Thank you, Lapis, but please don't call me "girl". I'm 51, and the fight for equality is far from over. I'm pretty sure that they've got a special membership plan almost ready to roll out. The name "Platinum Club" doesn't particularly thrill me. It is too mercantile, too reminiscent of charge cards... and if I have a platinum VISA, they can't be that hard to get (I'm an artist, not a stockbroker). This group should sound exclusive. Diamonds have been made to sound high-class... but that is all marketing by DeBeers. I'd almost prefer "Diamond Club" because it allows for at least two lines of puns: DAZzled by Diamonds! and, of course, bridge suits. (Be very glad that I didn't go into marketing, although I'm not sure how much longer I can avoid temptation.) There are other precious materials, but words of 17 syllables don't trip off the tongue, or typewriter keys, so readily. Maybe the problem is in the word "club", yet so many of the replacement words have dubious baggage. Some folks would look sideways upon being asked to join a cartel, syndicate, clan, or ring... no matter how preciousssss. Carolly