# Obscure movie puns - like 1963 Cleopatra **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies, comedian-jokes\ **Created:** [January 18, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-movie-puns-like-1963-cleopatra/930809 "2021-01-18T13:39:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-movie-puns-like-1963-cleopatra/930809/61 "2022-01-23T22:23:52Z")
It went over my head. When my parents started laughing at it, I had to get them to explain it to me. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-movie-puns-like-1963-cleopatra/930809/62 "2022-01-23T22:24:02Z")
> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > Another one from Mel Brooks: in _History of the World, Part I_ ‘The jig is up!’ ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-movie-puns-like-1963-cleopatra/930809/63 "2022-01-23T22:49:40Z")
I give up. Who or what is Hotblack Desiato? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-movie-puns-like-1963-cleopatra/930809/64 "2022-01-23T22:49:44Z")
> [@Andy\_L](#): > > and I don’t know who Hotblack Desiato is It’s a firm of estate agents. (I think Americans would say realtors, is that correct?) Originally founded by Mr Hotblack and Mr Desiato. [https://scontent-lcy1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/241189429\_114356210956803\_5046725179531349088\_n.jpg?\_nc\_cat=101&ccb=1-5&\_nc\_sid=730e14&\_nc\_ohc=4obld9LP5l4AX\_f1Fle&\_nc\_ht=scontent-lcy1-1.xx&oh=00\_AT\_5Fbi9hzgneokg\_aWkWIK6SSacgWjeNGn9oUodbtXLZg&oe=61F21BB6](https://scontent-lcy1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/241189429_114356210956803_5046725179531349088_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=4obld9LP5l4AX_f1Fle&_nc_ht=scontent-lcy1-1.xx&oh=00_AT_5Fbi9hzgneokg_aWkWIK6SSacgWjeNGn9oUodbtXLZg&oe=61F21BB6) ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-movie-puns-like-1963-cleopatra/930809/65 "2022-01-23T23:09:56Z")
Thank you ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-movie-puns-like-1963-cleopatra/930809/66 "2022-01-23T23:11:55Z")
The kids’ show Taz-Mania had a character named Francis X. Bushlad. I think it was several years before I learned it was a reference to silent film star Francis X. Bushman. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-movie-puns-like-1963-cleopatra/930809/67 "2022-01-24T00:04:09Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > It’s a firm of estate agents. (I think Americans would say realtors, is that correct?) Originally founded by Mr Hotblack and Mr Desiato. I admit I had to look that up after I saw the first post. I’d always assumed it was a ‘hot black’ (colour) Desiato (car). (Incidentally, Bugatti has built a – ‘a’ as in ‘one’ – [Bugatti La Voiture Noire](https://hooniverse.com/bugatti-have-built-a-new-car-for-hotblack-desiato/); ‘The Black Car’.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-movie-puns-like-1963-cleopatra/930809.md?page=3)