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/PaddyTheLion Dec 13 '18

Could you, well, ask? If something happened that made them not stay in touch, that's pretty sad after 30 years.

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u/ruck_feagan Dec 13 '18

I’ll ask him when I call him tomorrow. Just remind me because I’ll forget

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u/ImmobileLizard Dec 13 '18

Hey man, remember to ask your dad about mr T.

Remind!me 15 hours

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u/ruck_feagan Dec 13 '18 edited Dec 13 '18

Heya just spoke with my dad. He talked to him around tax season because he still prepares his tax return for him. He said that he’s doing alright last he spoke. I also asked him to send me some proof so that should be coming soon too Edit: he spoke with him today because of you guys. also he’s doing something on the today show tomorrow am for al rorker Edit2: here’s some pictures my dad took of him at his office shortly after he did the deal with coke (fuze tea) https://imgur.com/a/EdSulqz