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[planearm]

So when Daniel Craig goes to M's apartment and says "I didn't realise M stood for..."

Can you tell me what it means?

[Blunt Instrument]

Maybe someday we'll find out...

Maybe her name's Messervy as an inside joke...

[Mister Asterix]

Mummsy.

[Bondian]

Moo-Moo.

[DamnCoffee]

Maurice

[Mister Asterix]

Maurice

Cause she speaks of the pompitous of love

[Righty007]

Maurice

Cause she speaks of the pompitous of love

Some call her the gangster of love.

[MR. BOND 93]

isn't there already a thread like this?

[bonds_walther]

Ma'am.

[erwin2041]

I used to think, that M is a rank in MI6. But in Casino Royale, does it still reffering to a rank? Or it reffering to a name of the person?

And when in the elevator before leaving M apartment, can anyone confirm what Bond said? Could it be what "M" stand for?

[North Scorpion]

'M'itch.

Just kidding.

I love Dame Judy, glad they kept her. One of the only M's I could picture talking (scolding) Bond like she does! After 10 years, her 'misogynistic dinosaur' speech can still pack a wallop.

And will still pack a wallop when we're talking about "Bond 007's" second outing ten years from now...err, when she'll STILL be M

[Marketto007]

Marketto

xxx

[Blofeld's Barber]

In the books, her name is Barbara Mawdley, so I thought "M" stood for the first letter of her last name...

[Johnboy007]

Clearly it's "Meh".

[belvedere]

In the books, her name is Barbara Mawdley, so I thought "M" stood for the first letter of her last name...

Not to nitpick, but if you are referring to Benson - it is Mawsdley, I believe.

[bill007]

And when in the elevator before leaving M apartment, can anyone confirm what Bond said? Could it be what "M" stand for?

Bonds says "Yes, Mum." In Texas we say "Ma'am." But in the U.K., "Mum" is usually used when answering a female superior. Like The Queen.

[K1Bond007]

I used to think, that M is a rank in MI6. But in Casino Royale, does it still reffering to a rank? Or it reffering to a name of the person?

I think by coincidence, it's both - just like Messervy. I don't think they'll ever answer it. When Dench retires and the next head of MI6 steps in .. by sheer 'coincidence' they'll have a last name starting with an M too. For the books, it's never stated outright either -- to my knowledge anyway. Because Q is definitely a title, I've always felt M is a title too.

[Qwerty]

In the books, her name is Barbara Mawdley, so I thought "M" stood for the first letter of her last name...

That's how I see it. Even if it was announced rather late (as in the Benson era and not the Fleming era).

[MR. BOND 93]

'M'itch.

That would be awesome!!!!!!! (It's my name)

I'm pretty sure it stand for 'Monarch' though.

[bryonalston]

In the Benson books, her name is Barbara Mawdsley. I'm almost certain that's what Judi Dench's M's name is (which is why she didn't want Bond to utter her name. I seem to recall someone refer to Bernard Lee's M as Miles (with would lead to the inference that his name is Miles Messervy.)

Do you think that they only hire people who's name starts with M?

[Vauxhall]

Do you think that they only hire people who's name starts with M?

Oh I do hope not... otherwise I'd have to give up any hope of ever becoming Head of MI6!

[MR. BOND 93]

^ I wouldn't!

[Blofeld's Cat]

Don't know what M stands for, but she doesn't stand for having her mate Robert King plastered all over the walls her nice new riverfront address.

[North Scorpion]

It was pretty obvious what the original M stood for: Sir Miles Messervy, M's real name. As for the replacements, I think it just became a title letter. It could frankly be the initial of the last name of whomever is serving but for continuity, the letter M became the designator for the position, like Q for Quartermaster and R for...what? Recruit? Research Assistant? OK, R comes after Q in the alphabet so Cleese followed Llewelyn. Enough Sesame Street, I need a drink...

Yes...Considerably.

[Simon]

I thought it was Mailedfist - at least in the Fleming books.

Maybe this was some code shortened to M - I hope so as I'm not sure of any hereditary lineage for that name.

[Jim]

Mongbert.

[marktmurphy]

It's clearly 'Mum'. That's how James knows where she lives and how he held onto his job despite being such a, er, mongbert. His Mummy got him the job!

[Gobi-1]

I thought her name was Judi Dench?

Seriously it stands for "Muffy."

Edited by Gobi-1, 19 November 2006 - 03:58 PM.

[Double-Oh-Zero]

Monty.

Supposed to be yet another Monty Python reference, isn't it? The Bond films are loaded with them, y'know. Drax's pet python, the parrot in FYEO, Cleese in TWINE and DAD...it's all starting to make sense.