# Mark \_\_\_\_\_\_

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-______/697506
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [September 4, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-______/697506 "2014-09-04T18:10:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
**Page:** 4

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### Author: ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-______/697506/61 "2014-09-05T16:55:32Z")

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[Mark of the Rani](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0562931/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2)

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### Author: ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-______/697506/62 "2014-09-05T17:26:06Z")

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V (Speed Racer’s car). Or is that the MACH V? I’m not sure.

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### Author: ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-______/697506/63 "2014-09-05T18:15:00Z")

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spots the X.

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### Author: ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-______/697506/64 "2014-09-05T18:33:06Z")

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My boss is named Mark so whenever the name comes up, I usually associate it with him.

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### Author: ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-______/697506/65 "2014-09-05T18:38:40Z")

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> [@Tangent](#):
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> spots the X.

Thus has limitless possibilities for notable **Marks** catching sight of their “old time used-to-be” in public or out-of-the-way places.

What might make for a fun follow-up would be to list such **Mark** candidates along with their Ex(es).

Just a thought for at least a good hijack! 🙂

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### Author: ![orangeapples](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7993a0/32.png) [@orangeapples](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orangeapples)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-______/697506/66 "2014-09-05T20:38:02Z")

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Corrigan

And that’s my third [Peep Show](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387764/?ref_=rvi_tt) reference in the past couple of days. I have to quit being so damn thematic.

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### Author: ![Big\_Norse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/big_norse/32/9954_2.png) [@Big\_Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Norse)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2014, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-______/697506/67 "2014-09-05T22:22:25Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> I also wanted to encourage any MARC references to apply to the concept. As in Antony.

MARC [Standards](http://www.loc.gov/marc/)

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### Author: ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2014, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-______/697506/68 "2014-09-06T01:12:43Z")

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Mero

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### Author: ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2014, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-______/697506/69 "2014-09-06T03:20:21Z")

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What most folks call me.

Belanger  
Brunell  
Calaway  
Henry  
Knopfler  
Martin

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### Author: ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2014, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-______/697506/70 "2014-09-06T03:30:23Z")

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