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** The factory where the candy was made has poor maintenance. [[note]] [[NoOSHACompliance So poor that the FDA ordered it immediately closed down]][[/note]]

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** The factory where the candy was made has poor maintenance. [[note]] [[NoOSHACompliance So poor that the FDA ordered it immediately closed down]][[/note]]



* '''Deconstructed''': Municipal laws make it a Misdemeanor to give trick-or-treaters sweets that aren't in a sealed wrapper, and police checkpoints are set up to inspect candy.
* '''Reconstructed''': Families decide to protest the regulations by ''also'' giving out razors in sealed wrappers, which end up poking out of the wrapper and stabbing the candy.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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Municipal laws make it a Misdemeanor to give trick-or-treaters sweets that aren't in a sealed wrapper, and police checkpoints are set up to inspect candy.
** The candy and the razors were made in the same factory, [[NoOSHACompliance where the safety standards were so poor that the FDA ordered it closed down]].
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Families decide to protest the regulations by ''also'' giving out razors in sealed wrappers, which end up poking out of the wrapper and stabbing the candy.candy.
** The factory is later re-opened with new management and new safety standards, but they ship complementary candy with their razors... which gets mashed together in shipping.

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** The candy was secretly contaminated by Vampire blood. Kids don't notice, but Parents grow concerned over kids displaying VirusVictimSymptoms.



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* '''Invoked''': ???A couple giving out Halloween candy specifically ''asks'' the trick-or-treaters if they want some razors, and sticks them in a loose apple if they say yes.

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* '''Exaggerated''': The candy bar is loaded with razor blades to the point where it's not even edible.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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The candy bar is loaded with razor blades to the point where it's not even edible.edible.
** ''Every single candy bar'' produced at a candy factory has one or more razor blades in it.



* '''Inverted''': Bob finds that someone has tampered with his razor by sticking food on it.

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** The candy was complementary with the razors from a Shaving Club, but rough shipping and handling resulted in the two being mushed together.
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Bob finds that someone has tampered with his razor by sticking food on it.it.
** A couple gives out shaving razors to trick-or-treaters. Parents find hidden candy stuffed into the boxes.



* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': The candy bar does not contain any foreign objects.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
One couple doesn't give razors to trick-or-treaters- [[IGotARock they just give out rocks instead]].
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The candy bar does not contain any foreign objects.objects.
** Someone gives out razors on Halloween, ''without'' hiding them in candy.



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* '''Conversed''': ???Parents instruct their kids not to accept or consume any candy, sweets, or fruit that isn't in a sealed wrapper, citing the possibility of hidden sharp objects.
* '''Deconstructed''': Municipal laws make it a Misdemeanor to give trick-or-treaters sweets that aren't in a sealed wrapper, and police checkpoints are set up to inspect candy.
* '''Reconstructed''': Families decide to protest the regulations by ''also'' giving out razors in sealed wrappers, which end up poking out of the wrapper and stabbing the candy.



* '''Played For Drama''': Bob was never allowed to eat unwrapped candy growing up, after his mother bit a razor that was hidden in a candy bar when she was a teenager. Unwrapped candy becomes a ForbiddenFruit.



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** It was Halloween, and the house he got the candy from REALLY hates children, to the point of potentially causing them harm if they happily and blithely eat the tampered-with candy.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob accidentally bites onto the toothpick used to skewer food together.

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* '''Justified''': The candy bar was intended to be eaten by a Ferros who in addition to normal food need to [[EatDirtCheap consume metal]] to fulfill their nutritional needs, and commonly use it as garnishing.

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The candy bar was intended to be eaten by a Ferros who in addition to normal food need to [[EatDirtCheap consume metal]] to fulfill their nutritional needs, and commonly use it as garnishing.garnishing.
** The factory where the candy was made has poor maintenance. [[note]] [[NoOSHACompliance So poor that the FDA ordered it immediately closed down]][[/note]]
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* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???The author is doing a RippedFromTheHeadlines story about a dangerous Halloween.



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* '''Exploited''': ???Bob asks for a candy bar in prison in order to get a razor to escape with.

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* '''Parodied''': A razor head juts out of the candy bar.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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A razor head juts out of the candy bar.

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* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': ???

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Bob eats a candy bar that has a metal nut in it. It could chip a tooth at worst and ended up in there from a factory error.
* '''Justified''': ???
The candy bar was intended to be eaten by a Ferros who in addition to normal food need to [[EatDirtCheap consume metal]] to fulfill their nutritional needs, and commonly use it as garnishing.
* '''Inverted''': ???Bob finds that someone has tampered with his razor by sticking food on it.


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** Parents in Bob's neighborhood freak out at fruit hidden in firearms and dangerous tools that they buy.
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* '''Justified''': Bob's wife Alice wants him to go on a diet.

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* '''Justified''': Bob's wife Alice wants him to go on a diet.???

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'''Basic Trope''': A food item has something unpleasant in it.
* '''Straight''': Bob eats a candy bar and discovers a razor blade.
* '''Exaggerated''': The candy bar is loaded with razor blades to the point where it's not even edible.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': Bob's wife Alice wants him to go on a diet.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': What appears to be a razor blade is actually edible.
* '''Double Subverted''': Though it has nasty side effects upon consumption.
* '''Parodied''': A razor head juts out of the candy bar.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': The candy bar does not contain any foreign objects.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "Awww, damn it. I can't eat this."
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* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Alice feels it would be too cruel to stick a razor blade in the candy bar, and finds another way to get Bob to diet.
* '''Discussed''': "What happened to your mouth, Bob?"
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': Bob grabs the candy bar and walks off. He later screams, and returns with his hand covering his mouth.
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