History Main / CantBelieveISaidThat

* Played straight by Bernadette in ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', during "[[https://youtu.be/kjOCkLaXIfY?t=89 The Parking Spot Scalation]]" episode:
-->'''Bernadette:''' I don’t have to take this. I’m gonna go home and have sex with my husband right now. Maybe I’ll let him do it to me in the parking spot... Which sounds dirty, but I didn’t mean it that way!

-->'''Bernadette:'' I don’t have to take this. I’m gonna go home and have sex with my husband right now. Maybe I’ll let him do it to me in the parking spot... Which sounds dirty, but I didn’t mean it that way!

'''Han:''' Ugh. ''[shoots the console]'' Boring conversation anyway.

---->"Final score, no TARDIS, no screwdriver, two minutes to spare, [[{{Adorkable}} WHO DA MAN]]?" ''[{{beat}}]'' "Fine, I'm never saying that again."

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

** Also in the musical episode:

** Giles gets one in season five.

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': ''Discworld/MakingMoney'', gives us Moist Von Lipwig, when he sees a situation which involves Lord Vetinari and a clown, he blurts the following and realizes he just said it in front of a big audience.

** In "The One With The Holiday Armadillo", Monica says "Okay Ben, you stay here and Santa, the Armadillo and I will have a little talk in the Kitchen. There's a sentence I never thought I'd say."

-> '' "'They got me'? Can you '''believe''' I said that?" ''
-->-- '''Webster,''' ''Series/BandOfBrothers''

!!Examples

[[folder:Film]]

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

-->'''Officer:''' ''[over intercom] Who is this? What's your operating number?''\\

* ''Film/LoveActually''. When [[MeetCute meeting David the Prime Minister]] for the first time, Natalie worries about how she thought '(she) was going to say shit or something and ruin everything.' Then realizes that she has indeed, just said shit, and quotes this line verbatim.
-->'''Natalie:''' Hello, David. I mean, sir. Shit, I can't believe I've just said that. And now I've gone and said shit. Twice. I'm so sorry, sir!\\
'''David:''' It's fine, it's fine! You could have said fuck, and then we'd both have been in real trouble.\\
'''Natalie:''' Thank you, sir. I did have a terrible premonition I was going to fuck up on my first day. ... Oh, piss it.
* In the movie ''Film/DanInRealLife'', Creator/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.
* In the movie ''[[Series/GetSmart Get Smart Again]]'', a senior government official is talking to Max on his ShoePhone, when the call gets disconnected. He immediately orders one of his people to dial his other shoe, and then speaks the trope name (Max's other shoe turned out to have an unlisted number).
* In ''Film/DirtyDancing'', as Baby is introduced to Johnny Castle, she awkwardly tells him that she carried a watermelon to their party. After he leaves:
-->'''Baby:''' [''to herself''] I ''carried a watermelon''?

* Literature/DiscWorld, Discworld/MakingMoney, gives us Moist Von Lipwig, when he sees a situation which involves Lord Vetinari and a clown, he blurts the following and realizes he just said it in front of a big audience.
--> '''Lipwig:''' Look out! He's got a daisy!

[[folder:Live Action TV]]

* 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:
-->'''Brady:''' Life is a team sport? How stupid does that sound?

* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'':
** In the final episode "Objects in Space", Kaylee bids her crush Simon goodnight as he heads off to bed.
--->'''Kaylee:''' Don't let the space bugs bite! ''(rolls eyes, to herself)'' Space bugs...
* ''Series/{{Friends}}'':
** In the episode "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:
--->'''Chandler:''' You know, on second thought, gum would be perfection. ''[thinking] Gum would be perfection? Gum would be perfection. Could have said, "Gum would be nice," or "I'll have a stick," but no no no no no. For me, gum is perfection. I loathe myself.''
** In "The One With The Holiday Armadillo", Monica says "Okay Ben, you stay here and Santa, the Armadillo and I will have a little talk in the Kitchen. There's a sentence I never thought I'd say."
* In the ''Series/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."
* Webster in ''Series/BandOfBrothers'', as seen in the page quote, says this while reflecting upon his...melodramatic choice of words upon being shot earlier.

** From "School Reunion": "Correctamundo! There's a word I've never used before, and hopefully never will again."
** From "The Eleventh Hour": "I'm the Doctor, I'm worse than ''everybody's'' aunt! And that's not how I'm introducing myself!"
** Later in that episode; "Final score, no TARDIS, no screwdriver, two minutes to spare, [[{{Adorkable}} WHO DA MAN]]?" *{{Beat}}* "Right, I'm never saying that again."
** From "The Lodger":
--->'''The Doctor:''' ''[After noticing some suspicious mold in Craig's flat]'' I'll fix it, I'm good at fixing rot. Call me the Rotmeister. No, I'm the Doctor, don't call me the Rotmeister.
** A less odd, but still questionable choice of words from ''The Empty Child'' (ItMakesSenseInContext):
---> "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Go. To. Your. Room.]] [threat leaves] Really glad that worked, those would have been horrible last words."
* 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!"

-->Are you interested in running for public office?
-->Absotootley, I--am very sorry I just said that.
* In the ''Series/MorkAndMindy'' episode "Mork Runs Down", Mindy'a father has this reaction while trying to reassure a very sick Mork.
--> Mork, don't worry. After you get your gleek, your gorgles will be gone! ''[beat]'' I can't believe I just said that.
* In ''Series/TheWorstWitch,'' Ethel gets [[DistractedByTheSexy tongue-tied when she sees a wizard boy about her age, who smiles at her]]. One of her friends encourages her to say something, anything.
--> "...frogspawn?"

[[folder:Videogames]]

-->'''Swaim:''' Are you saying, that you need my quasi-legal fetishes and weird dick to make this happen?
-->'''DOB:''' Is that what I'm saying? Jesus, I guess.

* In ''Series/WorstWitch,'' Ethel gets [[DistractedByTheSexy tongue-tied when she sees a wizard boy about her age, who smiles at her]]. One of her friends encourages her to say something, anything.
-->(with a disgusted look on her face) "...frogspawn?"

** A less odd, but still questionable choice of words from ''The Empty Child'':

--> '' "'They got me'? Can you '''believe''' I said that?" ''
--->- '''Webster,''' ''Series/BandOfBrothers''

* Literature/DiscWorld, Literature/MakingMoney, gives us Moist Von Lipwig, when he sees a situation which involves Lord Vetinari and a clown, he blurts the following and realizes he just said it in front of a big audience.

Not to [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant be confused]] with ICantBelieveImSayingThis, or with lampshading ARareSentence.

--->- '''Webster,''' reflecting upon his melodramatic choice of words upon being shot earlier, ''Series/BandOfBrothers''

* Webster in ''Series/BandOfBrothers'': "'They got me.' You believe that? You believe I said that?"

--->----> '''Webster,''' reflecting upon his melodramatic choice of words upon being shot earlier, ''Series/BandOfBrothers''

---> '''Xander:''' [[IThoughtItMeant They're gonna cook her dinner?]] ''[BeatPanel]'' I'll pretend I didn't say that.

Not to [[IThoughtItMeant be confused]] with ICantBelieveImSayingThis, or with lampshading ARareSentence.

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

'''Giles:''' Because it's a killer snot monster from outer space. i did not just say that.

* On ''Series/PowerRangersZeo'' Zedd and Rita are happy to see a mind-controlled Tommy battle Jason. But they then realize that it doesn't do them any good as that will let the Machine Empire take over Earth instead of them.
-->'''Zedd''': I can't...I can't believe I'm saying this. I can barely get the words out.
-->'''Rita''': Spit it out, Zedd. This is no time to be shy!
-->'''Zedd''': We have to...Oh, this hurts...We have to...'''help''' the Power Rangers!
--> ''(Rita faints dead away)''