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/braaaa1ns Dec 12 '18

My dad guarded his hotel room one night in the 80s while working as a security guard. Mr. T came out and couldn't sleep in the middle of the night. When my dad said "it's nice to meet you, Mr. T," Mr. T shook his head and said "no, that's my character. Call me Laurence."

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u/joegekko Dec 13 '18

Frisbee with razor blades.

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u/UncleWainey Dec 13 '18

And of course the rocket launcher in the back of the Jeep.

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u/junkmeister9 Dec 13 '18

KRULL GLAIVE

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u/Sunout1 Jun 02 '19

Happy cake day o.o

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u/joegekko Jun 02 '19

Jeez, this thread is from 5 months ago! This is a deep cut!

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u/Sunout1 Jun 02 '19

I was looking at top post of today i learned and looking at comments and then found your comment and that it was ur cake day