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* In the movie DanInRealLife, [[SteveCarell]]'s character flirts with a lady at a small bookstore. When their conversation is over, he wants to talk more, so he asks if he can call her. As she's about to drive off, he says, "Just so you know, I would even call to say I'm not calling." A couple seconds later he's driving down the road by himself and says "I'd even call to say I'm not calling?" with a self-deprecating tone.

'''Taylor:''' I get nervous when I'm close to people. I think, you know, maybe I have bad breath, or maybe I have B.O., and I wouldn't be able to tell, because it's mine, so I hold my breath like that to be safe. I dunno.\\

** From the episode "Listening to Fear":
-->'''Xander:''' I still don't get why we had to come here to get info about a killer snot monster.
-->'''Giles:''' Because it's a killer snot monster from outer space! ...I did not say that.

** In the episode of ''{{Friends}}'' "The One With The Blackout", Chandler gets stuck in an ATM vestibule with Victoria's Secret model Jill Goodacre. She offers Chandler gum and at first he turns it down. Then he realizes that he shouldn't have and tells her:

* Another episode has Buffy read a letter from Cordelia's captors: "Come to The Bronze before it opens or we make her a meal."

* In the episode of ''{{Friends}}'' "The One With The Blackout", Chandler gets stuck in an ATM vestibule with Victoria's Secret model Jill Goodacre. She offers Chandler gum and at first he turns it down. Then he realizes that he shouldn't have and tells her:

* Happens in the ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' episode "Welcome to the Hellmouth" as EveryoneMeetsEveryone:

--> '''Xander:''' [[IThoughtItMeant "We gotta cook her dinner?" (BeatPanel) "Aw, pretend I didn't say that."

--> '''Xander:''' "[[IThoughtItMeant We gotta cook her dinner?" (BeatPanel) "Aw, pretend I didn't say that."

In slightly less extreme cases, Bob will comment on how stupid the ''line'' is rather than personally calling himself stupid. Another variation involves Bob not repeating the previous statement at all, instead opting for "I can't ''believe'' I just said that" or "Why did I just say that?"

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* In the HowIMetYourMother episode when Ted is noticeably upset at his long-distance girlfriend not calling him and Robin invites him over, Ted doesn't even miss a beat immediately commenting out loud at his own corniness. She suggests they drink wine and his response is "Wine not? Wow, that's the stupidest thing I've ever said."

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* GhostBusters The Videogame: When confronted by the ghosts of a chef and his staff

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A form of SelfDeprecation. AliceAndBob are having a conversation and Alice says something that provides Bob with an opportunity to respond with a witty or charming comment...and Bob completely blows it. This will generally lead to the conversation being over, leaving Bob to lament his stupidity in saying what he did. This usually takes on one of two forms:

Type A: Bob will repeat his statement to himself, followed by a comment about how stupid he is.

Type B: Bob will say what he ''should'' have said in the first place, followed by a comment about how stupid he is.

Not to [[{{IThoughtItMeant}} be confused]] with ICantBelieveImSayingThis.

!!Examples

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* In ''CampRock 2: The Final Jam'', Dana tells Nate that she "thinks he has pretty eyes" and he gives her a lame response. When she leaves, he says this:

* Gretchen invokes this in MeanGirls, when insulting Regina. It's pretense, of course. She perfectly well meant to say what she said.

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* In the ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' episode "Sabrina Through The Looking Glass", Baltimore Oriole star Brady Anderson stars AsHimself and serves as Sabrina's spirit guide when she becomes [[spoiler: trapped inside a mirror world]]. As she's leaving, he advises her to remember that "life is a team sport." After she goes back, Brady delivers the following line:

* Happens in the ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' episode "Welcome to the Hellmouth" as EveryoneMeetsEveryone:

-->''She starts down the hall.''

* Rimmer does this at the end of the ''Series/RedDwarf'' episode "Holoship", when he quotes a movie on which earlier he had been heaping contempt: "We won't be apart, we just ... won't be together." (Look of absolute self-disgust.) "I ''cannot'' believe I just said that!"

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* Rimmer does this at the end of the ''RedDwarf'' episode "Holoship", when he quotes a movie on which earlier he had been heaping contempt: "We won't be apart, we just ... won't be together." (Look of absolute self-disgust.) "I ''cannot'' believe I just said that!"

* In the HowIMetYourMother episode when Ted is noticeably upset at his long-distance girlfriend not calling him and Robin invites him over. She suggests they drink wine and his response is "Wine not? Wow, that's the stupidest thing I've ever said."

* ''{{Homestuck}}'':

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* Played with in ArrestedDevelopment. Michael Bluth often invokes the trope before the other party has even left the room, mouthing "What is wrong with me?" while the other person's eyes are diverted for some reason.

* In the ''SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' episode "Sabrina Through The Looking Glass", Baltimore Oriole star Brady Anderson stars AsHimself and serves as Sabrina's spirit guide when she becomes [[spoiler: trapped inside a mirror world]]. As she's leaving, he advises her to remember that "life is a team sport." After she goes back, Brady delivers the following line:

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