In a message dated 12/25/2000 9:51:45 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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<< And why is it inversely true that as the standard
of money goes from the most precious metal to the lesser, and then to none
at all that the credit card advertising hype proceeds from nothing of value
to the "Silver Card", to the "Gold Card", to the "Platinum Card" on to a
"God-knows-what-metal-next Card". Some like it shiney? >>
tres bon....