1 | '''Basic Trope''': Mutant life forms grow on spoiled food in the refrigerator. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Bob leaves some leftover lasagna in the fridge and forgets about it for a month. It turns into an EldritchAbomination that attacks Bob. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** The lasagna grows an entire civilization. |
5 | ** Experts wearing HAZMAT suits are required to clean Bob's refrigerator. [[KillItWithFire They use flamethrowers]]. |
6 | ** The FesteringFungus growing in the crisper drawer spreads out and overtakes the apartment. |
7 | ** The nasty refrigerator is the least of Bob's worries -- his entire apartment [[TrashOfTheTitans is a mess]]. |
8 | ** The moldy lasagna is literally the ''only'' thing [[EmptyFridgeEmptyLife in Bob's fridge]]. |
9 | * '''Downplayed''': Although a lot of the food in Bob's foul bachelor fridge is moldy, there are no lifeforms above the usual fungus and mold found on many an old food item. |
10 | * '''Justified''': |
11 | ** Bob is a slob and the trope is used to exaggerate how much of a slob he is. |
12 | ** Bob is a LethalChef whose culinary "masterpieces" are like something out of a bad 1950s monster movie. |
13 | ** Bob's refrigerator has the power to turn leftovers into mutants thanks to a design flaw or Bob trying to fix the refrigerator. |
14 | * '''Inverted''': {{Eldritch Abomination}}s are placed into the fridge and turn into acceptable food. |
15 | * '''Subverted''': |
16 | ** After he sees a sign of this starting to happen, Bob makes an effort to clean up the food before it spoils. |
17 | ** The creature from the fridge is friendly and benign. |
18 | * '''Double Subverted''': |
19 | ** But he forgets to change the baking soda, and a MonsterOfTheWeek emerges. |
20 | ** ... and it came out to help Bob fight the ''other'' creature from the fridge, an evil EldritchAbomination. |
21 | * '''Parodied''': |
22 | ** The EldritchAbomination becomes Bob's new pet -- right after it eats his dog (or cat). |
23 | ** The lasagna people [[HumansAreCthulhu worship Bob]], sculpting an idol of him out of solidified mashed potatoes. |
24 | * '''Zig Zagged''': ??? |
25 | * '''Averted''': Nothing unusual happens in the fridge. |
26 | * '''Enforced''': GuysAreSlobs, MonsterOfTheWeek, GrossOutShow |
27 | * '''Lampshaded''': "Hey, Bob, do you mind if I get rid of this, or are you doing a science project on the regenerative properties of three-month-old tuna casserole?" |
28 | * '''Invoked''': Bob is very forgetful, and puts a Tupperware container in the fridge. |
29 | * '''Exploited''': Bob is a BrilliantButLazy MadScientist and after discovering his fridge's EldritchAbomination growing properties re-purposes it as MookMaker. |
30 | * '''Defied''': Bob reminds himself to clean the fridge at least every couple of months and not allow food to stay in the fridge more than a week or two. He also keeps the fridge and freezer at a low enough temperature to keep micro-beasties at bay. |
31 | * '''Discussed''': "It's a wonder Bob hasn't died of food poisoning!" |
32 | * '''Conversed''': ??? |
33 | * '''Implied''': Bob opens the refrigerator and runs screaming from the kitchen. |
34 | * '''Deconstructed''': Obviously, it presents a real health hazard. |
35 | * '''Reconstructed''': Bob, [[AcquiredPoisonImmunity thanks to living in close proximity to it for an extended period of time]], is immune to its health hazards and keeps it as a pet. It scares the hell out of visitors, however. |
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43 | %%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ??? |
44 | %%* '''Played For Laughs''': ??? |
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