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 05, 2023
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The Old Abe Lincoln

Dude, John got so lucky last weekend! He said that Jane gave him The Old Abe Lincoln!
God, what a good time.
by someoldguyprobably June 10, 2023
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Japanese Abe Lincoln

Shinzo Abe

Fought the Japanese Civil War

Gave the Japanese Gettysburg Address

Signed the Japanese Emancipation Proclamation

Freed the Japanese slaves

Was assassinated by Japanese John Wilkes Booth

At the Japanese Ford's theater

Was put on the Japanese five-dollar bill
Japanese Abe Lincoln once said, "Four score and seven Japanese years ago..."

"Of the Japanese people, By the Japanese People, For the Japanese people..."
by sean semper tyrannis July 08, 2022
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Lincoln Log House

Where you stack turds vertically and horizontally to make a Lincoln log house
I just built the biggest Lincoln Log House earlier! That shit was so fun!
by Cav42 March 01, 2023
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lincoln,al

In short words, Lincoln is Hell on Earth. Lincoln is a town filled with bum ass bitches and retarded ass dudes. No one here is real and everyone only looks out for themselves. If you live here, you probably want to leave because you’re done with all this shit. The town, the people, and the environment is just so fucked up. If you plan on moving here, I assure you that you will change completely as a person in the first month or so. Whether that means becoming a hoe that send out nudes and gets exposed, or being a bitch ass nigga that can’t keep his dick in his pants so he catches an STD.
lincoln,al is the place where you can get knocked up at a Football Game.
by fakeafbit September 13, 2018
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Lincoln Log

A shit so large that Abraham Lincoln could build his entire house out of it.
Dropped a fat Lincoln Log today, stank to high hell
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Lincoln Log

The act of laying across other partners sexually the way you would build cult classic game “Lincoln logs” to get the ultimate stack height to reach peak orgasm. Formations may vary based on party size.
Why’s Corey inviting us to the bedroom at this time?

Dude, he’s trying to Lincoln log, you should join!
by Lincoln Loggerman December 25, 2021
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