It's a phrase to highlight someone missing the point, purposefully or otherwise. It doesn't matter how good the play was, Mary Todd Lincoln watching her husband and then President of the United States Abraham Lincoln get shot in the head right beside her overshadows everything. It could have been the best acting ever but that's not what she was focusing on or what she'll remember.
In reference to the Aurora shootings
Person 1: "Oh my God, that's awful! Was the movie any good, at least?"
Person 2: "Besides that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
In reference to a controversial person
Person 1: "Yeah, Mike's an alcoholic, a tax cheat, beats his kids, and is a pathological liar – but other than that, he's pretty cool."
Person 2: "Besides that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
Person 1: "Oh my God, that's awful! Was the movie any good, at least?"
Person 2: "Besides that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
In reference to a controversial person
Person 1: "Yeah, Mike's an alcoholic, a tax cheat, beats his kids, and is a pathological liar – but other than that, he's pretty cool."
Person 2: "Besides that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
by ResOrbis December 4, 2023
Get the Besides that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?mug. Just call things dumb or insane or unhinged. It's easy. You can do it to ANYTHING. ABOUT anything. Seriously. Go on YouTube right now. FIND a conservative video. And then google a historical precedent that contradicts the information in the video. Record yourself watching the video after you've done this. Every 30 seconds call the guy making the video unhinged or dumb or insane and throw in the previously stated historical contradiction and BOOM! You're Hasan... Or Destiny.... It's free money. You get enough viewer and you will start to get invited to shit like Pearl or Andrew (Who is one of my finest students btw) or Destiny again.
Hym "Thank you for joining my class: 'How to be a liberal 101.' It works the same way with conservatives except you also get to throw in the BIBLICAL precedent everyone once and a while. And Lauren is hot. Would breed, 100%. OH! THAT'S WHO JOAN LOOKS LIKE! IT'S JOAN! SO fucking hot!"
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