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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob and Charles are put off Alice's soup, as it's associated with sickness.

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Bob and Charles are put off Alice's soup, as it's associated with sickness.sickness.
** Bob and Charles have a gastric illness, and eating Alice's soup upsets their stomachs even more.
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** Bob likes the taste of the soup, so when he gets sick, Alice gives it to him to cheer him up.
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** The soup contains immune system boosting nutrients. [[labelnote:*]]and Alice doesn't know how to cook the vegetable(s) they come from less than soggy.[[/labelnote]]

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** The soup contains immune system boosting nutrients. [[labelnote:*]]and nutrients, and Alice doesn't know how to cook the vegetable(s) they come from less than soggy.[[/labelnote]]
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* '''Subverted''': Alice is giving soup to Bob who's in bed but it turns out he's not sick.

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* '''Subverted''': Alice is giving soup to Bob Bob, who's in bed bed... but it turns out he's not sick.



** A bowl of alphabet soup which is spelling out "I AM SICK"

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** [[FunWithAlphabetSoup A bowl of alphabet soup which is spelling out "I AM SICK"SICK."]]



* '''Zigzagged''': Alice's soup is served to Bob, who's in bed...but he's not sick...but Alice thought he was...but she's serving soup to Charles too, who's healthy...she then serves soup to Diane, who is sick...then she dishes herself a bowl...then she serves some to the dog!

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* '''Zigzagged''': Alice's soup is served to Bob, who's in bed... but he's not sick...sick... but Alice thought he was...was... but she's serving soup to Charles too, who's healthy...healthy... she then serves soup to Diane, who is sick...sick... then she dishes herself a bowl...bowl... then she serves some to the dog!



* '''Conversed''': "Those shows always associate soup with invalids, puts me off my food".

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* '''Conversed''': "Those shows always associate soup with invalids, puts invalids. Puts me off my food".food."



* '''Deconstructed''': Bob and Charles are put off Alice's soup as it's associated with sickness.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob and Charles are put off Alice's soup soup, as it's associated with sickness.
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** The soup contains immune system boosting nutrients. [[labelnote:*]]and Alice doesn't know how to cook the vegetable(s) they come from less than soggy.[[/labelnote]]

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** Alice's soup tastes so awful that only people who have lost their sense of taste due to a cold are willing to eat it.



** There are no SickEpisode's.

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** There are no SickEpisode's.{{Sick Episode}}s.



* '''Lampshaded''': "Just because I'm having soup doesn't mean I'm ill, okay?"
* '''Enforced''': ???

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** Bob gets sick. Alice doesn't give him soup.
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"Just because I'm having soup doesn't mean I'm ill, okay?"
** "Sigh. Soup ''again''? It's just because I'm sick, isn't it?"
* '''Enforced''': ???The show is sponsored by a soup company that tells the writers to make the characters treat soup like medicine.



* '''Exploited''': Evan makes a healing potion and puts it into soup, knowing it will get fed to sick people and cure them.

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* '''Exploited''': '''Exploited''':
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Evan makes a healing potion and puts it into soup, knowing it will get fed to sick people and cure them.them.
** Sam the SnakeOilSalesman notices that soup is associated with illness, and tries to sell the sick Bob an "[[AllNaturalSnakeOil all-natural tomato soup]]" that will supposedly cure him.



* '''Played For Laughs''': The soup tastes great... but it's only served to sick people. Cue Bob's pitiful attempt at PlayingSick.



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* '''Averted''':
** There is no soup.
** There are no SickEpisode's.
** People are seen eating soup, but it's never associated with illness.

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* '''Reconstructed''': They realise it's good for colds, but they also know it's delicious for healthy people too.

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* '''Reconstructed''': They realise realize it's good for colds, but they also know it's delicious for healthy people too.



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'''Basic Trope''': Soup is associated with being given to sick people.
* '''Straight''': Alice's soup is mainly given to other characters when they are sick.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice's soup is ''only'' given to sick people.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice's soup is said to be good for when you're sick, but is eaten a lot of times by healthy people.
* '''Justified''':
** It's given to Bob when he's sick because he requires something easy to eat.
** The soup actually [[HyperactiveMetabolism cures]] illness.
* '''Inverted''':
** Alice's soup is portrayed as ''bad'' for sick people.
** Soup is associated with healthy people.
* '''Subverted''': Alice is giving soup to Bob who's in bed but it turns out he's not sick.
* '''Double Subverted''': Alice was giving him the soup because she thought he was.
* '''Parodied''':
** A bowl of alphabet soup which is spelling out "I AM SICK"
** Alice is TheMedic and has a soup to cure every ailment.
** As soon as Bob is seen eating the soup, LovableCoward Charles thinks that must mean he's sick and has a FreakOut over whether it's serious and/or contagious.
* '''Zigzagged''': Alice's soup is served to Bob, who's in bed...but he's not sick...but Alice thought he was...but she's serving soup to Charles too, who's healthy...she then serves soup to Diane, who is sick...then she dishes herself a bowl...then she serves some to the dog!
* '''Lampshaded''': "Just because I'm having soup doesn't mean I'm ill, okay?"
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Invoked''': Evan advertises soup as being good for colds.
* '''Exploited''': Evan makes a healing potion and puts it into soup, knowing it will get fed to sick people and cure them.
* '''Defied''': Alice makes sure never to give her soup to sick people more than to healthy people.
* '''Discussed''': "Alice's soup is sure good for what ails ya, but why must we always associate it with sickness?"
* '''Conversed''': "Those shows always associate soup with invalids, puts me off my food".
* '''Implied''': Bob is seen eating soup and he looks sick.
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob and Charles are put off Alice's soup as it's associated with sickness.
* '''Reconstructed''': They realise it's good for colds, but they also know it's delicious for healthy people too.
* '''Played for Drama''': FindTheCure when the cure is soup.
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