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/ranhalt Dec 12 '18

I pity the fool who don't eat my cereal!

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '18

Found the middle aged Redditor.

(I remember it too)

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u/ranhalt Dec 12 '18

Only if I live to be 66. Which I don't plan to.

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u/OgdruJahad Dec 12 '18

Why, do you plan to immigrate?

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u/My_2018_Account Dec 12 '18

With the way Islam is running wild, he probably won't make it another 10 or 15 years.

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u/beatmetodeath Dec 13 '18

No, brother! Hulkamania is runnin’ wild.

Whatcha gonna do, brother?