In 1993, Jean Réno starred in a French time-travel film about a medieval knight and his squire being magically transported to modern France. The film was called "Les Visiteurs," and while it was hilarious in the zany manner of most French comedies, there was one obvious pun that I missed—a running joke based on Réno's character's name, Godefroy de Montmirail. Perhaps you already see the pun: the name Godefroy is pronounced gode froid, i.e., "cold dildo." Montmirail's squire has a more obviously filthy name: Jacquouille la Fripouille. In the name Jacquouille is the word couille, and les couilles means "the balls." Now, French-language AI insists that the name Godefroy has nothing to do with the sex toy, but once you latch on to the meaning, it's hard to unsee it. I'm sure most modern French folks would agree.
"Les Visiteurs" really is a funny movie. If it's on Netflix or elsewhere, watch it with subtitles. Like most French comedies, it's filled with illogical nonsense, but just roll with it.
Dildo. Balls.
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