A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Entry from July 30, 2020
“What do you call a person who eats other people slowly?”/“A cannibble.”

“Cannibal” can sound like “can nibble”—meaning someone “able to nibble” or someone who “nibbles cans” (or nibbles from cans).
   
“What kind of person eats aluminum?  A can-nibble” was posted on the newsgroup alt.humor.puns on April 29, 2009. “My friend opened a tin of sardines and began eating them with very small bites. I said, ‘You can’t do that! That’s can-nibble-ism!’” was posted on Twitter by John Collins on May 9, 2014.
   
“What do you call a cannibal who doesn’t eat much? A cannibble” was posted on Twitter by Paul Caris on June 21, 2012. “What do you call a cannibal who doesn’t take big bites? CANNIBBLE HAHAHAHAHAHA ok not funny” was posted on Twitter by Samuel Teo on June 25, 2013.
 
“What do you call eating only a little bit of someone at a time? can-nibble-ism” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on May 23, 2016. “What do you call someone who only eats tiny bits of other people? A cannibble” was posted on Reddit—3amjokes on January 15, 2020. “What do you call a person who eats other people slowly? A cannibble” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on July 30, 2020.
   
 
Google Groups: alt.humor.puns
Jokes
Tim Bruening
4/29/09
What kind of animal eats cars?  A car-nivore.
What kind of person eats aluminum?  A can-nibble.
 
Twitter
Gabbbar
@GabbbarSingh
Replying to @okayvandita
@karmified Cannibal—> Can-nibble? I can.
11:32 AM · May 23, 2010·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter
Paul Caris
@PaulCaris3
What do you call a cannibal who doesn’t eat much? A cannibble.
1:58 AM · Jun 21, 2012·Twitter Web Client
         
Twitter
Jessica⚓
@jessicalee4527
have you ever noticed that the word cannibal sounds like can-nibble. nibble. like eating people.
12:43 AM · Feb 3, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
simon evans
@TheSimonEvans
Can-nibble. An occasional cannibal.
12:19 PM · May 28, 2013·TweetCaster for Android
 
Twitter
Samuel Teo
@garfield_teo
@allright_evans what do you call a cannibal who doesn’t take big bites? CANNIBBLE HAHAHAHAHAHA ok not funny
5:32 AM · Jun 25, 2013·Twitter for Android
           
Twitter
John Collins
@HolyDalek
My friend opened a tin of sardines and began eating them with very small bites.
I said, “You can’t do that! That’s can-nibble-ism!”
5:42 PM · May 9, 2014·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter 
Mohit Thakkar
@InYoFace365
How do Cannibals eat people?
They can-nibble.
#Pun #Punny #Puntastic
5:11 AM · Mar 19, 2016·Twitter for Android
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/Magotchi May 23, 2016
What do you call eating only a little bit of someone at a time?
can-nibble-ism
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/PrinceCheddar August 25, 2019
What do you call it when you eat a tiny bit of another person?
A cannibble.
   
Reddit—3amjokes
Posted by u/Bakedschwarzenbach January 15, 2020
What do you call someone who only eats tiny bits of other people?
A cannibble.
   
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/k_r_shade January 17, 2020
What do you call a cannibal who only eats human flesh in very small portions?
A can-nibble
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/fractiousrhubarb July 30, 2020
What do you call a person who eats other people slowly?
A cannibble
   
Twitter
Dad Jokes
@Dadsaysjokes
What do you call a person who eats other people slowly?
A cannibble.
4:05 PM · Jul 30, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

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