com and Food.com, he purchased 4,000 cases of paper from
Staples.com for filing with various courts of law, he dressed the lawyers in
fine suits from Jos. A. Banks.com, and outfitted each of them with cell
phones from Cellphones.com and Tag Heuer watches from Watchzone.com.

Houston Critics salutes Al Gore, and will present him with a
gift certificate from the following affiliates...