# How good of a guitar player is Mark Knopfler?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-of-a-guitar-player-is-mark-knopfler/441581>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 16, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-of-a-guitar-player-is-mark-knopfler/441581 "2008-03-16T20:57:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-of-a-guitar-player-is-mark-knopfler/441581/41 "2008-03-18T00:53:44Z")

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[QUOTE=mhendo]  
Congratulations on completely failing to address dalej42’s question, while cultivating an annoying sense of superiority.  
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[QUOTE=mhendo]  
Whatever. When you start your observation with “You do realize…?” it makes you sound like a jerk.  
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[QUOTE=mhendo]  
Maybe you could have tried something like: “Mark Knopfler is great. He’s not just an amazing guitarist, but he’s also written a bunch of great movie scores, including the music for The Princess Bride.”  
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> [@mhendo](#):
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> Happy to help.

I know I for one will certainly be looking to \*\*mhendomodjr \*\*- that shining beacon of board congeniality - for tips on how to properly phrase my questions in the future so as not to offend the sensibilities of any passing malcontents. :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-of-a-guitar-player-is-mark-knopfler/441581/44 "2012-07-20T22:47:17Z")

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> [@bobnudd](#):
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> mhendo you really are a total fuckwit and don’t deserve to be on here. I wish I could meet you and side kick you stupid fat face.

1. **mhendo** made that observation well over four years ago.

2. Just this morning I scored fourth row seats for Bob Dylan with Mark Knopfler at the Santa Barbara Bowl.

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