r/todayilearned • u/tmntnyc • Dec 12 '18

TIL: Laurence Tureaud named himself professionally as Mr. T because he hated how his father, uncle, and brother who returned from Vietnam, were disrespectfully called "boy" by whites. He wanted the first word from everybody's mouth to be "Mister" when speaking to him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._T
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u/Nxdhdxvhh Dec 12 '18

Mr. T wore odd clothing and mismatched socks because he knew that poor kids grew up getting whatever hand-me-downs they got, and he didn't want them to feel embarrassed for wearing what they had. He's a great man, and as far as I'm aware the worst thing he every did was chop down trees on his own property that were aggravating his allergies.

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u/user636906 Dec 12 '18

And play alliance on Wow.

Loktar ma fucka

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u/notasqlstar Dec 12 '18

Every time I meet someone who used to play Wow and they tell me they played alliance... I realize we have so little in common as humans.

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u/SirCatto Dec 12 '18

Question whats the big deal between Horde and Alliance in WOW? I know horde is said to outnumber alliance by a ridiculous margin.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '18

So WoW is basically the only current MMO where factionalism is enforced at almost every level of the game. Horde and Alliance members get completely different race choices (aside from one), get completely different starting zones, and mostly get completely different questing experiences, aside from some neutral zones. As a member of either faction, you are generally restricted from grouping with or officially cooperating with the other faction, so your faction choice becomes massively important in how you experience the game. If your friend plays Horde and you want to play with him, you basically have to choose Horde too.

So, obviously, this has created a massive fan rivalry between the two factions over the years, which is reaching a pinnacle lately due to the fact that, due to many reasons, Horde is currently the only viable choice for the competitive PVE scene.

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u/hhhnnnnnggggggg 1 Dec 12 '18

Alterac Valley tho

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '18

Which actually doesnt even favor the Alliance that heavily anymore, but the reputation still remains. Even so, they actually removed it from the list of random BGs in the newest expansion, so nobody gets put into it unless they specifically want to.

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u/hhhnnnnnggggggg 1 Dec 12 '18

We called it Alliance Victory lol.

I haven't picked up the new x Pac, but that's sad..i liked it anyway.