Safari has become one big queston mark?

For some reason Safari  in my Dock is now a ? mark and will not open.  What's wrong?
....goldie
21.5" Intel Core 2 Duo   3.33GHz
4GB-DDR3    v10.6.8

Sometimes computers lose their link between the Alias (shortcut) in the Dock and the actual App. It can sometimes occur after an update, but is not normally a common issue. It can also occur if the original App it is linked to is moved to another location on the computer than where it is meant to be by default.
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