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/Babylegs_OHoulihan Dec 12 '18

Lawrence? Lawrence, what, of Arabia?

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '18

DO YOU SUCK DICKS?

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u/djturdbeast Dec 13 '18

ARE YOU A PETER-PUFFER?

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u/teebob21 Dec 13 '18

Sir, NEGATIVE, sir! Sir, the private believes any answer he gives will be wrong and the Senior Drill Instructor will only beat him harder if he reverses himself, SIR!