Who is "Mark"???

[roanjohn]

I know who EOS is, she is a goddess of somethin' rather........but who is Mark??

As in EOS 1D "MARK" II.................

...............I know, just another senseless thread to keep us busy before PMA hits!!!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Please offer all suggestions....!!!!

Ro1

[Barb42]

those who buy - you know 'the mark' - but then who really minds

[CoolToolGuy]

It depends on your area of photographic interest:

Wildlife = Mark Trail
Baseball = Mark McGwire
Football = Mark Gastineau (a bit dated, perhaps?)
Auto Racing = Mark Donahue
I'm sure there are others... :lol:

Have Fun,

[CyberDyneSystems]

In school we had a Mark,. he was very good with grammer,. we called him "Punctuation Mark"

Though he also had this problem of allways being stuck with his older brothers hand me down clothes,.. Remember toughskins? Anyway,. as is often the case,. his brothers old jeans did not allways fit quite right,. so some times he was called "High Water Mark"

[roanjohn]

...............I think I cracked it!!!



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MARKY MARK!!!!

:p :lol: :lol: :lol:

RO1

[CoolToolGuy]

...............I think I cracked it!!!



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MARKY MARK!!!!

:p :lol: :lol: :lol:

RO1

Well then, there is Mark, and then there are Marx Brothers :o (ba-da-boomp-chish)

Have Fun,

[Belmondo]

...............I think I cracked it!!!


MARKY MARK!!!!

:p :lol: :lol: :lol:

RO1

You mean I have a camera named after two of him?

[Cadwell]

...............I think I cracked it!!!



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MARKY MARK!!!!

:p :lol: :lol: :lol:

RO1

Ummm.... who he? *wanders off feeling old....*

[scottbergerphoto]

Mark is the guy my mother always spoke to when she was really mad a me. " Mark my words mister, if you don't.............."
Scott

[chris.bailey]

It depends on your area of photographic interest:

Wildlife = Mark Trail
Baseball = Mark McGwire
Football = Mark Gastineau (a bit dated, perhaps?)
Auto Racing = Mark Donahue
I'm sure there are others... :lol:

Have Fun,

Those who say they have a MkII but dont = Mark Twain

[Mogwyth]

Well we must have quite a few of them when I was a kid my mum was always saying " If you put another mark on that floor I'll............"

[Belmondo]

Dogs 'Mark' their territories.

Canon Marks us.

[KO_300D]

mark1 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (märk)
n.
1 A visible trace or impression, such as a line or spot.
2 A sign, such as a cross, made in lieu of a signature.

3 Preceded by the word 'stretch'. What KO now has following the births of 2 children...

[roanjohn]

Dogs 'Mark' their territories.

Canon Marks us.

No wonder I get a warm feeling everytime I put thier camera in front of my face.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

OOPPPS!!! But I have a 10D!!! :-p

Ro1

[roanjohn]

Ummm.... who he? *wanders off feeling old....*

........BOOGIE NIGHTS??!!!?? :) He shows his zoom lens at the end...:twisted:

Ro1

[Belmondo]

Don't worry. They haven't 'Marked' the 10D/20D yet.

(Oops. I almost said, "You're golden." :o :lol: )

[HJMinard]

Ummm.... who he? *wanders off feeling old....*

A previous incarnation of Mark Wahlberg (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000242/) - the actor (Perfect Storm, Italian Job, etc.).

[roanjohn]

(Oops. I almost said, "You're golden." :o :lol: )

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Vitamin C!!!!!!

Ro1

[MDJAK]

When my mother used the name Mark, she was calling me. I like to believe Canon named their second generation cameras after me. That's probably why I'm crazy enough to be buying (leasing) a 1ds Mark II.

[CyberDyneSystems]

You realize when you split something in two,. you also split it in twain,...

thus
Mark Two and Mark Twain are interchangeble.

[12345Michael54321]

You realize when you split something in two,. you also split it in twain,...
I've never been to Twain. I have visited its Mexican sister cities, Cognito and Communicado.

All kidding aside, "Mark" refers to Markijuru Canon, son of Tatsuya "The Tattoo Man" Canon, founder of the company.

Markijuru had long whined to his father that Ford named an automotive division after his son, Edsel, but there were no Markijuru cameras being made at Canon. He often pouted, and complained that this was proof that Henry Ford loved his children more than Tatsuya loved him.

At one point, it looked like the New F-1 (an extraordinary 35mm SLR) would be marketed as the F-1 Markijuru, but at the last minute this plan was abandoned, when a marketing executive for Canon/Chevrolet's daughter company, Nova Motors, pointed out that in Spanish, "Markijuru" means "Doesn't Work." This was a particularly embarrassing fact, given that Markijuru himself had never worked a day in his life.

Ultimately, Markijuru died in 1993, of tetrodotoxin poisoning, the result of improperly prepared fugu at his 80th birthday party.

In memory of him, Markijuru was shortened to "Mark" (in order to avoid complications with the Spanish speaking market), and over the past several years a number of Canon SLRs have been slightly redesigned and had the "Mark" designation incorporated into their names.

The parallels between this story, and the ongoing efforts of Asterisk "Ass Man" Pentax (grandson of the founder of Asahi Pentax) are truly spooky.

[Belmondo]

I'm pretty sure I'm going to get a headache, but I want to think about it for a while first.

Very funny. :lol:

[Mark Kemp]

Mark - wow what an excellent name

[Mogwyth]

I've never been to Twain. I have visited its Mexican sister cities, Cognito and Communicado.

Well if you were in Cognito I never saw you and I certainly did not speak to you while you were in Communicado:lol::lol::lol:

Sorry had to do it.

[KennyG]

Ummm.... who he? *wanders off feeling old....*

Anything after Abba confuses most of us on here. You only have to look at the avatars to see the age groups we are dealing with. That Belmondo chap, I bet he can remember Abba and the words to all their songs.

Hands up all those that know where the pseudonym Mark Twain comes from.

[Mogwyth]

Something to do with boats if I remember my English lit. lessons correctly

[Mark_48]

Whatcha' wanna know for..........?? :p

[HJMinard]

Something to do with boats if I remember my English lit. lessons correctly

Yes ... it was called out on boats to indicate safe water depth.

[Mogwyth]

Woohoo all those lessons 26 years ago weren't for nothing then.:lol:

[JAZZ D.P.G.]

All the track and field runners have one....................

" On your Mark, get set, go....................."

[Belmondo]

A dog with a speech defect?

[JAZZ D.P.G.]

There is one in every book.............

"Mark your page" so you know where to start again

[JAZZ D.P.G.]

Actually, the hardest to achieve was in school.

Everyone going for the highest Mark.

[Belmondo]

True story**

I have a cousin who changed his name from Ralph to Marc. I asked him if it was because our grandfather's name was Mark, and he said, 'No. My wife just likes the name."

Be careful guys. Before you know it, your wives will be renaming you, too.


(**suggesting that not all my stories are necessarily true)

[Tom W]

True story**

I have a cousin who changed his name from Ralph to Marc. I asked him if it was because our grandfather's name was Mark, and he said, 'No. My wife just likes the name."

Be careful guys. Before you know it, your wives will be renaming you, too.


(**suggesting that not all my stories are necessarily true)

Now, if she names you "Mark-II", you may have a shakey marriage. :)

[KO_300D]

yeah I'd check your life insurance policy too - even insurers know that a Mark II is worth more than a Mark I

[thomascanty]

Yes ... it was called out on boats to indicate safe water depth.

Actually a lot of Twain scholars say that is not where he got the name from, but it was his habit of walking into the saloons of Virginia City with a friend and telling the bartender to "Mark twain", meaning "give us two and put it on my tab." Sounds too contrived to me, but I see that explanation given more often than the riverboat one.

[mikesd]

Actually a lot of Twain scholars say that is not where he got the name from, but it was his habit of walking into the saloons of Virginia City with a friend and telling the bartender to "Mark twain", meaning "give us two and put it on my tab." Sounds too contrived to me, but I see that explanation given more often than the riverboat one.


Would he have lived on the Ponderosa?:lol:

[thomascanty]

Would he have lived on the Ponderosa?:lol:

The Ponderosa was near Lake Tahoe, west of Virginia City. Twain did spend some time around Tahoe (he accidentally burned a large part of the forest down, too), but I don't know if he ever visited the area they eventually filmed at. :lol:

[Mills]

Mark reduces the balances in many of our bank accounts. Mark II does it better than Mark. Not real sure what effect Mark III will have but I can't wait to find out.

[marie]

In school we had a Mark,. he was very good with grammer,. we called him "Punctuation Mark"

Though he also had this problem of allways being stuck with his older brothers hand me down clothes,.. Remember toughskins? Anyway,. as is often the case,. his brothers old jeans did not allways fit quite right,. so some times he was called "High Water Mark"


ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha


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[marie]

I've never been to Twain. I have visited its Mexican sister cities, Cognito and Communicado.

All kidding aside, "Mark" refers to Markijuru Canon, son of Tatsuya "The Tattoo Man" Canon, founder of the company.

Markijuru had long whined to his father that Ford named an automotive division after his son, Edsel, but there were no Markijuru cameras being made at Canon. He often pouted, and complained that this was proof that Henry Ford loved his children more than Tatsuya loved him.

At one point, it looked like the New F-1 (an extraordinary 35mm SLR) would be marketed as the F-1 Markijuru, but at the last minute this plan was abandoned, when a marketing executive for Canon/Chevrolet's daughter company, Nova Motors, pointed out that in Spanish, "Markijuru" means "Doesn't Work." This was a particularly embarrassing fact, given that Markijuru himself had never worked a day in his life.

Ultimately, Markijuru died in 1993, of tetrodotoxin poisoning, the result of improperly prepared fugu at his 80th birthday party.

In memory of him, Markijuru was shortened to "Mark" (in order to avoid complications with the Spanish speaking market), and over the past several years a number of Canon SLRs have been slightly redesigned and had the "Mark" designation incorporated into their names.

The parallels between this story, and the ongoing efforts of Asterisk "Ass Man" Pentax (grandson of the founder of Asahi Pentax) are truly spooky.



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I'm pretty sure I'm going to get a headache, but I want to think about it for a while first.

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ha ha ha
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[marie]

Anything after Abba confuses most of us on here. You only have to look at the avatars to see the age groups we are dealing with. That Belmondo chap, I bet he can remember Abba and the words to all their songs.



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Abba ? http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_confused.gif


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some people look younger then their avatars
some look older
some look very frightening.
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this is abba >>

a wonderful talented Swedish group
(1972/1982)



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my collection of Abba.... the greatest

and ......

~ thank you for the music ~ Abba ( you were, and are still , loved...timeless music)

the title of one of their beautiful songs : ' thank you for the music '


thank you Abba:D

[samdring]

Deutsche

[Belmondo]

for those who never saw or heard of them (especially Tom)[
Living this close to Las Vegas, we've been able to see a lot of their big shows. My absolute favorite is "Momma Mia."

Although I like my music with a little more 'edge' to it, ABBA's music works very well in this case.

(See? We're not all culturally backward out here in the desert.)

[marie]

Living this close to Las Vegas, we've been able to see a lot of their big shows. My absolute favorite is "Momma Mia."

Although I like my music with a little more 'edge' to it, ABBA's music works very well in this case.

(See? We're not all culturally backward out here in the desert.)


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I have played enough Abba for today now and am going onto more relaxing music

while I get the meal
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I think my favourite of Abba's (at the moment) is 'I do I do I do'

and I love 'happy new year' *

http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cry.gif * but that particular one is not on the list of all on this lot I have
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Wishing you a very very happy Valentine's day coming up Tom
and Thank You

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[Belmondo]

my apologies Tom
sorry for even thinking that

Wishing you a very very happy Valentine's day coming up Tom

No problem, Marie.

We are a little behind the times out here. We're just now starting to hear rumors that Elvis Presley might be dead. :shock: Shocking if true. I guess he really has left the bulding.

Happy Valentine's Day to you, too, Marie.

[roanjohn]

WHOA!!! How did we get from Mark to Abba!!!??!!!

Seriously, guys and gals!!!...........I am more confused now than when I first asked the question.

:-)

Ro1

[CyberDyneSystems]

Going back to the mark twain thing,.

I did a good deal of reading on the Royal Navy of circa 1800's ... and when the sounding chains which were dangled to be sure of depth were manned,. the terms shouted out were "By the deep,. ## fathoms" and "By the Mark" ## fathoms,..

I'd not heard the story about Mark Twains name origin before,. but it does sounds plausible,. though it would be a rather shallow draft on a vessel that could navigate at "Mark Twain"

[Belmondo]

I'd not heard the story about Mark Twains name origin before,. but it does sounds plausible,. though it would be a rather shallow draft on a vessel that could navigate at "Mark Twain"

Funny...that's the only story I've ever heard.

Bear in mind that Mark Twain was only Samuel Clemens' pen name, and as a sattirist, it's not surprising he would have selected something a little whimsical.

In truth, though, river boats were flat-bottomed and had a very shallow draft.

[HJMinard]

Funny...that's the only story I've ever heard.

Bear in mind that Mark Twain was only Samuel Clemens' pen name, and as a sattirist, it's not surprising he would have selected something a little whimsical.

In truth, though, river boats were flat-bottomed and had a very shallow draft.

Same here - it's the only story (prior to this thread) that I've ever heard. According to this site (http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/marktwain.htm) and similar information I've seen, "Mark Twain" meant two fathoms (12 feet) deep - meaning safe water for the riverboats.

[CyberDyneSystems]

Duh,.. of course, you see I'm stuck in my 1800's Royal Navy frame of mind,. a high seas man of war would be hard pressed to navigate in two fathoms... (not a chance)

A river boat on the other hand,. I'm sure would have no problem at all. As Belmondo said,. a shallow draft...

See, I learn something new every day! :)