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* '''Implied''': Alice doesn't even eat from the cafeteria when she's forgotten her lunch at home.

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Alice doesn't even eat from the cafeteria when she's forgotten her lunch at home.home.
** The trash can is full of uneaten meals.
** Everyone is shown bringing their own lunch.

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* '''Defied''': The staff at Tropeville High School hires better cooks.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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The staff at Tropeville High School hires better cooks.cooks.
** The board of education has very severe standards about the quality of the food offered to students (whether or not the students like it regardless, that's another problem).



* '''Played for Horror''': One of the cafeteria workers is a SerialKiller who puts the bodies of their victims in the food, similar to Sweeney Todd.

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* '''Played for Horror''': Horror''':
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One of the cafeteria workers is a SerialKiller who puts the bodies of their victims in the food, similar to Sweeney Todd.Todd.
** Someone dies from having an adverse reaction to the elements in the crappy cafeteria food.
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** To keep the cost of the food down, substandard ingredients are used. It's noticable.

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** While it looks and tastes disgusting, it's very nutritious. (Healthiness seems to be the focal point of the laws that govern cafeteria food)
* '''Double Subverted''': And then the next day, the cafeteria serves something even worse.

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** While it looks and tastes disgusting, it's made in accordance with the Cafeteria Heatlh and Hygiene Law(s) and is very nutritious. (Healthiness seems to be the focal point of the laws that govern cafeteria food)
nutritious.
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And then the next day, the cafeteria serves something even worse.worse.
** Tropeville High isn't known for following any Hygiene Laws… why would the cafeteria be any different?

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* '''Subverted''': Alice is disgusted by the way the food looks, but [[TastesBetterThanItLooks it actually tastes pretty good]].

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Alice is disgusted by the way the food looks, but [[TastesBetterThanItLooks it actually tastes pretty good]].good]].
** While it looks and tastes disgusting, it's very nutritious. (Healthiness seems to be the focal point of the laws that govern cafeteria food)
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Why does cafeteria food ''always'' taste awful?"



* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???The students make the cooks eat their own food so they realize the food they put out is awful.



* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''':

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* '''Discussed''': ???
"I heard that Tropeville High School has awful food."
* '''Conversed''': "Ya know, I wonder why it's impossible for school chefs to make decent meals every once in a while."
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'''Basic Trope''': Cafeteria food is depicted as awful.
* '''Straight''': The food in Tropeville High School's cafeteria is a MessOnAPlate which doesn't look appealing at all.
* '''Exaggerated''': The food contains all sorts of disgusting ingredients such as [[ImAHumanitarian human remains]], body fluids, garbage, poison, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] [[StockYuck broccoli]].
* '''Downplayed''': The food is a little bland, but not horrible overall.
* '''Justified''':
** The cafeteria workers are inexperienced.
** The cafeteria workers are serving bad food to the students (whether it's all of them or just a few of them) due to having a specific grudge against them.
* '''Inverted''': The food in the cafeteria is wonderful, and even restaurant quality.
* '''Subverted''': Alice is disgusted by the way the food looks, but [[TastesBetterThanItLooks it actually tastes pretty good]].
* '''Double Subverted''': And then the next day, the cafeteria serves something even worse.
* '''Parodied''': Alice insists that the food at Tropeville High School is nasty because it's just slightly bland.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': The cafeteria serves a lot of food every day; some of the different foods are good, and some of them are bad.
* '''Averted''':
** Cafeteria food isn't mentioned.
** The cafeteria food is relatively fine.
* '''Enforced''': The creators of the work want to call attention to issues such as school lunches not having enough nutrition for students.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': The staff at Tropeville High School hires better cooks.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''':
* '''Implied''': Alice doesn't even eat from the cafeteria when she's forgotten her lunch at home.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The situation is played as FauxHorrific because of the frequent StockYuck ingredients of the food.
* '''Played for Drama''': Someone gets a serious disease from eating the cafeteria food.
* '''Played for Horror''': One of the cafeteria workers is a SerialKiller who puts the bodies of their victims in the food, similar to Sweeney Todd.
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