A good way to detect an industry veteran is by mentioning Xpics.. If they don't get an instant hardon they're a newbie...
My formula was:
Xpics + "No Credit Card Required" blind links + easy top listings..
ahh.. the good old days...
Riverside Digital was the only online content dealer.
FrontPage was in it's infancy.
Domains were $100 each, but with Xpics no one gave a fuck..
Tits.com, Fuck.com etc. were available. But banned..
Anyone remember when you couldn't register 'vulgar' domain names? Those fuckers at Internic had first crack at them when they became available..