Line #7 PlayingWith/ItCameFromTheFridge


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''': ???
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