powerdesal Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Is that the origin of "marking someones card" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I read (not sure I believe it) that in some parts if you didn't have a pencil you would "mark someone's card", i.e. their dance card, with your fingerprint using a smudge of dirt. Not sure how that helped remember who it was! I think the expression could come from marking a dance card, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 It does seem a bit strange that the phrase "his/her card's marked" has taken on a whole different meaning. I interpret it as something along the lines of "he/she is potentially in dead shtook" Does anyone else see it that way or am I being 'different' (again!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 http://www.linternaute.com/expression/langue-francaise/496/avoir-un-ticket/Not too detailed, but still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 [quote user="Cassis"][:D] Anyone know if there is a Cactus Howard or whatever Pierre called it in our area?[/quote]Shame on you ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 [quote user="5-element"]No idea. Thinking about it, yes, it could mean that he gave me a ticket to book me for a dance with him, so "I have a ticket with him"???[/quote] Pancake starts singing a well known Beatles song........................................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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