Esoteric Knowledge Thread

[Reiwa]

One of my favorite examples of evildoing is purchasing organic produce

[shovelquest]

[Ephirith]

The famous line in Silence of the Lambs, "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti" (Amarone in the book), Hannibal Lecter is making a medical joke. Liver, fava beans, and wine are all foods that you especially have to avoid while taking MAOI psych meds, because of nasty interactions. Lecter, being both a psychiatrist and serial killing cannibal, knows this. So he's basically saying he killed him... in a way that also reveals he wasn't taking his psych meds [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Reiwa]

Originally Posted by Ephirith [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The famous line in Silence of the Lambs, "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti" (Amarone in the book), Hannibal Lecter is making a medical joke. Liver, fava beans, and wine are all foods that you especially have to avoid while taking MAOI psych meds, because of nasty interactions. Lecter, being both a psychiatrist and serial killing cannibal, knows this. So he's basically saying he killed him... in a way that also reveals he wasn't taking his psych meds [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

MAOI psychiatric medications are primarily used to treat severe, treatment-resistant major depression and atypical depression, though they can also be used for other conditions like panic disorder and social anxiety disorder

[Ephirith]

Originally Posted by Reiwa [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

MAOI psychiatric medications are primarily used to treat severe, treatment-resistant major depression and atypical depression, though they can also be used for other conditions like panic disorder and social anxiety disorder

Also borderline personality disorder (which one can imagine a serial killer having), plus it was the 80's and I'm sure they fired these meds at the hip. Even more than they do now

[shovelquest]

You guys are definitely not the nurses.

This knowledge of psychoactive medicines confirms it.

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[Ekco]

man.. i wish i could grow a wizard beard like that.

Analysis:

That image is from the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

another movie i haven't and need to see prolly

[loramin]

It's not a bad movie, but the book is much better. Also, even though it's not the same exact story, Cool Hand Luke is arguably the better movie to watch after reading the book.

[shovelquest]

Originally Posted by Ekco [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

man.. i wish i could grow a wizard beard like that.



another movie i haven't and need to see prolly

wow, its like a pieced of American history.

This movie, as well as The China Syndrome changed the course of American history for the worse.

It's also a great movie, and Loramin is wrong about it being a "not a bad movie"

Sorry I didnt get you in the pic loramin, but I can assure you, you're in there somewhere [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[shovelquest]

Also, if you're going to watch One flew over the cuckoos nest, I suggest making it a JN double feature and watching The Last Detail first.

IMO one flew over the cuckoos nest is the unofficial sequel to The Last Detail, because this is definitely the same character Pre mental institutionalization [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]