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Besides that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?

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?"
by ResOrbis December 4, 2023
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get it how you living

Prison slang, typically for when you partake in an act people don’t appreciate or are offended by. Which can range from a number of things, depending on who is upset and what typically tips them over the edge.
Prisoner 1: “bruh I make over $100 on commissary a week I’m loaded”

Prisoner 2: “ay bruh you better stop bragging before you get it how you living”
by Boomboom1233 January 21, 2019
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a condom can hold maximum one litre of cum.
i cummed 100ml into a condom yesterday!
jessica asked me how much my condom could hold.
how much cum can a condom hold
by yessysir March 21, 2024
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how wo do that

When someone is just messing with their friends they put how wo do that
Lad 1: Hey how wo do that
Lad 2: What?
Lad 1: How wo do that
by Funnyman9102 February 5, 2020
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that's how the keyboard works

when your friend does something so stupid, you can respond with this simple phrase.
joe: yo bro i just broke my bedroom door
joe 2: i guess that's how the keyboard works

joe: bro i literally can't sleep at night stfu
by the blaster. August 16, 2023
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I, How, We, As The People In Congress, Got Angel Jose Robles, Also Known As, Hellstrom, Hellstromism, Hellstromismu, Holi, Holism, Holismu, Messenger Add Oak Got In Trouble By His Children Over $10 United States Of America Ferrerra Dollars
I, How, We, As The People In Congress, Got Angel Jose Robles, Also Known As, Hellstrom, Hellstromism, Hellstromismu, Holi, Holism, Holismu, Messenger Add Oak Got In Trouble By His Children Over $10 United States Of America Ferrerra Dollars
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