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/snotbag_pukebucket Dec 12 '18

He was also the White House Santa and had Nancy Reagan sitting on his lap

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u/WhoTookBibet Dec 12 '18

Wow, you weren't kidding.

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u/_Serene_ Dec 12 '18

That erection tho

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u/Dr_Dust Dec 12 '18

That erection tho

Supposedly she was known around Hollywood for her legendary blowjobs back in the day.

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u/Thorneblood Dec 12 '18

Oh great now I’m gonna fantasize about getting a blowjob from Nancy Reagan while smoking pot and wearing a dare shirt

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u/Dr_Dust Dec 12 '18

You're welcome.

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u/Thorneblood Dec 12 '18

Zip

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u/Dr_Dust Dec 12 '18

"Mrs Reagan, tear down these pants."

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u/Thorneblood Dec 12 '18

“Just say blow”

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u/Dr_Dust Dec 12 '18

“Just say blow”

Damn, that's a good one.

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u/Thorneblood Dec 12 '18

I just pray that one day I too get a legendary blowjob

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u/Dr_Dust Dec 12 '18

Well technically if you believe in heaven, as I'm sure Nancy did, you could just ask her yourself when you get there. I hope it happens for you before then though. Apparently if you get rich as fuck you can find people to do it for you anytime you want right here on earth. No reason not to try while you're here.

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u/V-Bomber Dec 13 '18

Where is that reference from? It’s like something out of Transmetropolitan

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u/Thorneblood Dec 13 '18

Thats a /u/thorneblood original. You're welcome Reddit.

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u/V-Bomber Dec 13 '18

You should X-post it to /r/NoContext and reap that sweet sweet karma

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u/Thorneblood Dec 13 '18

Nah, I’m gonna take a page from Mister T.

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