'Amputate a mans leg and he can still feel it tickle'
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looker7 — 9 years ago(November 28, 2016 10:27 AM)
Be that as it may, this was not what the scene meant, imo. From memory it's been ages since I last saw this film the purpose of the scene was, again, to show how perceptive, cold and manipulative Lecter could be; he was toying and playing with the woman Senator for his own amusement. Moreover, Lecter was trying to be humorous by suggesting that the Seantor's nipples were so hard from breast-feeding Catherine, that even if a person's leg was to be amputated, you could still feel her nipple tickling said amputated leg; it was a hyperbolic comment used for effect and humour. Anyone agree?
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preachcaleb — 9 years ago(November 28, 2016 02:10 PM)
Moreover, Lecter was trying to be humorous by suggesting that the Seantor's nipples were so hard from breast-feeding Catherine, that even if a person's leg was to be amputated, you could still feel her nipple tickling said amputated leg; it was a hyperbolic comment used for effect and humour. Anyone agree?
No, absolutely not.
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looker7 — 9 years ago(January 10, 2017 09:35 AM)
by PreachCaleb Mon Nov 28 2016 14:10:50
IMDb member since December 2003
Moreover, Lecter was trying to be humorous by suggesting that the Seantor's nipples were so hard from breast-feeding Catherine, that even if a person's leg was to be amputated, you could still feel her nipple tickling said amputated leg; it was a hyperbolic comment used for effect and humour. Anyone agree?
No, absolutely not.
Ok, so the writers made the viewers aware of quite an interesting medical fact in "phantom leg", but I can't help but think that, given the context of the the inclusion of said medical fact, the writers also, cleverly, intended to make a hyperbolic joke about 'tough nipples'; essentially, the condition/phenomenon of "phantom leg" provided a vehicle for the dual purpose of providing the audience with interesting medical facts, and making a hyperbolic quip. Anyone? -
sidgirl — 3 years ago(August 16, 2022 04:04 AM)
Ok, so the writers made the viewers aware of quite an interesting medical fact in "phantom leg", but I can't help but think that, given the context of the the inclusion of said medical fact, the writers also, cleverly, intended to make a hyperbolic joke about 'tough nipples'; essentially, the condition/phenomenon of "phantom leg" provided a vehicle for the dual purpose of providing the audience with interesting medical facts, and making a hyperbolic quip. Anyone?
To quote "PreachCaleb," No, absolutely not.
This is old, but I'm replying to it because it's so shocking to me that anyone would think this is supposed to be amusing, even as a "hyperbolic quip."
Lecter asked Senator Martin if she breastfed Catherine when Catherine was a baby. The Senator replied that she did. "Toughens the nipples," is merely a rude comment, but it also references the fact that breastfeeding is initially painful (many women stop breastfeeding due to this; it can actually be intensely painful at first [especially if Baby is not "latching on" properly, which not all babies do], though after the first week or two the pain eases and then stops entirely)–so it literally toughens the nipples. Along with that, there is another physical sensation that goes along with breastfeeding; it is called "letdown" and it is a tingling sensation in the breast/milk ducts. This is NOT a sexual tingle. It's more like the feeling of blood rushing back to a limb after it's gone numb from lack of circulation; like a gentler "pins and needles," is the best way I can think of to describe it.
The "phantom leg" comment combined with the breastfeeding question makes Lecter's point very clear. He establishes a connection between Senator Martin's nipples, and her daughter Catherine, and then basically asks if/where the Senator will experience "phantom pain" if her daughter dies; in other words, he is implying that Senator Martin's nipples will hurt when her daughter is killed, that she will feel "phantom [breastfeeding] pain."
It's got nothing to do with Senator Martin's nipples being hard–nipples that are providing milk are NOT hard, fyi; breastfeeding one's baby is not sexual or arousing. I am so astonished that any adult human being, or even an older teen, could imagine that Lecter was implying Senator Martin's nipples could tickle a phantom leg, that I debated for a long time if this was a troll post. But I finally decided that it does seem stupid enough to possibly be real, and that if anyone else reads this, I don't want them thinking that "hyperbolic quip about hard nipples" is a reasonable explanation for Lecter's comment. -
WarrenPeace — 3 years ago(August 16, 2022 05:31 AM)
Are you new to them and still getting used to it?
I have been wearing glasses for years.
I don't get that feeling very often but every once in a while I might.
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WarrenPeace — 3 years ago(August 16, 2022 05:48 AM)
I tried contacts so my glasses won't fog up when I have a face covering in the cold while cross country skiing.
I couldn't do it because I didn't like seeing this thing that was getting that close to my eye or I would get too nervous of poking my eye.
So I stuck with the glasses and actually like wearing them.
"Please vote to preserve the unique character of Warren…" - Robert Duvall -
WarrenPeace — 3 years ago(August 16, 2022 06:58 AM)
I don't think so.
Or if I did my vision was not blurry.
I don't remember what it was but there was this option for doing something and I turn it down.
"Please vote to preserve the unique character of Warren…" - Robert Duvall