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* '''Deconstructed''': The fact that haggis is treated as nothing more than boiled sheep guts offends Claire and other people who ''have'' eaten haggis to no end. The media portraying it as such doesn't help matters.



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

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* '''Discussed''': ???Claire is genuinely shocked that people ''hate'' haggis.
--> '''Claire''': So, yer tellin' me that... People ''hate'' haggis!? Bloody 'ell, it's just the same as eatin' a minced up COW! It's just the same as eatin' a sausage or a hotdog! An' by the way, did'ja know that hotdogs are made from ''all sortsa' pig body parts!?'' Yeh, ya could be eatin' pork arse without even knowin' it! Just treat it like it's a burger or a hotdog!

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* '''Defied''': Alice and Bob are slightly disturbed by the ingredients of the food, but decide to try it anyway and they end up enjoying it.

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Alice and Bob are slightly disturbed by the ingredients of the food, but decide to try it anyway and they end up enjoying it.it.
** Scottish girl Claire offers to cook Alice and Bob some haggis, and does such a good job at making it actually ''look'' tasty that it permanently changes their views on haggis as a whole.
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** Even Scottish people hate haggis, they only make to serve to gullible tourists.

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** Even Scottish people hate haggis, which they only make to serve to gullible tourists.



* '''Lampshaded''': "Ugh, people ''eat'' this stuff?" "I'll tell you I won't!"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Ugh, people ''eat'' this stuff?" "I'll tell you you, I won't!"

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* '''Parodied''': Alice and Bob are eating their favorite foods -- maybe the same thing, maybe different things -- and [[TheGadfly Beth]] tells them they're actually eating haggis. They both get very sick very quickly.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Alice and Bob are eating their favorite foods -- maybe the same thing, maybe different things -- and [[TheGadfly Beth]] tells them they're actually eating haggis. They both get very sick very quickly.quickly.
** Even Scottish people hate haggis, they only make to serve to gullible tourists.
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* '''Straight''': Alice and Bob go to Scotland and try haggis, and they find it disgusting.
* '''Exaggerated''':

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* '''Straight''': Alice and Bob AliceAndBob go to Scotland and try haggis, and they find it disgusting.
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** Alice and Bob are both [[BigEater people who will eat lots of different kinds of food]], [[ExtremeOmnivore even things that aren't even actual foods]]. [[EveryoneHasStandards Despite this, they still think haggis is disgusting and will refuse to eat it]].

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** Alice and Bob are both [[BigEater people who will eat lots of different kinds of food]], [[ExtremeOmnivore even things that aren't even actual foods]]. [[EveryoneHasStandards Despite this, they still think haggis is disgusting and will refuse to eat it]].it.]]



* '''Subverted''': Alice and Bob are disgusted by the idea of food that contains sheep organs, but after trying it they find that it's actually pretty good.
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* '''Subverted''': Alice and Bob are disgusted by the idea of food that contains sheep organs, but after trying it [[IDoNotLikeGreenEggsAndHam they find that it's actually pretty good.
good]].
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???Alice and Bob are eating their favorite foods -- maybe the same thing, maybe different things -- and [[TheGadfly Beth]] tells them they're actually eating haggis. They both get very sick very quickly.



* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Ugh, people ''eat'' this stuff?" "I'll tell you I won't!"



* '''Implied''': Alice and Bob seem slightly grossed out whenever haggis is mentioned, but whether or not they actually hate it is unknown.

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* '''Implied''': Alice and Bob seem slightly grossed out whenever haggis is mentioned, but whether or not they actually truly hate it is unknown.



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'''Basic Trope''': Haggis (a traditional Scottish food) being treated as a StockYuck in fiction.
* '''Straight''': Alice and Bob go to Scotland and try haggis, and they find it disgusting.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Even ''mentioning'' haggis causes both Alice and Bob to projectile vomit.
** Alice and Bob are both [[BigEater people who will eat lots of different kinds of food]], [[ExtremeOmnivore even things that aren't even actual foods]]. [[EveryoneHasStandards Despite this, they still think haggis is disgusting and will refuse to eat it]].
* '''Downplayed''': Alice and Bob try haggis and have reactions of "IAteWhat" after finding out it's mostly sheep organs, but other than that they believe it tastes okay.
* '''Justified''': Alice and Bob only know the ingredients of haggis and find them disgusting.
* '''Inverted''': Haggis is considered delicious, and may even be Alice and Bob's TrademarkFavoriteFood.
* '''Subverted''': Alice and Bob are disgusted by the idea of food that contains sheep organs, but after trying it they find that it's actually pretty good.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Their friend Charles can't get over its ingredients, however.
** Despite thinking the food tastes pretty good, Alice and Bob still don't like the ingredients.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Whether or not Alice and Bob like haggis is DependingOnTheWriter.
* '''Averted''': Haggis is never mentioned.
* '''Enforced''': To add a StockYuck to the plot.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Someone ends up giving Alice and Bob haggis to torture them.
* '''Defied''': Alice and Bob are slightly disturbed by the ingredients of the food, but decide to try it anyway and they end up enjoying it.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "Have these characters actually tried haggis, or are they just assuming it's nasty because it's pretty much boiled sheep guts?"
* '''Implied''': Alice and Bob seem slightly grossed out whenever haggis is mentioned, but whether or not they actually hate it is unknown.
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Back to HaggisIsHorrible, where we can all have some sheep guts!
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