In A Bug’s Life, the circus ringmaster is a flea. It’s a flea circus.
Admittedly I had heard the term “flea circus” my entire life but only this morning looked up what it actually was. I mean it’s pretty straightforward, a bunch of fleas made to look like they’re in a circus, but I was missing the history and context.
Not really a joke, but when Bon Jovi sang “Like Frankie said I did it MY WAY” I had no idea who he was talking about until It’s My Life came on the radio a couple months ago