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[[I Thought It Meant|Not to be confused with]] the essay collection by [[Hunter S Thompson]].

== [[Advertising]] ==

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== [[Comedy]] ==

* In one of his stand-up routines, Dane Cook insists that [[~~Everythings~~ Better With Monkeys|having a pet monkey]] would be better than sex--or, even better, being part of a heist with the monkey driving the van.

* In one of his stand-up routines, Dane Cook insists that [[Everything's Better With Monkeys|having a pet monkey]] would be better than sex--or, even better, being part of a heist with the monkey driving the van.

== [[Comics]] ==

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== [[Film]] ==

* Several of the heroin junkies in ''[[Trainspotting]]'' praise their drug of choice as being better than sex. Significantly, such comparisons are what lead Tommy to take up the habit after his girlfriend dumps him, with devastating consequences.

* In ''[[Sister Act]]'', after two of the singing nuns refer to singing as being better than more innocent things such as "springtime" and "ice cream," the "heathen" [[Fish Out of Water]] Dolores proclaims that singing is "[[The Triple|better than sex]]," adding that it's [[Or So ~~Iheard~~|what she has heard]] after a comedic [[Beat]].

* In ''[[Sister Act]]'', after two of the singing nuns refer to singing as being better than more innocent things such as "springtime" and "ice cream," the "heathen" [[Fish Out of Water]] Dolores proclaims that singing is "[[The Triple|better than sex]]," adding that it's [[Or So I Heard|what she has heard]] after a comedic [[Beat]].

* In the ''[[Wing Commander (Film)|Wing Commander]]'' movie, after Rosie performs a dangerous but impressive maneuver in her starfighter while landing, she claims that pulling it off felt better than sex. When Angel quite ''literally'' calls, "bullshit," Rosie amends, "It was better than sex [[A Date With Rosie Palms|with myself]]."

* In ''[[Wall Street]]'', Gordon Gekko relates that when he made an $800,000 profit on his first business real-estate purchase, he thought making all that money was "better than sex," but years later, he only sees it as a day's pay.

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* In ''[[Alien Nation (TV)|Alien Nation]]'' Sikes describes his car as better than sex, then sees the look on his alien neighbor's face and hurriedly explains the existence of this stock phrase as a metaphor and not to be taken literally. Parodied moments later as the car breaks down.

* In ''[[Red Dwarf (TV)|Red Dwarf]]'', when Rimmer {{spoiler|copies himself and moves in with his new double}}, he describes his new life of discipline as "better than sex". Of course, he's soon proven wrong when it turns out {{spoiler|even his double doesn't like him}}.

* ''[[~~Mash~~ (TV)|M*A*S*H]]'', in the episode "Adam's Ribs", Hawkeye tries to get a case of barbecued pork ribs from a Chicago restaurant shipped to Korea. When Radar asks if these ribs are as good as Hawkeye says they are, Hawkeye answers, "Better than sex." Radar then grouses, "[[Nerds Are Virgins|I wouldn't know how good that is, sir.]]"

* ''[[M*A*S*H (TV)|M*A*S*H]]'', in the episode "Adam's Ribs", Hawkeye tries to get a case of barbecued pork ribs from a Chicago restaurant shipped to Korea. When Radar asks if these ribs are as good as Hawkeye says they are, Hawkeye answers, "Better than sex." Radar then grouses, "[[Nerds Are Virgins|I wouldn't know how good that is, sir.]]"

* In a Season One episode of ''[[Gilmore Girls]],'' Miss Patty tells Rory that the plums in Doose's Market are "better than sex."

* On ''[[Gossip Girl]]'', Blair describes a take-down as better than sex. And then immediately has sex with Chuck for comparison purposes...

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