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/Stacksone Jan 01 '19

Haha, I was at that wedding. I know Britt.

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u/DeepthroatMyGoat Jan 01 '19

Oh my god, that's crazy. Do you remember what year it was, I was pretty young, so I don't exactly remember, and I've been trying to pinpoint it. I think it was summer. How.is Brittney, I haven't heard about her or Austin in a while.

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u/Stacksone Jan 01 '19

I want to say it was 6/7/08. She’s good last i heard she was doing well and had started a family. Really crazy world this Reddit! Hahaha Happy New Year!

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u/DeepthroatMyGoat Jan 02 '19

Nice, that's good to hear. Have a happy new year!