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** Alice and Bob order a roast turkey dinner on Chinese New Year.
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** Alice and Bob order Chinese takeout on Easter Sunday.
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** There are no Chinese restaurants InUniverse.
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** There are no Chinese restaurants InUniverse.in-universe.
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* '''Enforced''': "Alice [[LethalChef can't cook!]] What will Alice and Bob have for Christmas? Let's just have them order takeout."
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* '''Enforced''': "Alice [[LethalChef can't cook!]] cook]]! What will Alice and Bob have for Christmas? Let's just have them order takeout."
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* '''Discussed''': "I bet Alice will order Peking duck instead of actually cooking."
* '''Conversed''': "This is the part where we eat Peking duck, right?"
* '''Conversed''': "This is the part where we eat Peking duck, right?"
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* '''Discussed''': "This is the part where we eat Peking duck, right?"
* '''Conversed''': "I bet Alice will order Peking duck instead of actually cooking."
* '''Conversed''': "This is the part where we eat Peking duck, right?""
* '''Conversed''': "I bet Alice will order Peking duck instead of actually cooking.
* '''Conversed''': "This is the part where we eat Peking duck, right?"
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** Alice and Bob are of Chinese descent, so eating Chinese food on Christmas is a way of celebrating their heritage.
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** Alice and Bob know uncle Charles and his kids' food allergies and Peking Duck is the closest suitable alternative they know of.
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** Chinese immigrants hit up the Jewish deli for dinner.
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** [[https://notalwaysright.com/one-good-takeout-deserves-another/15583 Chinese immigrants hit up the Jewish deli for dinner. dinner.]]
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** Chinese immigrants hit up the Jewish deli for dinner.
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* '''Straight''': The Tropers order Chinese takeout for Christmas.
* '''Exaggerated''': The Tropers do this ''every'' Christmas.
* '''Exaggerated''': The Tropers do this ''every'' Christmas.
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* '''Straight''': The Tropers AliceAndBob order Chinese takeout for Christmas.
* '''Exaggerated''':The Tropers Alice and Bob do this ''every'' Christmas.
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** The Tropers are non-Christian, and therefore do not celebrate Christmas, not even in a SantaClausmas kind of way.
** The Tropers are leaving on vacation the next day; there's no sense in having a ton of food lying around that will probably go bad by the time they return.
** AliceAndBob are "keeping things simple" this year.
** The Tropers don't feel like having a big to-do for Christmas, or cooking a large feast.
** AliceAndBob [[LethalChef can't cook]].
** The Tropers are leaving on vacation the next day; there's no sense in having a ton of food lying around that will probably go bad by the time they return.
** AliceAndBob are "keeping things simple" this year.
** The Tropers don't feel like having a big to-do for Christmas, or cooking a large feast.
** AliceAndBob [[LethalChef can't cook]].
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** The Tropers Alice and Bob are non-Christian, and therefore do not celebrate Christmas, not even in a SantaClausmas kind of way.
**The Tropers Alice and Bob are leaving on vacation the next day; there's no sense in having a ton of food lying around that will probably go bad by the time they return.
**AliceAndBob Alice and Bob are "keeping things simple" this year.
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** AliceAndBob [[TheGrinch don't like Christmas]], or some aspect of the holiday.
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** The Tropers choose to focus on the religious/spiritual side of Christmas, rather than the secular "fun" aspects.
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** AliceAndBob Alice and Bob [[TheGrinch don't like Christmas]], or some aspect of the holiday.
**The Tropers Alice and Bob choose to focus on the religious/spiritual side of Christmas, rather than the secular "fun" aspects.
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** The Tropers prepare a big dinner featuring a roast, at home.
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** The Tropers Alice and Bob prepare a big dinner featuring a roast, at home.
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** AliceAndBob heat up TV dinners.
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** AliceAndBob Alice and Bob heat up TV dinners.
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** AliceAndBob heat up leftovers.
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** AliceAndBob Alice and Bob heat up leftovers.
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* '''Parodied''': The Tropers do this every holiday.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Some years, the Tropers cook for themselves, other years they order out or dine out at a Chinese restaurant.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Some years, the Tropers cook for themselves, other years they order out or dine out at a Chinese restaurant.
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* '''Parodied''': The Tropers Alice and Bob do this every holiday.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Some years,the Tropers Alice and Bob cook for themselves, other years they order out or dine out at a Chinese restaurant.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Some years,
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** AliceAndBob have something else instead.
* '''Enforced''': "Alice [[LethalChef can't cook!]] What will the Tropers have for Christmas? Let's just have them order takeout."
* '''Enforced''': "Alice [[LethalChef can't cook!]] What will the Tropers have for Christmas? Let's just have them order takeout."
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** AliceAndBob Alice and Bob have something else instead.
* '''Enforced''': "Alice [[LethalChef can't cook!]] What willthe Tropers Alice and Bob have for Christmas? Let's just have them order takeout."
* '''Enforced''': "Alice [[LethalChef can't cook!]] What will
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* '''Defied''': The Tropers just heat up leftovers or TV dinners.
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* '''Defied''': The Tropers Alice and Bob just heat up leftovers or TV dinners.
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** AliceAndBob simply don't have ''time'' to prepare a traditional holiday feast, between work, taking care of the kids, Christmas shopping, volunteering, or whatever else their schedules demand. Most days, in fact, they're lucky to sit down to a proper home-cooked meal at all.
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* '''Exaggerated''': ???The Tropers do this ''every'' Christmas.
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* '''Parodied''': ???The Tropers do this every holiday.
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* '''Enforced''': ???"Alice [[LethalChef can't cook!]] What will the Tropers have for Christmas? Let's just have them order takeout."
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"I bet Alice will order Peking duck instead of actually cooking."
* '''Conversed''':???"This is the part where we eat Peking duck, right?"
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** The Tropers are non-Christian, and therefore do not celebrate Christmas.
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** The Tropers are non-Christian, and therefore do not celebrate Christmas.Christmas, not even in a SantaClausmas kind of way.
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* '''Basic Trope''': Instead of cooking Christmas dinner for themselves, characters either order Chinese food or go to a Chinese restaurant.
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* '''Justified''': The Tropers are non-Christian, and therefore do not celebrate Christmas.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** The Tropers are non-Christian, and therefore do not celebrateChristmas. Christmas.
** The Tropers are non-Christian, and therefore do not celebrate
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* '''Inverted''': Every restaurant in town is open on Christmas ''except'' the local Chinese restaurant.
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** A logical outcome of a roast burned by OvenLogic, destroyed by dogs, or otherwise unable to come to the table in a timely manner or at all.
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** Every restaurant in town is open on Christmas ''except'' the local Chineserestaurant. restaurant.
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** Every restaurant in town is open on Christmas ''except'' the local Chinese
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* '''Subverted''': Alice is preparing dinner.
** Alice puts a turkey in the oven.
** AliceAndBob heat up TV dinners.
** Alice makes a phone call to order a pizza.
** AliceAndBob heat up leftovers.
* '''Double Subverted''': She is preparing Peking duck.
** But she burns the roast, so dinner is ruined, and they have no choice but to order out.
** The TV dinner includes orange chicken or egg-drop soup.
** The pizza place is closed...but then she places another call for Chinese food.
** Which include Chinese food from the night before, perhaps remade into "Peking Surprise" casserole.
** Alice puts a turkey in the oven.
** AliceAndBob heat up TV dinners.
** Alice makes a phone call to order a pizza.
** AliceAndBob heat up leftovers.
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** But she burns the roast, so dinner is ruined, and they have no choice but to order out.
** The TV dinner includes orange chicken or egg-drop soup.
** The pizza place is closed...but then she places another call for Chinese food.
** Which include Chinese food from the night before, perhaps remade into "Peking Surprise" casserole.
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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** Alice is preparingdinner.
dinner.
** Alice puts a turkey in theoven.
oven.
** AliceAndBob heat up TVdinners.
dinners.
** Alice makes a phone call to order apizza.
pizza.
** AliceAndBob heat upleftovers.
leftovers.
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** She is preparing Pekingduck.
duck.
** But she burns the roast, so dinner is ruined, and they have no choice but to orderout.
out.
** The TV dinner includes orange chicken or egg-dropsoup.
soup.
** The pizza place is closed...but then she places another call for Chinesefood.
food.
** Which include Chinese food from the night before, perhaps remade into "Peking Surprise" casserole.
** Alice is preparing
** Alice puts a turkey in the
** AliceAndBob heat up TV
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** AliceAndBob heat up
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** She is preparing Peking
** But she burns the roast, so dinner is ruined, and they have no choice but to order
** The TV dinner includes orange chicken or egg-drop
** The pizza place is closed...but then she places another call for Chinese
** Which include Chinese food from the night before, perhaps remade into "Peking Surprise" casserole.
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* '''Averted''': ''Nobody'' in this setting celebrates Christmas.
** Alternatively, ''everyone'' in this setting celebrates Christmas.
** There are no Chinese restaurants InUniverse.
** AliceAndBob have something else instead.
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** A logical outcome of a roast burned by OvenLogic, destroyed by dogs, or otherwise unable to come to the table in a timely manner or at all.
** Alternatively, ''everyone'' in this setting celebrates Christmas.
** There are no Chinese restaurants InUniverse.
** AliceAndBob have something else instead.
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** A logical outcome of a roast burned by OvenLogic, destroyed by dogs, or otherwise unable to come to the table in a timely manner or at all.
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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
** ''Nobody'' in this setting celebrates Christmas.
**Alternatively, ''everyone'' ''Everyone'' in this setting celebrates Christmas.
** There are no Chinese restaurantsInUniverse.
InUniverse.
** AliceAndBob have something elseinstead.
instead.
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** A logical outcome of a roast burned by OvenLogic, destroyed by dogs, or otherwise unable to come to the table in a timely manner or at all.???
** ''Nobody'' in this setting celebrates Christmas.
**
** There are no Chinese restaurants
** AliceAndBob have something else
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** A logical outcome of a roast burned by OvenLogic, destroyed by dogs, or otherwise unable to come to the table in a timely manner or at all.
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** AliceAndBob heat up leftovers.
** Which include Chinese food from the night before, perhaps remade into "Peking Surprise" casserole.
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*'''Enforced''': TruthInTelevision
** A logical outcome of a roast burned by OvenLogic, destroyed by dogs, or otherwise unable to come to the table in a timely manner or at all.
*'''Lampshaded''': "We don't celebrate Christmas. Unless by that you mean order Chinese food."
*'''Invoked''': Alice burns the roast just hours before guests are due to arrive.
*'''Exploited''': The Chinese place markets itself to Jewish families and others that don't celebrate Christmas, and offers Christmas specials.
*'''Defied''': The Tropers just heat up leftovers or TV dinners.
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*'''Basic Trope''': Instead of cooking Christmas dinner for themselves, characters either order Chinese food or go to a Chinese restaurant.
*'''Straight''': The Tropers order Chinese takeout for Christmas.
*'''Exaggerated''': ???
*'''Downplayed''': Alice gets a recipe for Peking duck and makes it at home.
*'''Justified''': The Tropers are non-Christian, and therefore do not celebrate Christmas.
** The Tropers are leaving on vacation the next day; there's no sense in having a ton of food lying around that will probably go bad by the time they return.
** AliceAndBob are "keeping things simple" this year.
** The Tropers don't feel like having a big to-do for Christmas, or cooking a large feast.
** AliceAndBob [[LethalChef can't cook]].
** Alice burned the roast using OvenLogic.
** Bob was ''supposed'' to take the turkey out of the freezer ''days'' ago so it would be thawed in time, but he forgot, and the turkey is still hard enough to cut diamonds with.
** By the time Alice got to the grocery store, the last ham was gone.
** [[Film/AChristmasStory The neighbors' untrained dogs ran in and ate the roast.]]
** AliceAndBob [[TheGrinch don't like Christmas]], or some aspect of the holiday.
** The Tropers choose to focus on the religious/spiritual side of Christmas, rather than the secular "fun" aspects.
** The only place that's open is the local Chinese restaurant.
** Alice is estranged from her family.
** AliceAndBob have no interest in coming home for Christmas and having DinnerAndAShow, so they simply make an excuse about the stomach flu and stay home and order Chinese.
*'''Inverted''': Every restaurant in town is open on Christmas ''except'' the local Chinese restaurant.
** The Tropers prepare a big dinner featuring a roast, at home.
*'''Subverted''': Alice is preparing dinner.
** Alice puts a turkey in the oven.
** AliceAndBob heat up TV dinners.
** Alice makes a phone call to order a pizza.
*'''Double Subverted''': She is preparing Peking duck.
** But she burns the roast, so dinner is ruined, and they have no choice but to order out.
** The TV dinner includes orange chicken or egg-drop soup.
** The pizza place is closed...but then she places another call for Chinese food.
*'''Parodied''': ???
*'''Zig Zagged''': Some years, the Tropers cook for themselves, other years they order out or dine out at a Chinese restaurant.
*'''Averted''': ''Nobody'' in this setting celebrates Christmas.
** Alternatively, ''everyone'' in this setting celebrates Christmas.
** There are no Chinese restaurants InUniverse.
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*'''Straight''': The Tropers order Chinese takeout for Christmas.
*'''Exaggerated''': ???
*'''Downplayed''': Alice gets a recipe for Peking duck and makes it at home.
*'''Justified''': The Tropers are non-Christian, and therefore do not celebrate Christmas.
** The Tropers are leaving on vacation the next day; there's no sense in having a ton of food lying around that will probably go bad by the time they return.
** AliceAndBob are "keeping things simple" this year.
** The Tropers don't feel like having a big to-do for Christmas, or cooking a large feast.
** AliceAndBob [[LethalChef can't cook]].
** Alice burned the roast using OvenLogic.
** Bob was ''supposed'' to take the turkey out of the freezer ''days'' ago so it would be thawed in time, but he forgot, and the turkey is still hard enough to cut diamonds with.
** By the time Alice got to the grocery store, the last ham was gone.
** [[Film/AChristmasStory The neighbors' untrained dogs ran in and ate the roast.]]
** AliceAndBob [[TheGrinch don't like Christmas]], or some aspect of the holiday.
** The Tropers choose to focus on the religious/spiritual side of Christmas, rather than the secular "fun" aspects.
** The only place that's open is the local Chinese restaurant.
** Alice is estranged from her family.
** AliceAndBob have no interest in coming home for Christmas and having DinnerAndAShow, so they simply make an excuse about the stomach flu and stay home and order Chinese.
*'''Inverted''': Every restaurant in town is open on Christmas ''except'' the local Chinese restaurant.
** The Tropers prepare a big dinner featuring a roast, at home.
*'''Subverted''': Alice is preparing dinner.
** Alice puts a turkey in the oven.
** AliceAndBob heat up TV dinners.
** Alice makes a phone call to order a pizza.
*'''Double Subverted''': She is preparing Peking duck.
** But she burns the roast, so dinner is ruined, and they have no choice but to order out.
** The TV dinner includes orange chicken or egg-drop soup.
** The pizza place is closed...but then she places another call for Chinese food.
*'''Parodied''': ???
*'''Zig Zagged''': Some years, the Tropers cook for themselves, other years they order out or dine out at a Chinese restaurant.
*'''Averted''': ''Nobody'' in this setting celebrates Christmas.
** Alternatively, ''everyone'' in this setting celebrates Christmas.
** There are no Chinese restaurants InUniverse.
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