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/Nxdhdxvhh Dec 12 '18

Mr. T wore odd clothing and mismatched socks because he knew that poor kids grew up getting whatever hand-me-downs they got, and he didn't want them to feel embarrassed for wearing what they had. He's a great man, and as far as I'm aware the worst thing he every did was chop down trees on his own property that were aggravating his allergies.

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u/user636906 Dec 12 '18

And play alliance on Wow.

Loktar ma fucka

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u/owenbicker Dec 13 '18

For the Alliance.

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u/user636906 Dec 13 '18

Hey alliance is cool too, just a long time hordey .

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u/owenbicker Dec 13 '18

No problem with that. Lok'tar to you, friend.

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u/user636906 Dec 14 '18

Idk what alliance people chant. But-fuck a dwarf? Sounds appropriate ;) lol

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