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

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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