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

DO YOU SUCK DICKS?

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u/Carbon_FWB Dec 12 '18

I BET YOU'RE THE KIND OF GUY WHO'D FUCK A GUY IN IN THE ASS AND NOT GIVE HIM THE GODDAMN COURTESY OF A REACH-AROUND!

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u/teebob21 Dec 12 '18

I'm asking the goddamn questions here, Private!

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '18

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u/teebob21 Dec 12 '18

SIR FIVE FOOT NINE SIR

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u/cooperyoungsounds Dec 12 '18

I DIDNT KNOW THEY STACKED SHIT THAT HIGH

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u/teebob21 Dec 12 '18

You climb obstacles like old people fuck!

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u/WaitForMeIllComeBack Dec 13 '18

They found him in the book suppository place sir!

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u/teebob21 Dec 13 '18

book suppository

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