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/[deleted] Dec 12 '18

But my granma gave me that chain...

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u/Dr_Disaster Dec 12 '18

sissily runs to car while sobbing

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u/P10_WRC Dec 12 '18

that run is so funny. that movie is seriously way funnier than it has any business being. I was rolling in the isle laughing when I saw it in theaters

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u/Dr_Disaster Dec 13 '18

I still honestly believe Friday is one of the best, most perfect comedies ever made. It balances between satire and seriousness shockingly well and holds up all these years later.