# Jokes that, nowadays, need explaining

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** comedian-jokes\
**Created:** [September 25, 2020, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-nowadays-need-explaining/921466 "2020-09-25T02:53:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-nowadays-need-explaining/921466/393 "2020-10-22T01:05:08Z")

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My post [in another thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-iconic-characters-are-linked-to-a-specific-portrayal-by-a-specific-actor-in-your-mind/923530/25) made me realize there is a probably a generation of people who have no idea why some old farts keep insisting on calling Mark Wahlberg “Marky Mark”.

Though as he’s not done all that much recently they are probably being succeeded by a generation who have no idea who Mark Wahlberg or Marky Mark are.

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