'''Basic Trope''': A character is speaking a list, and the last item in the list is darker or more disturbing than the rest.
* '''Straight''':
** Bob is talking to Alice and says, "I have our date all planned out. We'll go to that fancy Italian restaurant, then we'll watch the fireworks at midnight, then we'll [[KickTheDog kick the neighborhood puppies down the street.]]"
** "Let's have some breakfast! There are bread, eggs, milk, and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_pepper ghost pepper]]."
* '''Exaggerated''':
** "I'm really excited about my trip to Washington, D.C. I'm gonna see the Washington Monument, visit the Smithsonian, and bomb the White House. And then I'll [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs visit the sightings of my bombings of the Washington Monument]] [[OverlyLongGag and Smithsonian.]]"
** "Let's have some breakfast! There are bread, eggs, milk, radioactive material, and then we have radioactive dead bodies for everyone here!
* '''Downplayed''':
** FromBadToWorse: When the list has already started as disturbing: "You drive recklessly, you never tidy your room by yourself, and you bombed the White House."
** "Come on! We're going to go get some lunch, play some video games, and read pornography."
** "My favorite bands are Music/TheBeatles, Music/{{ABBA}}, Music/{{Queen}}, and Music/AnalCunt"
** The last thing on the list isn't entirely ''disturbing'', but definitely doesn't fit in with the rest: "The flavors of ice cream are chocolate, vanilla, cookies and cream, and spinach."
* '''Justified''':
** Bob is ({{Faux|Affably evil}}) AffablyEvil.
** Bob [[BlueAndOrangeMorality doesn't understand why one of his suggestions is more out of place than the others.]]
** Bob has NoSocialSkills and doesn't realize that bringing up certain topics in ordinary conversation are generally considered inappropriate.
** Bob doesn't actually mean the last one; he's just messing with Alice.
** (for Straight #2 and Downplayed #4) [[ForeignQueasine It's a popular food in Troperia.]]
* '''Inverted''':
** ArsonMurderAndJaywalking
** The first item on the list is the darkest item, everything else after it is child's play compared to it.
* '''Subverted''':
** "Let's have lunch, ride our bikes, then kill some prostitutes... in [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV GTA IV]]!"
** "I'm just going out to get some bread, eggs, milk, lettuce, tomatoes, pepper, and rape.... seed oil."
** "I can't wait to visit France! I'll get to see Paris, the Eiffel tower, maybe kill a Frenchman... Then I'll try out the local cuisine."
** "Ha - just kidding."
* '''Double Subverted''':
** "Then bomb the Capitol!"
** It turns out that Bob wants to literally [[CargoShip 'rape' seed oil]]
** "And I'll visit my terrorist friend to plan some mass murder in Paris!!!"
** "After all, who wants to kick puppies? We'll kick the kittens instead."
* '''Parodied''':
** Alice ends up [[BlueAndOrangeMorality enjoying the date.]]
** Or:
-->'''Bob''': We need to get milk, eggs, bread, printer ink, a ream of paper, and [[PunkInTheTrunk the dead body out of your car]].\\
'''Alice''': [[ComicallyMissingThePoint But I thought you said you already got the printer ink!]]
* '''Zig Zagged''':
--> Bob: "Let's have lunch, ride our bikes, kill some prostitutes in GTA 4, and bomb the Capitol!"\\
Alice: "You can bomb the Capitol in GTA 4?"\\
Bob: "No, I meant the real Capitol... The realistic-looking Capitol in another game that I play! And if it's bombed, the game-makers will carry out that in real life for us! ... If we pay them the amount of money needed for the explosives..."
* '''Averted''':
** "I'm gonna bomb the White House today!"
** Alternatively, "Hey, I just need to get some gas, pick up the groceries, and make dinner."
** "Let's have some breakfast! There are bread, eggs, milk, tomatoes, and baked bean.
* '''Enforced''':
** "All right, we need to mention the BigBad's plan, but we still need to make him AffablyEvil. Any ideas?"
** The last item is a CensorDecoy.
* '''Lampshaded''':
** "[[Series/SesameStreet One of these things just doesn't belong here!]]"
** "[[WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy That's]] [[DramaticDeadpan disturbing]]."
** "DidIJustSayThatOutLoud"
* '''Invoked''':
** Bob always throws a disconcerting comment at the end of his lists to throw people off.
** Alternatively, Bob wants to see [[WeirdnessCensor how attentive the people he's speaking to are]].
* '''Exploited''': Bob throws the "squick" item in so that Alice will allow him to do the "bread, eggs, milk" options, which are what he actually wanted.
* '''Defied''': Bob always makes the nature of his lists very obvious, with no sudden twists for better or worse.
* '''Discussed''': "Did Bob just casually mention wanting to kill a priest?"
* '''Conversed''': "Well, at least he's honest."
* '''Implied''':
** Alice was talking to Bob over the phone about their date plans. Near the end of the phone call, Alice is [[TakeOurWordForIt visibly scared.]]
** Alice reads a list, but when she's at the end she does a DoubleTake.
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice breaks up with Bob.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob was joking about the {{Squick}} part, and Alice knows it.
* '''Played For Laughs''':
--> '''Bob''': "This date will be perfect, we'll get some Italian food, go on a boat ride and [[CrossesTheLineTwice murder a priest]]." \\
'''Alice''': "What?" \\
'''Bob''': "I'm just messing with you, I hate Italian food."
* '''Played For Drama''':
** "So yeah, we'll just run out for pizza, catch a movie, maybe go out for a couple of drinks, and lynch that bastard. Sound good?" After jokes have been had at this little "joke", it turns out that Bob planned things this way for real - after getting everyone else drunk, he convinces them to lynch the bastard so he won't get the blame.
** The last item on the list turns out to be a WhamLine.
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': Bob's inclusion of the {{Squick}} shows that he's going insane.
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Hey, we should ride our bikes, go back to BreadEggsMilkSquick, and kill my neighbor!
-> [[BigWhat WHAT!?]] You crazy!? [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Going back to]] BreadEggsMilkSquick?!
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