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**yungtorless**
hannibal's name rhyming with cannibal is like vague enough to be a coincidence but he's also a fancy chef who always serves organ meat and/or raw meat dishes that exactly line up with whatever body part disappeared from the FBI's most recent batch of bodies, and he serves it to the FBI, who doesn't notice
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**yungtorless**
Who's the biggest weed dealer in Baltimore? I have to consult my friend Hannibis Lecter, the renowned gardener
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**mareep-is-transfem**
Someone keeps running people over! better talk to my buddy Hehicular Hanslaugher Lecter, the world-famous racecar driver
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You don't think about it much because Hannibal's a pop culture icon, but Thomas Harris was really rolling the dice naming his character that in his very serious work of fiction. It is an absolutely preposterous name.
But he *was* a cannibal when he was written, because Hannibal Lecter isn't a real person. The author actively chose to name him that while also giving him cannibalistic tendencies, which is still hilariously on the nose.
Every time I see this posted I get irrationally angry knowing that one of the greatest generals of all time, who once killed 80,000 romans in a single battle and crossed the alps with an army, is forgotten because some cannibal in a tv show has the same name
As someone who’s interested in history, and has never watched Hannibal Lecter, this posts confuse me so much at first, I’m always like: “well, wow, ok, I knew that Greeks and Romans wrote a lot of nasty stuff about Phoenicians, but that *really* seems like an exaggeration…ho wait it’s another Hannibal”
The thing is, Hannibal is not just a renowned amateur chef, he's also a former surgeon. So it would be more like Hannibis, the renowned gardener and previously professional tobacco farmer, or Hehicular Hanslaughter, the world-famous racecar driver and former crash-test engineer.
Hehicular Hanslaughter-
When you try to say "Vehicular Manslaughter" without closing your mouth.
you just got me to say heehicular aanslaughter over and over again out loud congrats buddy you've made a fool out of me
Haywalking Lector, renowned jogger
his archnemeses are the montreal police
same
Is Hehicular Hanslaughter Lecter his rival or his boyfriend?
yeah
Yes
Handilism Lecter, famed spray paint artist
My neighbor Hanksy Hill sells street art and street art accessories. Nice guy.
Harson Lecter, firefighter
Hedical Halpractice Lector, renowned doctor
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Hax Haud Lecter, accountant
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Hood human, famed transcriber
Thank you!
Let’s not forget the original, Haggravated Lassault.
You don't think about it much because Hannibal's a pop culture icon, but Thomas Harris was really rolling the dice naming his character that in his very serious work of fiction. It is an absolutely preposterous name.
Hannibal is a real name
I know that but it also rhymes with cannibal and that's a bit on the nose.
I know that, I was just commenting on it being a "preposterous name", because it's a real name
I just meant it's a crazy name to give a cannibal
I don't think he was a cannibal when he was born
But he *was* a cannibal when he was written, because Hannibal Lecter isn't a real person. The author actively chose to name him that while also giving him cannibalistic tendencies, which is still hilariously on the nose.
It’d be like naming a character who does earth magic “Tara” and no one would do tha- Oh… I did that…
Every time I see this posted I get irrationally angry knowing that one of the greatest generals of all time, who once killed 80,000 romans in a single battle and crossed the alps with an army, is forgotten because some cannibal in a tv show has the same name
I'm fairly sure his name was actually Helephant Hountain Hrossing, famous general of a place with access to elephants.
Hasdrubal the Casdrubal
RIP Hannibal Becter
As someone who’s interested in history, and has never watched Hannibal Lecter, this posts confuse me so much at first, I’m always like: “well, wow, ok, I knew that Greeks and Romans wrote a lot of nasty stuff about Phoenicians, but that *really* seems like an exaggeration…ho wait it’s another Hannibal”
The thing is, Hannibal is not just a renowned amateur chef, he's also a former surgeon. So it would be more like Hannibis, the renowned gardener and previously professional tobacco farmer, or Hehicular Hanslaughter, the world-famous racecar driver and former crash-test engineer.
Hax Hevasibal Lecter, renowned IRS agent
Who keeps fucking all my horses? I need to talk to my good friend Horsefucker Lecter, the famous horsefucker.
Who keeps selling cocaine to low-income neighbourhoods? We must ask Hhe-Hresident-Hof-Hhe-Hunited-Htates Lecter
So instead of POTUS you'd get just HHHHH. Pronounced like ungodly screeching. Beautiful.
Someone in Springfield is flaying people? I have to consult my friend Hideshow Bob.
Body parts have been disappearing from the FBI's bathe of bodies, better consult my friend Hannibal Lector, world renowned chef.