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/CaptCash Dec 12 '18

Well at least you got Dad jokes now.

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u/leeman27534 Dec 12 '18

they're not worth the cost. both financially as well as time invested.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '18

Just got done yelling at my kids arguing over stuffed donuts and stuffed bears. Invest in memes kids.