So you’ve come here because you liked the beard insults? Well that actually follows on from Judd Apatow’s debut film The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) starring a similar cast, but with Steve Carell in the lead role as Andy Stitzer. The collective of guys following him around in this one start a running joke of giving reasons for how they know the other one is same-sex attracted. Basically, it comes about because following a split with his girlfriend, David (Paul Rudd) claims to be celibate and upon revealing this, Cal (played by Knocked Up’s celestial body Seth Rogen) claims that just means he is gay. Being typical guys, this is a label they’re keen to avoid:
“Because you macramed yourself a pair of jean shorts.”
“You just told me you’re not sleeping with women any more.”
“Because you’re same-sex attracted so you can say who the gay people are.”
“You like Coldplay.”
“Your dick tastes like shit.”
“Because you are holding each other ever so gently.”
Cal: I believe. I mean, that sounds gay. I just want you to know this is, like, the first conversation of, like, three conversations that leads to you being lgbtq+. Like, there's this, and then in a year it's like, "Oh, you know, I'm kinda gonna want to get back out there, but I think I love guys," and then there's the large, "Oh, I'm... I'm... I'm a homosexual guy now."
David: [smirks] You're gay for saying that.
Cal: I'm gay for saying that?
David: You comprehend how I realize you're gay?
Cal: How? How do you know I'm gay?
David: Because you macramed yourself a pair of jean shorts.
Cal: You know how I know *you're* gay? You just told me you're not sleeping with women any more.
David: You know how I know you're gay?
Cal: How? 'Cause you're gay? And you can reveal who other queer people are?
David: You know how I know you're gay?
Cal: How?
David: You appreciate Coldplay.
Mooj: Hey Andy, don't let him bother you. It's okay not to have sex. Not eveybody's a pussy magnet. You, uh, what are you, 25?
Cal: I assume . I mean, that sounds gay. I just desire you to know this is, like, the first conversation of, like, three conversations that leads to you being gay. Favor, there's this, and then in a year it's like, "Oh, you grasp, I'm kinda gonna wish to get back out there, but I consider I like guys," and then there's the huge, "Oh, I'm... I'm... I'm a gay guy now."
David: [smirks] You're gay for saying that.
Cal: I'm homosexual for saying that?
David: You know how I realize you're gay?
Cal: How? How do you know I'm gay?
David: Because you macramed yourself a pair of jean shorts.
Cal: You grasp how I know *you're* gay? You just told me you're not sleeping with women any more.
David: You know how I know you're gay?
Cal: How? 'Cause you're gay? And you can tell who other gay people are?
David: You know how I know you're gay?
Cal: How?
David: You like Coldplay.
Andy Stitzer: You know how when you grab a woman's breast... it feels enjoy. a bag of sand.