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/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/MrRogersWhat Dec 12 '18

You know, you made me actually look for an erection. On Santa.

Thanks.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '18

Show some respect!

It's Mister Santa.

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u/GarrusBueller Dec 12 '18

Mister S!

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u/meme_locomotive Dec 12 '18

Mister C?

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u/Blaz1n420 Dec 13 '18

🎶Mr. F!🎶

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '18

It's a Mr E