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** No mention of the episode where Barney and Marshall spend all day pretending to be a girl (through text) to make Ted fall in love with them and then end up arguing over which of them Ted would most likely be in love with?

When a character, usually a male one, ends up enacting, complimenting, or acknowledging another man's sexuality. A split second later he will become alarmed at how incredibly gay they sounded just then, and will make a special HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday effort in order to re-affirm how he is totally not gay. Some consider this offensive to homosexuals since, after all, [[NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat there's not supposed to be anything wrong with that]].

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* In one ''{{Zits}}'' strip, Jeremy and Hector are very close to engaging in a brohug, before glancing awkwardly at each other and saying TV makes it look a lot easier. Jeremy then says "[[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain Let us never speak of this again]]".

* While J.D. and Turk in ''{{Scrubs}}'' usually don't care about showing their love for each other, there is one episode where J.D. makes mention to one time where Elliot's boyfriend got drunk and accidentally climbed into his bed instead of her's, gave JD a kiss on the cheek and said "Hello, lover" while putting his arms around him. The mostly asleep JD responded with "Mmmm... tender." Back to the present, JD is explaining to Turk that anyone who woke up that way would let out a pleasure moan no matter who the other person was. Then Turk recalls a similar incident in college, and JD says something like "Who drunkenly climbed into ''your'' bed and kissed you?" Suddenly both their expressions change to mild horror as JD's voice over says something about them having repressed that memory for years and they quietly agree not to hang out for a couple of weeks.

** Both of these double as a CrowningMomentOfFunny. It should also be pointed out that the JD/Turk thing is a RunningGag, to the point where even Carla grumbles that JD is her husband's first love.

* Happens occasionally on ''HowIMetYourMother'', such as when Ted describes to Barney (through song) his plans for an amazing 'Super Date'. By the end of the song, both Barney and Ted are noticeably caught up in all of the romance, and go to a strip club to shake it off.

* This happens often on ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaIsland'', usually with Owen and as of ''World Tour'', Tyler.

* ''ElGoonishShive'', being a transformation webcomic has an unusual subverted example of this. [[ItMakesSenseInContext Elliot and Susan both have their genders flipped and upon prompting by Sarah (Elliot's girlfriend) admits Susan's male form is hot.]] [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2005-10-15 Tedd (also gender flipped) calls him out on this and Elliot defends his statement by pointing out he is currently wearing a skirt and has boobs so he is not going to start worrying about his manly image now.]]

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-->JohnCandy: "Between two pillows."
-->SteveMartin: "...[[ThatsNoMoon those aren't pillows]]!"
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* Happens all time in ''TheFairlyOddparents''; unless EveryoneIsBi, it's safe to call RuleOfFunny.

* This happens often on ''TotalDramaIsland'', usually with Owen and as of ''World Tour'', Tyler.

* One SuperBowl [[SuperBowlSpecial ad]] from a few years ago had a couple of men have an AccidentalKiss while eating a Snickers bar. They are so overcome with alarm that they immediately try to do the manliest things they can think of to shrug it off. Led to UnfortunateImplications when several of the "vote for the ending!" endings featured on the site involved violence... along side several videos of pro football players watching the ad and going, "Ewwww."

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* In the musical ''13'' two characters go to kiss the same girl, she moves suddenly, they kiss each other... and there's an awkward moment before they turn away. Depending on the version you see, they act manly afterward, to counteract the kiss.
* From ''Planes, Trains, and Automobiles:''

* In one ''{{Zits}}'' strip, Jeremy and Hector are very close to engaging in a brohug, before glancing awkwardly at each other and saying TV makes it look a lot easier. Jeremy then says "[[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain Let us never speak of this again]]".
* [[http://tf2.skyscrapersoup.com/?p=101 This page]] of ''Webcomic/CuantaVida''.

* In ''TheBoondocks'' (TV series), one of Riley's [[CatchPhrase Catch Phrases]] is, "Nigga, you gay!". Used both literally (when a GayMoment happens) and as a pejorative. Especially funny with [[AmbiguouslyGay Ed Wuncler III and Gin Rummy]], who can't seem to decide if they are HeterosexualLifePartners or [[TransparentCloset just won't admit their sexuality to themselves]].
** In season 3, Riley adds "No homo" when he says anything that might be considered gay. He adds "Pause" to give others (mostly Granddad) a chance to add "no homo" to save themselves from being MistakenForGay before he mocks them.

* This happens often on ''TotalDramaIsland'', usually with Owen and as of ''World Tour'', Tyler.
* Happens all time in ''TheFairlyOddparents''; unless EveryoneIsBi, it's safe to call RuleOfFunny.
* In ''The Eclipse of the Century'' (a YA novel by Jan Mark), in an episode of stress-fueled slightly hysterical silliness, the main character and another man end up embracing while dressed in women's clothing. They then both confirm that they're not gay.

* ''ElGoonishShive'', being a transformation webcomic has an unusual subverted example of this. [[ItMakesSenseInContext Elliot and Susan both have their genders flipped and upon prompting by Sarah (Elliot's girlfriend) admits Susan's male form is hot.]] [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2005-10-15 Tedd (also gender flipped) calls him out on this and Elliot defends his statement by pointing out he is currently wearing a skirt and has boobs so he is not going to start worrying about his manly image now.]]

* One [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM52hmBZgzw memorable moment]] on {{QI}} has RobBrydon and Ben Miller kissing each other on the lips in response to all the teasing from the panel about how similar they look, before declaring, "Now I know why my wife married me!" and "That's what it's ''like''! I can see the attraction!" respectively.

** [[ThoseTwoGuys Joey and Chandler]] have a ton of these over the course of the series, including the time Chandler asks "hey, do we hug too much?" and the episodes in which Joey's decision to move out of their apartment was jokingly played like a romantic breakup. Ross and Chandler also have one in "The One With the Nap Partners," for obvious reasons. Chandler even sort of has one [[{{Squick}} with his father-in-law]] Jack when he accidentally sits on his lap in a [[CaptainObvious really steamy steam room]]...while they're both naked.

See also AccidentalHug, AccidentalKiss.

* [[http://tf2.skyscrapersoup.com/?p=101 This page]] of ''CuantaVida''.

* One [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM52hmBZgzw memorable moment]] on {{QI}} has RobBrydon and Ben Miller kissing each other on the lips in response to all the teasing from the panel about how similar they look, before declaring, "Now I know why my wife married me!" and "That's what it's ''like''!" respectively.

* One SuperBowl ad from a few years ago had a couple of men have an AccidentalKiss while eating a Snickers bar. They are so overcome with alarm that they immediately try to do the manliest things they can think of to shrug it off. Led to UnfortunateImplications when several of the "vote for the ending!" endings featured on the site involved violence... along side several videos of pro football players watching the ad and going, "Ewwww."

* While J.D. and Turk in ''{{Scrubs}}'' usually don't care about showing their love for each other, there is one episode where J.D. makes mention to one time where Elliot's boyfriend got drunk and accidentally climbed into his bed instead of her's, gave JD a kiss on the cheek and said "Hello, lover" while putting his arms around him. The mostly asleep JD responded with "Mmmm... tender." Back to the present, JD is explaining to Turk that anyone who woke up that way would let out a pleasure moan no matter who the other person was. Then Turk recalls a similar incident in college, and JD says something like "Who drunkenly climbed into ''your'' bed and kissed you?" Suddenly JD and Turk's expressions change into mild horror as JD's voice over says something about them having repressed that memory for years and they quietly agree not to hang out again for a couple of weeks.

***They gaze into each others' eyes for a moment; then they catch themselves and start talking, in a much lower register, about the Chicago Bears' prospects for the season.

When a character, usually a male one, ends up enacting, complimenting, or acknowledging another man's sexuality. A split second later he will become alarmed at how incredibly they gay they sounded just then, and will make a special HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday effort in order to re-affirm how he is totally not gay. Some consider this offensive to homosexuals since, after all, [[NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat there's not supposed to be anything wrong with that]].