Line #22 PlayingWith/SpitTake


1	'''Basic Trope''': Upon hearing something shocking, a person messily spits out what they were drinking.
2	* '''Straight''': Upon hearing that his father was a feared demonic prince, Bob spews out the coffee he was drinking.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Upon hearing his father has a gray hair, Bob sprays out his drink.
5	** Bob spews drink out of his mouth, his nose, his ears and [[EyeScream his eyes]].
6	** Bob, upon being shocked, starts spitting his drink. Even though he wasn't drinking anything.
7	** He does a spit take involving more of the liquid than has actually been imbibed.
8	** Bob doesn’t just spit out his drink, but also [[BloodyHorror his bodily liquids]].
9	** Bob, upon hearing something shocking, spit-takes loudly and messily [[BringMeMyBrownPants out the other end]].
10	** The SpitTake [[OverlyLongGag lasts for]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzQLvbrr9lI several minutes...]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqoV5WVoSmY or several hours.]]
11	* '''Downplayed''':
12	** Upon hearing that his father was a feared serial killer, Bob dribbles out a few drops of his drink, but manages to swallow most of it.
13	** Bob visibly chokes on his drink but doesn't spill anything.
14	** Bob manages to spit the drink back into his cup.
15	** Bob has a JawDrop reaction in the middle of his drink, causing it to spill out of his mouth and all over his lap.
16	* '''Justified''':
17	** TruthInTelevision, and a staple of physical comedy.
18	** Bob spits out his coffee with milk after being told, "YoureDrinkingBreastMilk".
19	** IAteWhat is also happening in this situation.
20	* '''Inverted''':
21	** Upon hearing his father was a feared demonic prince, Bob nearly chokes to death on his coffee.
22	** Bob, upon hearing something shocking, [[INeedAFreakingDrink takes a deep swig of whatever he was drinking]].
23	* '''Subverted''': Bob is drinking coffee when someone tells him something extraordinary. He starts to react, then calmly continues drinking.
24	* '''Double Subverted''': ... until the last fact is mentioned, which either makes the whole thing much more important, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking or would seem like the least shocking part of it]].
25	* '''Parodied''':
26	** Bob's Spit Take hits everyone in the room, staining their very nice clothes.
27	** After hearing the news, Bob takes a drink just to do a Spit Take.
28	* '''Zig-Zagged''': Something shocking is said to an entire group of characters drinking. Some react with a spit-take, some take a sharp swallow, some do neither.
29	* '''Averted''': Bob, receiving shocking news while taking a drink, does not spit any of it out.
30	* '''Enforced''': "So I told our actor about his bonus, and he did an honest to God spit take! It was hilarious! [[ThrowItIn I say we work it in]]."
31	* '''Lampshaded''': "I should have waited until you swallowed that drink... This was a new coat."
32	* '''Invoked''': "Wait, wait, let him get a sip of that before you tell him... It'll be hilarious!"
33	* '''Exploited''': Someone manages to film the SpitTake and posts it online for a few laughs.
34	* '''Defied''':
35	** "I need to tell you something that might upset you..." "Wait, let me put this cup down."
36	** Bob started to spit his wine but managed to stop himself, [[WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}} checked the wine bottle, decided that the wine was too good and expensive to be wasted like that, and forced his drink back down.]]
37	* '''Discussed''': "Yeah, I'd say that's the sort of news might cause someone's drink to go flying out their mouths."
38	* '''Conversed''': "Funny as it is, I don't think I've ever really seen anyone do a spit take [[ThisIsReality in the real world]]."
39	* '''Implied''': Alice goes to tell Bob something and comes back covered in liquid.
40	* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's indiscretion earns him a DeathGlare from everyone who was in the line of fire, and the conversation is derailed for a few minutes as he cleans up after himself.
41	* '''Reconstructed''': But everyone decides that it was ActuallyPrettyFunny.
42	* '''Played For Drama''': Alice knows that Carol is planning to serve Bob [[TamperingWithFoodAndDrink drugged coffee]], and goes to warn him. When she gets there, Carol is nearby and he's already taking a sip, so Alice has to try to make up something shocking enough to make Bob spit out the coffee (and then find a way to get rid of the rest of it).
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44	(spits out drink) You want to go back to SpitTake!?
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46	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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48	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

Context PlayingWith / SpitTake