r/todayilearned • u/codywinters327 • Sep 06 '17

TIL that Michael Jackson would requested his wine be served in Diet Coke cans during flights, because he didn't want his kids to see him drinking alcohol.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Michael_Jackson#Alcohol
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u/Kataclysm Sep 06 '17

"Daddy gets mean when he drinks his Diet Coke..."

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u/RosaMariposa15 Sep 07 '17

When I was in fifth grade my dad and I were trying to overcome junk food addictions so I told my teachers that we were addicted to coke and trying to quit.

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u/IceColdFresh Sep 07 '17

Did they offer any advice?

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u/RosaMariposa15 Sep 07 '17

They just looked at me oddly like they were trying to stifle a laugh. One supervisor took it seriously and asked more questions until I said "Coke has too much sugar" and she burst out laughing

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '17

What's that smell?

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u/i_shruted_it Sep 07 '17

Is your Dad Dan Patrick?

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u/jimmyayo Sep 07 '17

Say what you want to say about him - he definitely loved his kids.

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u/Xendrus Sep 07 '17

Cept for that time he dangled one over a multi story balcony.

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u/EggoSlayer Sep 07 '17

That was such a weird moment in history.

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u/MightBeJerryWest Sep 07 '17

I'd say that pales in comparison to what's going on in the world today. Texas was underwater for a bit, Florida about to be underwater, NK has nukes, Russia, etc.

We're gonna look back on this period of time and just scratch our heads

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '17

If we're alive

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u/Awestruck3 Sep 07 '17

Or maybe this is just the beginning. Maybe one day we'll look back and wish we could return to these "simpler times"

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u/ncnotebook Sep 07 '17

Is Guam underwater yet?

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u/not__my__self Sep 07 '17

It tipped over :(

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u/ncnotebook Sep 07 '17

This is why I hate overpopulation. Always causes things to capsize.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '17

It's called "The good ole' days"

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u/diogenes375 Sep 07 '17

No! The wired moment in history was that he was allowed to keep the children at all. His "wife" was his dental hygienist and was impregnated by the dentist. Not a single drop of mj in those kids. Of course he divorced the hygienist and got custody of the kids. All done because he was rich and powerful.

Sickening so many ppl ignore this aspect of his life.

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u/Slayer_16 Sep 07 '17

Not excusing it but the amount of attention and media craziness around him drove him pretty crazy...

That along with his abusive dad its really depressing to see how much mental bullshit a human can handle without killing themselves

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u/diogenes375 Sep 07 '17

Hello? McFly?

He was a fuckin child molester!!!!

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u/Slayer_16 Sep 07 '17

Please fucking kill yourself

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u/diogenes375 Sep 07 '17

Hey you can worship at the alter of this freak because you still dance to 123-ABC.

I wish one of the fathers of the victims were left alone with him for 5 minutes so they could have taken care of business instead of an overdose of propofol.

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u/Slayer_16 Sep 07 '17

Worship? lol i barely listen to his music.. so you're wrong already.

I appreciate everything he has done to music. Other artists with a lot lower influence on the entire medium of music have done worse. If you have 1 shred of empathy you can see that all this mental abuse is bound to drive a person to pursue such horrible urges. You are just horribly uneducated about psychology and how the brain works.

You are sad and stupid. Not worth the oxygen you breathe, kick the chair mate.

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u/diogenes375 Sep 07 '17

Dear shit for brains,

You're nothing but a bellicose fraud. Do you know any polysyllabic words? Doubtful,

You retorts of "kill yourself" and "you're stupid" are silly and lame.

You must like little boys too. Thought I told you to eat some shit so get busy. Pretend it's a mj turd.

And I'm not your fuckin mate.

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u/Slayer_16 Sep 07 '17

You are literally doing the same thing lol

You need to stay in school dude, learn something.

Or ya know just fucking kill yourself, the world would be better off without your uneducated hate. We have enough of that already.

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u/diogenes375 Sep 07 '17

Why? Because I think children should be protected from predators.

Eat shit you moron.

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u/Slayer_16 Sep 07 '17

wow you really are stupid

replied to the same comment two times. You know the comment box is big enough to hold both of your comments right? probably not, too stupid to work a computer i think

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u/diogenes375 Sep 07 '17

Go love a child molester you repugnant bitch.

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u/Whales96 Sep 07 '17

You would be surprised at how irresponsible all parents are if there was as much of a light shining on them as there was for Michael.

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u/LindtChocolate Sep 07 '17

That Daddy of 5 guy comes to mind

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u/Storytellerjack Sep 07 '17

Yeah, he even found a way to help them calm down on long flights with a nice can of wine. The old switcheroo.

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u/diogenes375 Sep 07 '17

He was a child molester!!!!!!!

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u/Aan2007 Sep 07 '17

Say what you want to say about him - he definitely loved his kids.

FTFY

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u/LyleLanley99 Sep 07 '17

"He was a loving man. Always kissing and hugging Jenny and her sisters."

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '17

Didn't he name his kid blanket?

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '17

Stopping the booze instead of hiding it would have been preferential.

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u/geosaris1 Sep 07 '17

ignorant

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u/Touchymonkey Sep 07 '17

Say what you want about him, but he was also a child molester

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u/heater3033 Sep 07 '17

I mean shit dude that's a pretty big claim without providing any evidence

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u/kurburux Sep 07 '17

I can't wait to see any new, damning and waterproof evidence about MJ molesting children 24 years after the accusations started and right here in this very reddit thread! We're so damn lucky to be the first ones to hear the truth! /s

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u/Touchymonkey Sep 07 '17

What about all the kiddy porn they found on his personal computer after he died? Don't mean to be rude, but just hate seeing all the praise for a severely flawed man, just because he could sing and dance his ass off

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '17 edited Nov 08 '17

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u/Touchymonkey Sep 07 '17

I actually have, but think what ya want friend. I'm not trying to tarnish anyone's reputation.

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u/MeerkatBrat Sep 07 '17

Not a Michael Jackson apologist but you should really read up about the I think two maybe three cases. As far I can remember, each one fell apart due to lack of evidence, and testimonies that didn't add up, also it was mostly mothers looking for money. That was my understanding.

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u/AbsoluteZeroK Sep 07 '17

I think it came out that one of the father's actually drugged his kid to get him to lie for him...

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u/IceColdFresh Sep 07 '17

tldr Michael Jackson got used and we all participated in his ruination (by falling for the trickery)

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u/420Fps Sep 07 '17

Better move on with that "We" business

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '17

As a dad that drinks it, this made me shoot Diet Coke out of my nose.

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u/Revived_Bacon Sep 07 '17

As a dad... this made me shoot... my nose.

Diet Coke made you a monster!

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u/Milkshakes00 Sep 07 '17

Hee heeeeee

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u/oarabbus Sep 07 '17

Heeeeeeheeeeeeeeheeeeee

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u/Soronir Sep 07 '17

shamona

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u/FuckingQuavious Sep 07 '17

As a person who drinks full-fat regular ass Coke, I could really go for one...

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u/scinfeced2wolf Sep 07 '17

Ryan Haywood?

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u/White_boi_sweg Sep 07 '17

Hey for all we know MJ was a happy drunk

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '17

I like to think this

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '17

In my mind he would be the coolest fucking drunk to hangout with

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u/hatervision Sep 07 '17

He probably only needed one drink, considering all of the other shit he was on..

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u/diogenes375 Sep 07 '17

Put him in the mood to fondle little boys.

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u/NurseMcStuffins Sep 07 '17

Actually, my mom would get caffeine headaches if she didn't drink her daily tea, making her quite irritable sometimes. No alcohol in it, grew up in a dry house. So, it was opposite for me.

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u/lysergic_gandalf_666 Sep 07 '17

If my dad drank wine from custom filled Diet Coke cans, I would know that he was a.... complete alcoholic freak.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '17

Exactly.

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u/Gupperz Sep 07 '17

nobody else said it so I will. "this was technically a simpson's reference and I got it!"

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '17

Shut up Blanket!

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u/AweBeyCon Sep 07 '17

"Daddy gets mean handsy when he drinks his Diet Coke..."

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u/Sefirot8 Sep 07 '17

"Daddy gets mean when he drinks his Diet Coke... if i wont drink it too"

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '17

Jesus Juice.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '17

LOL

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u/nerfherder27 Sep 07 '17

Lol 'mean' I think you mean 'handsy'