Shut UP, Hannibal/Real Life
Examples of a Shut UP, Hannibal reaction in Real Life include:
- An interesting Real Life occurrence occurred on Indian reservations in The Thirties. The Nazis thought Indians had little loyalty to America and would help them. In addition, the Nazis saw Indians as lost Aryans. Further, they saw their plans for the Jews as little different than if Indians killed all the white people, which they figured Indians wanted to do. So a lot of Nazi propaganda was distributed on reservations by German anthropologists (also collecting intelligence in case Indian languages were used as codes; they were). The result? Possibly the most epic Shut UP, Hannibal ever: Tribes declared (or renewed declarations of war from the last time) war on Germany even before the United States did. Fascist and Nazi ideas were outlawed. And when the United States finally did declare war, Indians from their mid-teens all the way to their forties signed up, lying about their age when need be.
- "To the German Commander: NUTS!"
- During a speech in his presidential campaign in San Diego, Ronald Reagan was being interrupted by a heckler insulting him. Reagan simply said "Oh, shut up!" and the crowd gave a standing ovation.
- Reagan was known for these. His first major moment in national politics was the debate between him and George Bush Sr. in New Hampshire during the primaries.
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Local newspaper editor: Someone turn Reagan's microphone off! |
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- ¿Por qué no te callas? ("Why don't you shut up?") - King Juan Carlos of Spain to Hugo Chavez at the 2007 Ibero-American Summit
- During a Frank Zappa concert, a heckler shouted to a police officer "Take off that uniform before it's too late!", to which Zappa replies "Everyone in this room is wearing a uniform and don't kid yourself". When the heckler tries stirring things up again, Zappa simply tells him "You'll hurt your throat, stop that!" The conversation can be heard at the end of "The Little House I Used To Live In", off his Burnt Weenie Sandwich album.
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- ↑ Due to accusations that the debate was actually an illegal campaign contribution because it did not include all seven primary candidates, Reagan settled the argument by covering the setup costs for the debate out of his own funds.