On Fri, 2004-07-30 at 16:08, Alexander Dalloz wrote: > Am Sa, den 31.07.2004 schrieb jeem machine um 0:37: > > > smarty pants! > > Sorry, I don't get the joke. Is it one? --- American idiom would normally translate this into a slight acknowledgment of jealousy that you know so much and can easily show it. Probably not a joke, just a recognition of your knowledge. Craig