Um no. What it SAYS is: "As a special promotion, MonsterBook.com has announced that if and when it files for an Initial Public Offering of shares in the future, within 1 month after the Public Offering of shares it will give you $10 cash (US Currency) for every friend you referred to MonsterBook.com who subscribed before May 1, 1999. Should you earn a Referral Bonus under this promotion, you will be able to choose to receive your Bonus as a cash payment, or to apply it toward the purchase of stock in MonsterBook.com. See agreement below for details " Which means after the stock has gone through its IPO gyrations, THEN they give you your 10 dollars toward stock. AND, according to the fine print, "This offer is limited to the first 1 million people to subscribe to receive the free MonsterBook Internet Directory in the mail, and the maximum Referral Bonus to be paid to any one person will be $500. " It's not a BAD deal, assuming the company lasts long enough to issue stock (and considering they're offering to flush capital down the toilet like that I wouldn't hold my breath) but it sure as heck isn't free stock. -- Jim Strickland jim(a)DIESPAMMERSCUMcalico.litterbox.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote Meadocrat! Bill and Opus in 2000 - Who ELSE is there? -----------------------------------------------------------------------