Am 01.07.2012 05:41, schrieb suvayu ali:

Hey Reindl,

On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 10:16 PM, Reindl Harald <h.reindl@thelounge.net> wrote:

Woosh!  If you were of "a certain age," you'd have caught the reference instantly:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prisoner

Woosh!  If you were of "a certain age" that not all members
of a english mailing list have english as native language
nor do the read books or see films in english and the also
do not recall the english wikipedia for any word someone says

Lighten up a little. Since we are all emailing in English and this is
the users' list, it should be fine to share a bit of English humour.

not if this "humor" is oyur only reply and not marked as such!
humor in emails is not working without any hint

not
not
adv : negation of a word or group of words; "he does not speak
French"; "she is not going"; "they are not friends";
"not many"; "not much"; "not at all"

interested
interested
adj 1: having or showing interest; especially curiosity or
fascination or concern; "an interested audience";
"interested in sports"; "was interested to hear about
her family"; "interested in knowing who was on the
telephone"; "interested spectators" [ant: {uninterested}]
2: involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in;
"a memorandum to those concerned"; "an enterprise in which
three men are concerned"; "factors concerned in the rise
and fall of epidemics"; "the interested parties met to
discuss the business" [syn: {concerned}]