Blazing Saddles Question

What’s the deal with this line from Blazing Saddles?:

Lily von Shtupp is enamored of Sheriff Bart and whispers into his ear. Sheriff Bart tells her, “Baby, please, I am not from Havana.”

Huh?

Is your mind a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives? Or did you just have an issue posting?

Edit: I was going to ask “Oh Lord! Do you have the strength to pull off this mighty task in one night…or are you just jerking off?”, but thought that might get me in trouble.

Typing on an iPhone sucks :disappointed:

Now that you have an actual question posted…

I’m presently wearing my Superman sweatshirt. I was a fan before Fidel took power.

The Superman of Havana was part of Godfather II.

“It’s Twue, it’s twue!”

Did TMC2 intend to start this thread on the movie’s 48th Anniversary or was that a coincidence?

Hmmm…what’s brown and comes from Havana?

Coincidence. Still pretty cool.

I always thought it was because she wanted to smoke his cigar, if you know what I mean. But the Superman of Havana could be the answer, I guess.

I didn’t know coincidence had a color and place of origin. You do learn stuff on the Dope! :smile:

That was very interesting. I’ve always wished I could visit the old Havana of the 40’s and 50’s, not to see live sex shows, but for the exotic tropical vibe you got from watching those gaudy musicals of the time. (The same way I wished I could walk through a medieval castle or a southern plantation house, or stay in a NY penthouse high up in the clouds.)

Considering the number of people who associate a cigar with a phallic symbol, thanks to Freud vs. those who have heard of the Superman of Havana (I’ve never heard of him until now), I stick with cigar. Brooks usually wasn’t subtle with his jokes, especially in Blazing Saddles.

Somebody needs to re-post what the OP was so I can make fun of Two_Many_Cats2 also. That first reply is a doozy.

Like hanging a horse and rider?

Big Dick Superman and women having sex with donkeys were legend back in the early 70s. Old time gangster run Havana in the 50s was decadent. Its a big part of the reason Castro and his revoluntionaries hated us, the shit actually happened.

I feel dumber after reading that article.

It’s like Penthouse forum: “His dick was 12, no…14…no EIGHTEEN inches!!” They spend the entire article searching, but they never find any proof. Oh sure, they say they saw the video, but could they even show a screencap, or an actual link to the video?

And the people they interviewed. leading the stupid Americans around on a snipe hunt. I bet they all had a good laugh later.

I think that old lady in the chair going on an on was like the wife of Ruttlin’ Orange Peel in The Rutles

Roberto Cabarero : Well sir, I knew Superman. he was a good friend of mine. Taught him everything he knows!
Mrs. Cabarero : He’s lyin’!
Roberto Cabarero : I ain’t lyin’!
Mrs. Cabarero He’s always lyin’!
Roberto Cabarero : I ain’t lyin’… I ain’t lyin’!
Mrs. Cabarero: Every time there’s a documentary on pre-revolutionary Cuba ‘round here, he claims he knows all about it!
Roberto Cabarero : I did, I did, I did!
Mrs. Cabarero: Last week, he claimed he knew Meyer Lansky, Frank Sinatra, and Bautista!
Roberto Cabarero: I did, I did!
Mrs. Cabarero: He’s always lyin’!
Narrator: [flustered] Well, we seem to be… wasting our time here in Cuba, despite the expense. Still… pretty, isn’t it?