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** Al has stated that he actually removed a song from ''Off The Deep End'' so that he could use this one [[GenreSavvy before the joke got old and obnoxious]].

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* In the first [[TheSandman Death]] mini-series, Sexton mocks a guy for saying it.

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--> '''Mr. Stein:''' You may think that just because I've been in London all this time that I've failed to notice this office's deficiencies. Well...I have. ''([[{{Beat}} beat]])'' ''NOT!!''

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* ''XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' episode 'Night of the Sentinels Part 2' has this trope with Cyclops as he is about to take down a sentinel.

* Do be careful with the usage of this. Kate from ''TheTamingOfTheShrew''[[hottip:*:Franco Zeffirelli's film version. The play itself has the marriage ceremony happen offstage.]] tried to get out of a marriage ceremony thusly:

** Featured in {{the movie}}, of course, and not invoked by only Wayne and Garth. After spending time with the two, Benjamin's [[TheDragon dragon]] Russell catches himself doing it, expressing regret immediately afterwards.

* Iago in ''{{Disney/Aladdin}}'' uses it to describe the sultan. "Oh, excellent judge [of character], sure... NOT!"

--> '''Matau''': "[[{{SarcasmMode}} Look, everybody! It's Keeetonguuu!]]"

Popular expression during the late 1980s and [[TheNineties well into the 1990s]], where someone would describe an event happening by stating ''[[SarcasmMode the exact opposite]]'' then saying in a louder tone of voice, ''NOT!''

This usage of saying something then saying "NOT!" at the end, actually goes all the way back to the 19th century (when "...I ''don't'' think!" was a variant), it just became cool again back during the 1980s.

In traditional English, this is known as [[SarcasmMode Sarcasm]].

* Ranma pulls one of these on Shampoo in ''RanmaOneHalf'' after he snatches the pork buns she made that could force you to follow a command after a certain signal is given:

* Used in the WeirdAlYankovic song ''I Was Only Kidding''

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--'''ProtectorsOfThePlotContinuum''', ''Your Unhappy Elladan''

* Wayne and Garth in {{SNL}} ''WaynesWorld'' skits.

* On ''WillAndGrace'', Will's long-absent and eccentric boss, Mr. Stein, turns up unexpectedly in the office:

* In an episode of ''{{Psych}}'', Shawn tries to bring "not" back. He then decides to also revive "said the liar" only to have it pointed out that the two cancel each other out if used at the same time.
* A scene from ''TheOffice'' which cannot be described, but must be seen: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON0l0KWgucc Enjoy!]]

Popularized by the movie ''[=~Wayne's World~=]''. (along with ThatsWhatSheSaid! and other TotallyRadical {{stock phrase}}s of the [[TheNineties 90's]]).

* Wayne and Garth in {{SNL}} ''[=~Wayne's World~=]'' skits.

* Steven Curtis Chapman's album ''The Great Adventure'' has an [[PissTakeRap intentionally corny rap song]] called "Got to B Tru", in which Christian rapper Toby MacKeehan makes the following observation about SCC's rap skills at the end of the song: "I think rap music is most definitely you!" [[RecordScratch *record scratch*]] "NOT!"

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** A variant is to end a thought with "...is what I'd like to say," meaning that while they'd ''like'' to say all that, the truth is the opposite. This is generally used when the intent is a softer let-down than the abrupt brush-off of "NOT!", assuring the person that they're not being put off lightly or given a mere excuse. But it does sometimes get used to be just as cruel as the ruder variant, depending on the context.

Interestingly, this concept translates directly in Japanese. In anime and manga, it's fairly common for a sarcastic character to start explaining something and end it with "-ja nai!" ("...is not!") with the same meaning as the sarcastic "NOT!" A slightly softer variant is to end a thought with "...is what I'd like to say," meaning that while they'd LIKE to say all that, the truth is the opposite.

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* [[{{Series/RobinHood}} Robin Hood]] has another variation with one of the Sheriff's many {{Catch Phrase}}s. "A clue: No."
* Michael uses "It's been fun...not," on ''ArrestedDevelopment''. The narrator comments that he wishes he could have come up with something cleverer, or at least less dated.

* Ranma pulls one of these on Shampoo in ''[[RanmaOneHalf Ranma 1/2]]'' after he snatches the pork buns she made that could force you to follow a command after a certain signal is given:

--> Parent to kid: "I will raise your pocket money... NOT!"[[hottip:*:Actually, correct German word order would be "I will your pocket money raise... NOT!"]]

* Ranma pulls one of these on Shampoo in [[RanmaOneHalf Ranma 1/2]] after he snatches the pork buns she made that could force you to follow a command after a certain signal is given:

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* In an episode of {{Psych}}, Shawn tries to bring "not" back. He then decides to also revive "said the liar" only to have it pointed out that the two cancel each other out if used at the same time.

** Also said in the manga when Shampoo catches what she thinks is an engagement ring from Ranma.

--> '''Shampoo:''' Is mine, now!
--> '''Ranma:''' *takes it back* Not!

--> '''Ranma:''' ''*grabs the pork buns*'' Ha! NOT.

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