History Main / EnmityWithAnObject

* In the musical adaptation of ''Literature/Candide'', Cunegonde has these lines in "Life Is Happiness Indeed," during which, in the original Broadway production, she tears apart a rose.

* Edward Elric in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' doesn't just [[DoesNotLikeSpam dislike drinking milk]], he actively despises seeing any because it is "an opaque, white liquid secreted by a cow". This is played as part of the [[RunningGag gag]] on Edward's diminutive stature, supposedly being the cause of it. In an interesting bit of trivia related to this, it seems that the creator, Creator/HiromuArakawa, grew up on a dairy farm, plus her AuthorAvatar is a bespectacled cow.

* In {{ComicBook/The Transformers More Than Meets The Eye}}, a RunningGag is that everyone in the crew besides Rodimus despises the "Rodpod", a dropship modeled after [[SmallNameBigEgo Rodimus' head]]. When exploring the ancient remains of a titan, they intentionally leave it unlocked in the hopes that someone will come by and steal it. When they wind up going in a circle, Whirl yells "I blame the frigging Rodpod!" and starts beating it with a stick.

** And there's the [[MemeticMutation meme-worthy]] newspaper picture of Abe with the headline "Old man yells at cloud."

* Often on the WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts, a character will often come at odds with inanimate objects that won't act like they need them to. Examples include the piano that won't stay in WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}}'s truck in ''WesternAnimation/MovingDay'', or the mainspring WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck wrestles with in "WesternAnimation/ClockCleaners". What contributes the most to the surrealism of those scenes is that the objects often openly antagonise the character in question.

* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'': Teddy reveals to have an intense hatred for a shark prop on a movie he was an extra on. He reveals that when he was hitting on someone, the shark operator made the prop knock into him and spill food all over her, causing her to reject him and spiraling him into a lifetime of overeating. Bob questions [[MisplacedRetribution why Teddy isn't angry at the guy who controlled the shark]]. Teddy realizes Bob has a point but then insists the shark made him do it.

* The ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short “WesternAnimation/BartholomewVersusTheWheel” has the titular dog Bartholomew develop a vicious hatred towards wheels after his tail gets run over.

* ''Literature/InDeath''. Eve Dallas has an irrational fear and hatred of all vending machines. If at all possible she refuses to use them directly, preferring to hand her money to someone else and have them buy the candy bar or whatever for her.

* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', dwarven cleric Durkon Thundershield believes that ''trees'' are not trustworthy. Of course, given that this is a ''[[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons D&D]]'' parody, that might not be [[WhenTreesAttack entirely]] [[JustifiedTrope unjustified]]. Later strips reveal that this apparently extends to the entire dwarf race. Their logic is that they must be evil since they keep getting hit by lightning, and Thor's main weapon is lightning; Thor himself thinks it's ridiculous but has given up trying to explain it.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', when Perry fails to show up, Doofenschmirtz uses a potted plant as a stand in for Perry as he rants about his evil plans, and even ties him up. Due to a series of accidents, the potted plant ends up thwarting Doofenshmirtz and is even awarded a medal at the end for his heroic efforts.

* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', dwarven cleric Durkon Thundershield believes that ''trees'' are not trustworthy. Of course, given that this is a ''[[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons D&D]]'' parody, that might not be [[WhenTreesAttack entirely]] [[JustifiedTrope unjustified]]. Later strips reveal that this apparently extends to the entire dwarf race. Their logic is that they must be evil since they keep getting hit by lighting, and Thor's main weapon is lightning; Thor himself thinks it's ridiculous but has given up trying to explain it.

* [[UnreliableNarrator According to Herodotus]], Persian Emperor Xerxes I was so enraged when a sea storm destroyed his army's bridges that he punished the ocean by whipping it and "burning" it with hot irons. Say what you want about his methods, but his second set of bridges survived his crossing.

* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'': Teddy reveals to have an intense hatred for a Shark Prop on a movie he was an extra on. He reveals that when he was hitting on someone, the shark operator made the prop knock into him and spill food all over her, causing her to reject him and spiraling him into a lifetime of overeating. Bob questions [[MisplacedRetribution why Teddy isn't angry at the guy who controlled the shark]]. Teddy realizes Bob has a point but then insists the shark made him do it.

-->-- '''Creator/OscarWilde'''[[note]] [[Main/AuthorExistenceFailure He lost.]] [[/note]]

** Cribbins in ''Discworld/MakingMoney'' stole the spring-powered dentures from a man he'd robbed. It's possible they were haunted by the ghost of their former owner, because the springs tend to malfunction at the worst times, and he has to gnash them back into position at the most awkward times. [[spoiler:He's put out of commission when the springs finally break inside his mouth and nearly stab him in the brain.]]
** There's a side story in ''Discworld/TheTruth'' about a town mayor who got hit by a meteorite. He then gets hit ''again'', but this time it was waiting for him down an alleyway.

* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes''. Calvin's bicycle is out to get him. Really. And his baseball tried to bite him. Did we mention the leaf pile which tried to eat him? Twice?

* Often on the WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts, WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} will often come at odds with inanimate objects that won't act like he needs them to. Examples include the piano that won't stay in Goofy's truck in ''WesternAnimation/MovingDay'' and the clockwork figures that ring the bell he's cleaning in "WesternAnimation/ClockCleaners". What contributes the most to the surrealism of those scenes is that the objects really and openly antagonise him.

* Often on the WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts, WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} will often come at odds with inanimate objects that won't act like he needs them to. Examples include the piano that won't stay in Goofy's truck in ''Disney/MovingDay'' and the clockwork figures that ring the bell he's cleaning in "WesternAnimation/ClockCleaners". What contributes the most to the surrealism of those scenes is that the objects really and openly antagonise him.

* Often on the WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts, WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} will often come at odds with inanimate objects that won't act like he needs them to. Examples include the piano that won't stay in Goofy's truck in ''Disney/MovingDay'' and the clockwork figures that ring the bell he's cleaning in ''Disney/ClockCleaners''. What contributes the most to the surrealism of those scenes is that the objects really and openly antagonise him.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'', Ralsei reluctantly gives Susie the ax-wielding Susie a WhatTheHellHero lecture about what kind of a hero she's being -- including not only being needlessly, counterproductively violent, in keeping with the well-established pacifistic themes, but having eaten an innocent man's cake. Susie continues her defense of how her opponents were enemies (And, therefore, "FOR terrorizing") and offers the rationale, "Cakes... are also my enemy." Ralsei, who doesn't normally seem the type, gives her a deadpan DisapprovingLook.

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* In ''Deltarune'', Ralsei reluctantly gives Susie the ax-wielding Susie a WhatTheHellHero lecture about what kind of a hero she's being -- including not only being needlessly, counterproductively violent, in keeping with the well-established pacifistic themes, but having eaten an innocent man's cake. Susie continues her defense of how her opponents were enemies (And, therefore, "FOR terrorizing") and offers the rationale, "Cakes... are also my enemy." Ralsei, who doesn't normally seem the type, gives her a deadpan DisapprovingLook.

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