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A character enters what should for them be serious situation, and yet seems completely bored with the events. Instead of giving the occasion his full attention, they seem more invested in the snack they rather conveniently happen to be eating.

Compare AutopsySnackTime, FruitOfTheLoon. Often overlaps with EnemyEatsYourLunch.

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!!Examples:

[[AC:AnimeAndManga]]
* L of ''DeathNote'' seems like he's doing this, but it's actually necessary to maintain his energy and intelligence. Also it's tasty. [[{{Funny/DeathNote}} I'll give you this strawberry if you keep it a secret, okay?]]
* ''TearsToTiara'': The characters pass around an apple while swordfighting in the TitleSequence.

[[AC:ComicBooks]]
* In ''{{Archie}}'', Jughead Jones is normally apathetic and somewhat aloof. The only thing he openly takes seriously is food. This results in his eating during serious discussions, with other characters getting annoyed at him. However, more often than not [[ObfuscatingStupidity he really is paying attention and is simultaneously thinking on two levels]]: About his food and about the discussion at hand.

[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* In ''Film/StarTrek'', Kirk faces [[UnwinnableTrainingSimulation the Kobayashi Maru]], but instead of reacting to the [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard conditions of the test]], he blows off everything as he gives the test a taste of its own medicine, munching on some mysterious apple he got out of nowhere the entire time.
** In his own words, "Don't worry about it".
* In ''TheSantaClause'', Scott spends a board meeting taking his time scooping a sundae dish clean.
* In ''{{Django}}'' (the movie, [[MostTropersAreYoungNerds not the software]]), eating food is given as a textbook example of [[strike:douchecockery]] villainy. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q4A3uVWbA0 Watch and learn.]]
* This occurs in ''PulpFiction'' while Jules and Vincent are putting on a hit. Man, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOOo7tSDCUs Big Kahuna Burgers]] are ''tasty''. Jules actually has the gall to start up a conversation over burgers, and eat the burger of the guy they all know he's going to kill.
* In ''Film/{{The Lord of the Rings}}: Return of the King'', Denethor is more interested in eating his chicken and tomatoes than he is in Faramir's safety.
* In the remake of ''OceansEleven'' BradPitt decided to play his character this way; he's snacking on street food in just about every scene except the heist itself.
* In ''GalaxyQuest'', Fred is often seen with snack food, even in serious situations. (He was originally intended to be a stoner, but those references were taken out to make the movie PG, leaving a habit for snacking that's still pretty funny.)

[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* The [[DoctorWho Third Doctor]], in the middle of a sword fight with The Master, calmly pins his opponent to the wall by holding his sword point to his throat, then calmly eats a sandwich as he remarks about how violent exercise makes him rather famished. During all this he's basically treating the Master like he's little more than an amusing distraction at best.
* In ''{{iCarly}}'', Sam gets a call from her friends telling her they're trapped in a teacher's house. She says something along the lines of "that sucks", picks up an apple and takes a bite.
** PlayedStraight and Averted in the same scene with Sam in ''iSaved Your Life''. Freddie's been hit by a truck, Sam runs into to tell Spencer, and he realises she's not joking (because they are currently engaged in a paintball assassin game) when she [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness throws away the pizza he was about to eat.]] Once she's done telling him, she starts eating a taco she bought at the scene of the accident.
* [[{{Psych}} Shawn Spencer]] does this from time to time.
* ''{{MacGyver}}'': "Target MacGyver" has a scene where Mac builds a trap out of stuff he finds in the bad guys' kitchen; the first thing he finds is a bag of carrots, from which he carefully selects a single carrot that he then proceeds to not use in the trap in any way — but when the trap is ready, he picks up the carrot again and takes a bite of it BugsBunny style.

[[AC:VideoGames]]
* CrashBandicoot reacts this way in a bonus video for the game ''Twinsanity'' to [[TrustBuildingBlunder an accident]] that he caused by picking up the fruit in the first place.
* Big Smoke from SanAndreas has this reaction when your car is attacked by a car full of rival gang members.

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* BugsBunny is frequently performing this, as a possible holdover from his days as a ScrewySquirrel. When asking "Eh... What's up, Doc?", he's often feigning caring, and is even asking and talking while chewing.
* ''InvaderZim'' often features Gir doing this.

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[[caption-width-right:299: Flavor - the answer to how to pass an UnwinnableTrainingSimulation]]

A character enters what should for them be serious situation, and yet seems completely bored with the events. Instead of giving the occasion his full attention, they seem more invested in the snack they rather conveniently happen to be eating.

Compare AutopsySnackTime, FruitOfTheLoon. Often overlaps with EnemyEatsYourLunch.

(Note: We currently have [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/AlternativeTitles/CavalierConsumption?open=all#ln4pxize a crowner]] for alternative titles. It's not showing up at the top of the page for some reason, but please cast your votes!)

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!!Examples:

[[AC:AnimeAndManga]]
* L of ''DeathNote'' seems like he's doing this, but it's actually necessary to maintain his energy and intelligence. Also it's tasty. [[{{Funny/DeathNote}} I'll give you this strawberry if you keep it a secret, okay?]]
* ''TearsToTiara'': The characters pass around an apple while swordfighting in the TitleSequence.

[[AC:ComicBooks]]
* In ''{{Archie}}'', Jughead Jones is normally apathetic and somewhat aloof. The only thing he openly takes seriously is food. This results in his eating during serious discussions, with other characters getting annoyed at him. However, more often than not [[ObfuscatingStupidity he really is paying attention and is simultaneously thinking on two levels]]: About his food and about the discussion at hand.

[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* In ''Film/StarTrek'', Kirk faces [[UnwinnableTrainingSimulation the Kobayashi Maru]], but instead of reacting to the [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard conditions of the test]], he blows off everything as he gives the test a taste of its own medicine, munching on some mysterious apple he got out of nowhere the entire time.
** In his own words, "Don't worry about it".
* In ''TheSantaClause'', Scott spends a board meeting taking his time scooping a sundae dish clean.
* In ''{{Django}}'' (the movie, [[MostTropersAreYoungNerds not the software]]), eating food is given as a textbook example of [[strike:douchecockery]] villainy. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q4A3uVWbA0 Watch and learn.]]
* This occurs in ''PulpFiction'' while Jules and Vincent are putting on a hit. Man, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOOo7tSDCUs Big Kahuna Burgers]] are ''tasty''. Jules actually has the gall to start up a conversation over burgers, and eat the burger of the guy they all know he's going to kill.
* In ''Film/{{The Lord of the Rings}}: Return of the King'', Denethor is more interested in eating his chicken and tomatoes than he is in Faramir's safety.
* In the remake of ''OceansEleven'' BradPitt decided to play his character this way; he's snacking on street food in just about every scene except the heist itself.
* In ''GalaxyQuest'', Fred is often seen with snack food, even in serious situations. (He was originally intended to be a stoner, but those references were taken out to make the movie PG, leaving a habit for snacking that's still pretty funny.)

[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* The [[DoctorWho Third Doctor]], in the middle of a sword fight with The Master, calmly pins his opponent to the wall by holding his sword point to his throat, then calmly eats a sandwich as he remarks about how violent exercise makes him rather famished. During all this he's basically treating the Master like he's little more than an amusing distraction at best.
* In ''{{iCarly}}'', Sam gets a call from her friends telling her they're trapped in a teacher's house. She says something along the lines of "that sucks", picks up an apple and takes a bite.
** PlayedStraight and Averted in the same scene with Sam in ''iSaved Your Life''. Freddie's been hit by a truck, Sam runs into to tell Spencer, and he realises she's not joking (because they are currently engaged in a paintball assassin game) when she [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness throws away the pizza he was about to eat.]] Once she's done telling him, she starts eating a taco she bought at the scene of the accident.
* [[{{Psych}} Shawn Spencer]] does this from time to time.
* ''{{MacGyver}}'': "Target MacGyver" has a scene where Mac builds a trap out of stuff he finds in the bad guys' kitchen; the first thing he finds is a bag of carrots, from which he carefully selects a single carrot that he then proceeds to not use in the trap in any way — but when the trap is ready, he picks up the carrot again and takes a bite of it BugsBunny style.

[[AC:VideoGames]]
* CrashBandicoot reacts this way in a bonus video for the game ''Twinsanity'' to [[TrustBuildingBlunder an accident]] that he caused by picking up the fruit in the first place.
* Big Smoke from SanAndreas has this reaction when your car is attacked by a car full of rival gang members.

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* BugsBunny is frequently performing this, as a possible holdover from his days as a ScrewySquirrel. When asking "Eh... What's up, Doc?", he's often feigning caring, and is even asking and talking while chewing.
* ''InvaderZim'' often features Gir doing this.

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* TearsToTiara: The characters pass around an apple while swordfighting in the TitleSequence.

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* TearsToTiara: ''TearsToTiara'': The characters pass around an apple while swordfighting in the TitleSequence.



* In ''Django'' (the movie, [[MostTropersAreYoungNerds not the software]]), eating food is given as a textbook example of [[strike:douchecockery]] villainy. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q4A3uVWbA0 Watch and learn.]]

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* In ''Django'' ''{{Django}}'' (the movie, [[MostTropersAreYoungNerds not the software]]), eating food is given as a textbook example of [[strike:douchecockery]] villainy. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q4A3uVWbA0 Watch and learn.]]



* In the remake of OceansEleven BradPitt decided to play his character this way; he's snacking on street food in just about every scene except the heist itself.
* In GalaxyQuest, Fred is often seen with snack food, even in serious situations. (He was originally intended to be a stoner, but those references were taken out to make the movie PG, leaving a habit for snacking that's still pretty funny.)

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* In the remake of OceansEleven ''OceansEleven'' BradPitt decided to play his character this way; he's snacking on street food in just about every scene except the heist itself.
* In GalaxyQuest, ''GalaxyQuest'', Fred is often seen with snack food, even in serious situations. (He was originally intended to be a stoner, but those references were taken out to make the movie PG, leaving a habit for snacking that's still pretty funny.)




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* ''{{MacGyver}}'': "Target MacGyver" has a scene where Mac builds a trap out of stuff he finds in the bad guys' kitchen; the first thing he finds is a bag of carrots, from which he carefully selects a single carrot that he then proceeds to not use in the trap in any way — but when the trap is ready, he picks up the carrot again and takes a bite of it BugsBunny style.



* ''InvaderZim'' often features Gir doing this.

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* ''InvaderZim'' often features Gir doing this.this.

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* The [[DoctorWho Third Doctor]], in the middle of a sword fight with The Master, calmly pins his opponent to the wall by holding his sword point to his throat, then calmly eats a sandwich as he remarks about how violent exercise makes him rather famished. During all this he's basically treating the Master like he's little more than an amusing distraction at best.
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Compare AutopsySnackTime, FruitOfTheLoon, EnemyEatsYourLunch.

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Compare AutopsySnackTime, FruitOfTheLoon, FruitOfTheLoon. Often overlaps with EnemyEatsYourLunch.
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Compare AutopsySnackTime, FruitOfTheLoon.

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Compare AutopsySnackTime, FruitOfTheLoon.
FruitOfTheLoon, EnemyEatsYourLunch.
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** Kirk eating an apple was a ShoutOut to ''StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan''. In that film, Kirk was eating an apple while he and Lieutenant Saavik discussed how he took the Kobayashi Maru test.
*** According to Abrams, the link between this and the apple in Khan was just a coincidence. He just thought Pine looked nice and cocky with the apple.



* ''Film/BadSanta'': Bernie Mac eating an orange. %%Some detail about what serious situation he's ignoring would be good.
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* [[{{Psych}} Shawn Spencer]] does this from time to time.
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Compare FruitOfTheLoon.

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* In ''Film/StarTrek'', Kirk faces a KobayashiMaru, but instead of reacting to the [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard conditions of the test]], he blows off everything as he gives the test a taste of its own medicine, munching on some mysterious apple he got out of nowhere the entire time.

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* In ''Film/StarTrek'', Kirk faces a KobayashiMaru, [[UnwinnableTrainingSimulation the Kobayashi Maru]], but instead of reacting to the [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard conditions of the test]], he blows off everything as he gives the test a taste of its own medicine, munching on some mysterious apple he got out of nowhere the entire time.
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** PlayedStraight and Averted in the same scene with Sam in ''iSaved Your Life''. Freddie's been hit by a truck, Sam runs into to tell Spencer, and he realises she's not joking (because they are currently engaged in a paintball assassin game) when she [[OOCisseriousbusiness throws away the pizza he was about to eat.]] Once she's done telling him, she starts eating a taco she bought at the scene of the accident.

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** PlayedStraight and Averted in the same scene with Sam in ''iSaved Your Life''. Freddie's been hit by a truck, Sam runs into to tell Spencer, and he realises she's not joking (because they are currently engaged in a paintball assassin game) when she [[OOCisseriousbusiness [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness throws away the pizza he was about to eat.]] Once she's done telling him, she starts eating a taco she bought at the scene of the accident.
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** PlayedStraight and Averted in the same scene with Sam in ''iSaved Your Life''. Freddie's been hit by a truck, Sam runs into to tell Spencer, and he realises she's not joking (because they are currently engaged in a paintball assassin game) when she throws away the pizza he was about to eat. Once she's done telling him, she starts eating a taco she bought at the scene of the accident.

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** PlayedStraight and Averted in the same scene with Sam in ''iSaved Your Life''. Freddie's been hit by a truck, Sam runs into to tell Spencer, and he realises she's not joking (because they are currently engaged in a paintball assassin game) when she [[OOCisseriousbusiness throws away the pizza he was about to eat. eat.]] Once she's done telling him, she starts eating a taco she bought at the scene of the accident.
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* In GalaxyQuest, Fred is often seen with snack food, even in serious situations. (He was originally intended to be a stoner, but those references were taken out to make the movie PG, leaving a habit for snacking that's still pretty funny.)
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* In the remake of OceansEleven BradPitt decided to play his character this way; he's snacking on street food in just about every scene except the heist itself.

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[[AC:VideoGames]]
* CrashBandicoot reacts this way in a bonus video for the game ''Twinsanity'' to [[TrustBuildingBlunder an accident]] that he caused by picking up the fruit in the first place.



* CrashBandicoot reacts this way in a bonus video for the game ''Twinsanity'' to an accident that he caused by picking up the fruit in the first place.

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*** According to Abrams, the link between this and the apple in Khan was just a coincidence. He just thought Pine looked nice and cocky with the apple.
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* ''BadSanta'': Bernie Mac eating an orange. %%Some detail about what serious situation he's ignoring would be good.

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* ''BadSanta'': ''Film/BadSanta'': Bernie Mac eating an orange. %%Some detail about what serious situation he's ignoring would be good.
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* BugsBunny is frequently performing this, as a possible holdover from his days as a ScrewySquirrel. When asking "Eh... What's up, Doc?", he's often feigning caring, and is even asking and talking while chewing.

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* BugsBunny is frequently performing this, as a possible holdover from his days as a ScrewySquirrel. When asking "Eh... What's up, Doc?", he's often feigning caring, and is even asking and talking while chewing.chewing.
* ''InvaderZim'' often features Gir doing this.
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* TearsToTiara: The characters pass around an apple while swordfighting in the TitleSequence.
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** PlayedStraight and Averted in the same scene with Sam in ''iSaved Your Life''. Freddie's been hit by a truck, Sam runs into to tell Spencer, and he realises she's not joking (because they are currently engaged in a paintball assassin game) when she throws away the pizza he was about to eat. Once she's done telling him, she starts eating a taco she bought at the scene of the accident.
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* In ''TheSantaClause'', Scott spends a board meeting taking his time scooping a pudding cup clean.

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* In ''TheSantaClause'', Scott spends a board meeting taking his time scooping a pudding cup sundae dish clean.

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* In {{Archie}}, Jughead Jones is normally apathetic and somewhat aloof. The only thing he openly takes seriously is food. This results in his eating during serious discussions, with other characters getting annoyed at him. However, more often than not [[ObfuscatingStupidity he really is paying attention and is simultaneously thinking on two levels]]: About his food and about the discussion at hand.

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* In {{Archie}}, ''{{Archie}}'', Jughead Jones is normally apathetic and somewhat aloof. The only thing he openly takes seriously is food. This results in his eating during serious discussions, with other characters getting annoyed at him. However, more often than not [[ObfuscatingStupidity he really is paying attention and is simultaneously thinking on two levels]]: About his food and about the discussion at hand.



* In ''{{Film/StarTrek}}'', Kirk faces a KobayashiMaru, but instead of reacting to the [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard conditions of the test,]] he blows off everything as he gives the test a taste of its own medicine, munching on some mysterious apple he got out of nowhere the entire time.

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* In ''{{Film/StarTrek}}'', ''Film/StarTrek'', Kirk faces a KobayashiMaru, but instead of reacting to the [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard conditions of the test,]] test]], he blows off everything as he gives the test a taste of its own medicine, munching on some mysterious apple he got out of nowhere the entire time.



* BadSanta, Bernie Mac eating an orange.

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* BadSanta, ''BadSanta'': Bernie Mac eating an orange.orange. %%Some detail about what serious situation he's ignoring would be good.



* This occurs in PulpFiction while Jules and Vincent are putting on a hit. Man, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOOo7tSDCUs Big Kahuna Burgers]] are ''tasty''. Jules actually has the gall to start up a conversation over burgers, and eat the burger of the guy they all know he's going to kill.

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* In the ''{{Lord of the Rings}}'' film Return of the King, Denethor is more interested in eating his chicken and tomatoes than he is in Faramir's safety.

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* This occurs in PulpFiction ''PulpFiction'' while Jules and Vincent are putting on a hit. Man, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOOo7tSDCUs Big Kahuna Burgers]] are ''tasty''. Jules actually has the gall to start up a conversation over burgers, and eat the burger of the guy they all know he's going to kill.

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kill.
* In the ''{{Lord ''Film/{{The Lord of the Rings}}'' film Rings}}: Return of the King, King'', Denethor is more interested in eating his chicken and tomatoes than he is in Faramir's safety.
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* In ''iCarly'', Sam gets a call from her friends telling her they're trapped in a teacher's house. She says something along the lines of "that sucks", picks up an apple and takes a bite.

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* In ''iCarly'', ''{{iCarly}}'', Sam gets a call from her friends telling her they're trapped in a teacher's house. She says something along the lines of "that sucks", picks up an apple and takes a bite.
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* In ''Django'' (the movie, [[MostTropersAreYoungMaleNerds not the software]]), eating food is given as a textbook example of [[strike:douchecockery]] villainy. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q4A3uVWbA0 Watch and learn.]]

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* In ''Django'' (the movie, [[MostTropersAreYoungMaleNerds [[MostTropersAreYoungNerds not the software]]), eating food is given as a textbook example of [[strike:douchecockery]] villainy. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q4A3uVWbA0 Watch and learn.]]
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* In Django, eating food is given as a textbook example of [[strike: douchecockery]] villainy. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q4A3uVWbA0 Watch and learn.]]

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* In Django, ''Django'' (the movie, [[MostTropersAreYoungMaleNerds not the software]]), eating food is given as a textbook example of [[strike: douchecockery]] [[strike:douchecockery]] villainy. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q4A3uVWbA0 Watch and learn.]]
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