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* The ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' of Creator/AAPessimal sees the first group of Lady Assassins graduate from the Guild after the grueling Mature Students' Course. After the four celebrate together, the Noodle Incident happens between out-gay Miss Alice Band and her fellow graduate, the otherwise straight Johanna Smith-Rhodes. It only happens once and is never, ever, referred to again; but talking to a close friend some years later, Johanna blames it on having got very, very, ''[[PoirotSpeak babelaas]]''-drunk.

* ''Scrubs'': Elliot Reid has an occasional habit of flirting with women when drunk, even mentioning a time when she did so in college over jazz. Sure enough, once she gets drunk she starts flirting with a woman at the bar by asking her if she likes jazz.

* ''Series/Scrubs'': Elliot Reid has an occasional habit of flirting with women when drunk, even mentioning a time when she did so in college over jazz. Sure enough, once she gets drunk she starts flirting with a woman at the bar by asking her if she likes jazz.

->''"My shorts don't really say 'Grab Me' on them, okay?...Though you did, in fact, feel free to ''''Grab There'''' while we were on stage, Miss ''''Three drinks''' and I'm '''Bisexual'''!'"''

** In the fourth OVA while staying at a hot springs inn Lucy (along with her female friends) ends up wasted from drinking. Lucy gets so drunk to the point where [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer she attempts unsuccessfully to flirt with an equally wasted Juvia]] even though [[AmbiguouslyBi Lucy has only shown official interest in men.]]

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* The Literature/{{Discworld}} of Creator/AAPessimal sees the first group of Lady Assassins graduate from the Guild after the grueling Mature Students' Course. After the four celebrate together, the Noodle Incident happens between out-gay Miss Alice Band and her fellow graduate, the otherwise straight Johanna Smith-Rhodes. It only happens once and is never, ever, referred to again; but talking to a close friend some years later, Johanna blames it on having got very, very, ''[[PoirotSpeak babelaas]]''-drunk.

-->'''Steve:''' ''[drunk, sobbing on Marten's shoulder]'' I LOVE YOU, MAN!
-->'''Marten:''' DUDE, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS.
-->'''[[TheRant Author's comment]]:''' Steve only had [[CantHoldHisLiquor two drinks.]]

* One story arc of ''Webcomic/LeastICouldDo'' had Rayne getting picked up in a bar by a married woman who explained that she and her husband had an open relationship. When she brought Rayne to her place he was suddenly weirded out by finding that BOTH the husband and wife wanted to sleep with him. Initially Rayne was still unwilling to have a threesome where he was expected to have sex with the other man, however he changed his mind as soon as the wife took off her dress and Rayne asked the husband to bring him half a dozen vodka and Red Bulls.

* ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'': Subverted with both Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn. While played seemingly straight in "[[Recap/HarleyQuinn2019S2E9Bachelorette Bachelorette]]", when Harley is hosting a bachelorette party for Ivy a week before Ivy marries Kite Man, as the two spend several nights getting drunk and waking the next morning having slept together, most of the second season is spent on the two trying to figure out their own feelings for one another, though Harley is much more open about her romantic feelings for Ivy, who ultimately reciprocates them in "[[Recap/HarleyQuinn2019S2E13TheRunawayBridesmaid The Runaway Bridesmaid]]".

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': In "Benderama", after everyone on Earth becomes severely inebriated as a result of [[ItMakesSenseInContext all water being converted to alcohol]], Fry and Professor Farnsworth have this exchange:[[note]]Keep in mind that Fry is Farnsworth's great-great-great... (for however many generations most of a millennium is) uncle.[[/note]]

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* The Literature/{{Discworld}} of Creator/AAPessimal sees the first group of Lady Assassins graduate from the Guild after the gruelling Mature Students' Course. After the four celebrate together, the Noodle Incident happens between out-gay Miss Alice Band and her fellow graduate, the otherwise straight Johanna Smith-Rhodes. It only happens once and is never, ever, referred to again; but talking to a close friend some years later, Johanna blames it on having got very, very, ''[[PoirotSpeak babelaas]]''-drunk.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': In "Benderama", after everyone on Earth becomes severely inebriated as a result of [[ItMakesSenseInContext all water being converted to alcohol]], Fry and Professor Farnsworth have this exchange:

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* ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'': Emp, who is officially dating Thugboy, is described by her bestie Ninjette as a "three-drink bisexual".
* ''ComicBook/Gen13'': In an early issue, Sarah Rainmaker, already established as a lesbian, wakes up after getting drunk only to find that she and Bobby had done it the night before.
* ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'': In volume 4, Scott accidentally catches Knives and Kim drunkenly making out with each other. This is the only time in the comic that either character explicitly shows any interest in the same sex. Their relationship is more consistently romantic in [[VideoGame/ScottPilgrimVSTheWorldTheGame the video game]], however.
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* The Literature/{{Discworld}} of Creator/AAPessimal sees the first group of Lady Assassins graduate from the Guild after the gruelling Mature Students' Course. After the four celebrate together, the Noodle Incident happens between out-gay Miss Alice Band and her fellow graduate, the otherwise straight Johanna Smith-Rhodes. It only happens once and is never, ever, referred to again; but talking to a close friend some years later, Johanna blames it on having got very, very, ''babelaas''-drunk.

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* In ''Film/KissingJessicaStein'', this is the final straw that ends Jessica's sexual relationship with Helen, who notes that Jessica never seems open to having sex with her when she's sober
* ''Ode To Billy Joe'': The film elaborates on why Billy Joe jumps off the Tallahatchee Bridge in the Bobbie Gentry song. Despite being in love with a young woman named Bobbie Lee, Billy gets drunk at a town jamboree and ends up having sex with another male (who turns out to be his boss).
* Invoked in ''Film/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower'', where ArmoredClosetGay jock Brad keeps getting shitfaced as a cover for his relationship with CampGay Patrick so that if he gets caught by one of his homophobic teammates, he can claim that Patrick took advantage of him. Eventually, Patrick gets tired of this and forces Brad to get sober, which puts a strain on their relationship.

A subtrope of AmbiguouslyBi. May also overlap with IfItsYouItsOkay. See also AlcoholInducedIdiocy, BeerGoggles, ButLiquorIsQuicker, DrowningOurRomanticSorrows and HardDrinkingPartyGirl. This may also lead to ClosetKey or being BiWildered. Also compare InVinoVeritas.

** In the fourth OVA while staying at an hot springs inn Lucy (along with her female friends) ends up wasted from drinking. Lucy gets so drunk to the point where [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer she attempts unsuccessfully to flirt with an equally wasted Juvia]] even though [[AmbiguouslyBi Lucy has only shown official interest in men.]]
** In the Christmas special, a drunken Erza starts a game where the master can give out orders to the losers until a new master is chosen through sticks. [[CovertPervert According to her, this is the opportunity to let out secret fantasies.]] Erza ends up ordering her fellow female guild mates to do various perverted things in order to fullfill Erza's desires, which include [[GirlOnGirlIsHot Erza ordering Levy and Juvia to grope Lucy]] [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer (after Erza gropes Lucy herself).]] Erza then drops hot wax on Lucy's back while the latter moans, "Oh yeah... It feels so good!" Prior to the hot wax dripping, Erza openly looks at Lucy and proclaims, [[EatingTheEyeCandy "If I could just get a girl to strip then things would get interesting."]] [[SingleTargetSexuality In spite of this the only person Erza has shown romantic interest in is Jellal.]]

* ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'': In volume 4, Scott accidentally catches Knives and Kim drunkenly making out with each other. This is the only time in the comic either character explicitly shows any interest in the same sex. Their relationship is more consistently romantic in [[VideoGame/ScottPilgrimVSTheWorldTheGame the video game]], however.

* Invoked in ''Film/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower'', where ArmoredClosetGay jock Brad keeps getting shitfaced as a cover for his relationship with CampGay Patrick, so that if he gets caught by one of his homophobic teammates, he can claim that Patrick took advantage of him. Eventually, Patrick gets tired of this and forces Brad to get sober, which puts a strain on their relationship.

* ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'': Subverted with both Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn. While played seemingly straight in ''[[Recap/HarleyQuinn2019S2E9Bachelorette Bachelorette]]'', when Harley is hosting a bachelorette party for Ivy a week before Ivy marries Kite Man, as the two spend several nights getting drunk and waking the next morning having slept together, most of the second season is spent on the two trying to figure out their own feelings for one another, though Harley is much more open about her romantic feelings for Ivy, who ultimately reciprocates them in ''[[Recap/HarleyQuinn2019S2E13TheRunawayBridesmaid The Runaway Bridesmaid]]''.

* ''Manga/ICantBelieveISleptWithYou'': The story opens with Koduka, who professes to be straight, having woken up after a drunken tryst with the Landlady. She also claims in the story to have "experience", though what that entails, we're never told. [[spoiler: The story ends with her in a committed relationship with the Landlady]].

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-->'''Francis:''' As for [[spoiler:Charles]]--well, basically, he likes girls. If he's drunk, I'll do.

--> ''I got so brave, drink in hand Lost my discretion.''

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