History PlayingWith / LiteralMinded

* '''Exaggerated''': After Bob tells Alice to "go to Hell," the gates of hell open and a demon springs from it, pulling her in.

** Alice has an intellectual disability and/or autism spectrum, so she has difficulty understanding figurative language.

** Bob tells Alice to leave him alone, so Alice wants everyone to leave the room.

* '''Exaggerated''': Telling Alice to go to hell will cause the gates of hell to open, and a giant black hand will spring from it, pulling her in.

** Alice is on the autism spectrum and has difficulty understanding figurative language.

* '''Defied''': Alice downloads a software patch to help her understand figures of speech.[[note]]This would only work if she was, indeed, a robot.[[/note]]

* '''Averted''': Despite the cast using many ideas nobody ever takes them literally.

* '''Downplayed''': After telling Alice "throw that away" she tosses something at a trash can from a distance instead of dropping it in from a shorter distance.

* '''Inverted''':
** Alice twists even the most straightforward statements into the most ridiculous metaphorical interpretations, as in:

** Alice tells Bob to go punch the road, and Bob just leaves.
** Alice tells Bob to hit the road, and [[MindScrew the road]] [[RussianReversal hits Bob.]]
** Bob tries to tell Alice that cats and dogs are ''literally'' falling from the sky, and she acts as if it were regular rain.
** Alice is metaphorically minded, as in:

* '''Exploited''': Alice becomes SnarkBait for her [[TheRival rival]].

'''Basic Trope''': Someone has a tendency to take things literally.

* '''Downplayed''': After telling Alice "throw that away" she tosses something at a trash can instead of putting it in.

* '''Invoked''': ???

-->'''Bob''': Well I will be a monkey's uncle.
-->'''Alice''': You should talk to your brother about his taste in women.

* '''Straight''': After telling Alice to "Hit the road", Alice goes out and punches the road.
* '''Exaggerated''': Telling Alice to go to hell will cause the gates to hell to open, and a giant black hand will spring from it, pulling her in.

** Alice tells Bob to hit the road, and [[MindScrew the road hits Bob.]]

--> [[WesternAnimation/RegularShow "Um... That taxi's yellow."\\

* '''Parodied''': In a short time frame she "hits the road", "goes kite flying", "chases a wild goose", "shoots a fish in a barrel" and "puts an elephant in the living room".
* '''Zig Zagged''': When Alice is asked to "hit the road", she just walks away. When she is asked to "go fly a kite", she buys a kite and flies it. When someone says "Alice could not hit the broad side of a barn", she punches the barn. She, ''somehow'', misses.

* '''Enforced''': We need people to know Alice is a robot. Let's have her punch roads when asked to hit the road.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Um, OK, but I don't see what I'm accomplishing by doing this..." ''*punch*''

* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Alice downloads a software patch to help her understand figures of speech. [[note]] This would only work if she was, indeed, a robot. [[/note]]
* '''Discussed''':
--> '''Bob''': "You have got to stop punching roads, Alice."\\
'''Alice''': "Then stop telling me to."

* '''Deconstructed''': Alice's literal mindedness annoys others, preventing her from socializing with potential friends. This results in her becoming lonely and eventually committing suicide. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Not to mention her fist hurts.]]
* '''Implied''': Alice and Bob are at a bar, and Bob asks for a Dry Martini. Alice stares at the drink in confusion, surprised that it is a liquid.
* '''Played For Laughs''':

--> '''Bob''': "Well I will be a monkey's uncle." \\
'''Alice''': "You should talk to your brother about his taste in women."

* '''Played For Drama''': Alice is nearly hit by a car while she is hitting the road.

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%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???

* '''Zig Zagged''': When Alice is asked to "hit the road", she punches the road. When she is asked to "go fly a kite", Alice says "OK, so I made a mistake." When someone says "Alice could not hit the broad side of a barn", she punches the barn. She, ''somehow'', misses.

* '''Deconstructed''': Alice's literal mindedness annoys others, preventing her from socializing with potential friends. This results in her becoming lonely and eventually committing suicide. [[ArsonMurderJaywalking Not to mention her fist hurts.]]