• Lauchs@lemmy.worldOP
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    Reality: This one is kind of sweet in a sad sort of way. Unsure why but Mr T was wrangled to be a Santa Claus at the White House. But somewhat awkwardly, no one would sit in his lap. Eventually, Nancy Reagan took the initiative and plonked down in his lap and gave him a kiss. Considering that a few years prior segregation etc was legal, well, that’s fairly impressive, especially for a conservative first lady.

    Mr T was later invited to her funeral, an invitation only event.

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      1 year ago

      Mr. T spent so much time hearing his father called “boy” that he changed his own first name to “Mr.” That way, he’d always be greeted with a respectful word.

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        Holy shit, that’s some dark background info. But also an awesome way of taking power back. Mr T is even cooler now that I know this.

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          Just the tip of the iceberg, my dude. Check out Mr. T’s appearances on late night shows. They’re on YouTube. Funny and revealing. I really love him with Conan.

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    Nancy the Throat GOAT. Her and her husband did untold damages to the world. I hope they’re both experiencing an agonizing after-life, if one exists.

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    Nancy was famous for her deepthroating technique in her acting years. How she became canonised as a Saint is weidly appropriate for Republicans.

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    Fuck Nancy. Our country would be in a better place if she’d never existed.

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        It’s such an American thing to declare a war on that which lacks sentience only to, decades later, realize you can’t win a war against something that lacks sentience lol.

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          Do… do you think that americans actually believe they are fighting a literal military conflict against plants and pills when they speak of the war on drugs?

          It just sounds catchy

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            You should talk to some of my peers from high school lol. You’d swear there was a DrugLand and TerroristLand if you listened to them 😂

    • Lauchs@lemmy.worldOP
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      It was! That’s why I wrote in the explained that it was sweet in a sad sort of way. Sad that no one else felt comfortable, sweet that she marched right up, sat down AND gave him a kiss.

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    Doubt the BBC in Nancy bothered him.

    He had enjoyed it himself for many years.