I heard recently ( in a magazine) it represented the chains of his ancestors while in slavery.
2006-09-29 00:49:55
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answered by Me luv u long time 5
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It did indeed represent the chains of his ancestors in slavery - Mr T himself explained on a recent Channel 4 TV show (UK) that this is what they represented, with the fact that they were gold representing the "rags to riches" element of it.
Foo'.
2006-09-29 05:37:08
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answered by Anonymous
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Too many questions for a tiny 2 factors award. wonderful attempt nonetheless, according to probability you would be able to get each and every of the solutions besides. solid success! So, right it rather is an answer. Hmmm... enable's see. Romeo and Juliet lived in Verona, Italy.
2016-10-15 08:19:21
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answered by ? 4
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Biography
Mr. T came from Chicago, Illinois, and was the eleventh of twelve children; he and his four sisters and seven brothers grew up in the city's housing projects. He played football, studied martial arts, and won a scholarship to Prairie View A&M University, Texas, and majored in mathematics but was thrown out after a year. After that he went to a couple of small Chicago colleges on athletic scholarships. After leaving college he was a Military Policeman in the U.S. Army before trying out for the Green Bay Packers.[citation needed] His professional football career was ended when he suffered a knee injury.
For about ten years he was a bodyguard to the stars, protecting such well-known personalities as Muhammad Ali, Michael Jackson, Steve McQueen, and Diana Ross. He charged around $3,000 a day and his business card famously read, "Next to God, there is no greater protector than I." He always boasts that he never lost a client, saying, "I got hurt worse growing up in the ghetto than working as a bodyguard."
In 1970, he changed his name by deed poll from "Laurence Tureaud" to "Laurence Tero" and then in 1980 to "Mr. T" so that people would have to address him as "Mr." It was while reading National Geographic that Mr. T first saw the unusual hairstyle for which he is now famous, on an African Mandinka warrior. He decided that adopting the style was a powerful statement about his African heritage.
During his stint as a doorman, Mr. T would confiscate jewelry from disorderly people and wear it himself as a testament as to how well he performed his job as a bouncer.[citation needed] At one point, his gold chains, rings, and bracelets were worth about $300,000. It took him about an hour to put it on, and most nights he cleaned it in an ultrasonic cleaner although some nights he slept in the chains "to see how my ancestors, who were slaves, felt." [1] Mr. T twice won the World's Toughest Bouncer contest on "Games People Play" starring Bryant Gumbel (see, e.g., [[2]]).
In 1986, Mr. T clear-cut a large number of trees from around his mansion in Lake Forest, Illinois explaining that he had allergies. This resulted in controversy with his neighbors and led several North Shore communities to enact ordinances making the removal of old growth trees illegal. He sold the mansion and moved to California shortly thereafter.
In 1995, Mr. T was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma cancer at the age of 43. While it took time to recover, the disease eventually went into remission.
In 2005, Mr. T announced he would never wear his chains again saying, “No, T, you can never wear your gold again. It's an insult to God." He came to this decision after seeing the effects of Hurricane Katrina. Mr. T also donated a great deal of clothing and money to Katrina victims. In October, 2006 [3] his new reality television show for TV Land, called I Pity the Fool begins, where viewers will find the devout Christian assisting those in need.
Mr. T currently lives in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California. He is a born-again Christian.
2006-09-29 00:41:46
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answered by KIT-KAT 5
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Arrrrghhh- those aren't the words!!!
Don't be a cultural fool!!! Get comcast video on demand, it's Comcastic!!!
2006-09-29 00:52:38
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answered by C-Man 7
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I pity the fool who asked this question.
2006-09-29 00:41:52
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answered by robin 3
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I pity the fool with no taste!
2006-09-29 00:41:27
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answered by kate 2
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Aaaaw look guys we have a needy one among us.
I beleive it represented his strength and power.....He cuold use em as knucklebusters aswel.???
2006-09-29 00:41:24
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answered by Anonymous
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I don't need your pity. The two points came in handy, though. Cheers!
2006-09-29 01:00:53
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answered by Tish P 6
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it represents freedom in arabic...
2006-09-29 00:36:28
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answered by Hector 3
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