Bert and Ernie are not gay.
I read this on a site called The Onion.
Bert And Ernie Are Not Gay, They Are Depraved Pansexual Perverts'
Producers insist that the beloved characters are merely friends and that “gay” doesn’t remotely describe their bizarre underworld of sexual deviance.
I SMELL TOOOOOOAAAAAAST!!!!! Grandpa Simpson in The Simpsons Hit and Run