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It's conversation, not irrigation!
— Popular retort.

Drakina: Oh, not much. Been relaxing in the resort, going to restaurants, lost my virginity...
Chuck: ..girl, you disappoint me. You know that you should wait with these kinds of statements until I'm drinking something so I can do that funny "is so surprised that he spits his drink everywhere"-thing.
Drakina: Forgive me, it's early!
(Hilarity walks in and spits out his drink.)
Hilarity: Don't worry Chuck, I've got you covered.
Chuck: Well, good thing Hilarity was here, so... no harm done. Also, congrats.

Dipper: Now we can slow it down to see if the mind control message theory is correct. Prepare to have your mind blown!
Grunkle Stan: Spit take here I come! (sips drink)
(Dipper plays record and then slows it down. Nothing happens)
Stan: That's not spit worthy. What gives?
Gravity Falls, "Boyz Crazy"

Fluttershy to Twilight: You look just like a princess!
Princess Celestia: That's because she is a princess.
Mane 6: Huh?
Pinkie Pie: Hold on a second! [pulls out a glass of water, drinks from it and spits it out]

Joseph: Hey, shopkeep! Gimme a tea!
(Joseph winks at the disguised Oingo.)
Captain Tennille Imposter!Oingo: IT'S TIME!
Boingo: Big bro! Hey, big bro!
Captain Tennille Imposter!Oingo: IT'S TIME! Here's your tea!
(Captain Tennille Imposter!Oingo hands the Stardust Crusaders the poisoned tea. Joseph takes a sip.)
Captain Tennille Imposter!Oingo: They drank it!
Midler: Yeeek! What's this dog doing here?!
(Iggy is taking a bath in Midler's soup. Joseph spits out the poisoned tea in surprise.)

With the last of breakfast done, he took a seat at the table, took a sip of water, unfolded the morning paper, then nearly spat his drink out.
Shinji, Children of an Elder God, chapter 4

You're three for three Shinji; you really have some nice moves, you know" Akagi spoke up from behind her glasses, looking down her clipboard as she studied raw columns of numbers that were utter gibberish to anyone but her and her staff...
"Yeah that's what she said last night" Shinji smiled back with a jerk of his head towards Misato.
The poor Captain damn near sent the coffee she had been sipping back out over the very expensive equipment around her; an expression of shock and utter stunned amazement crashing onto her face as Shinji's casually offered comment echoed across the room.
Misato after her ward did a double entendre, Once More with Feeling

Gunn: Yeah, but if it's an auction house, can't we just, you know, E-Bay it? How much is it? (takes sip of coffee)
Angel/Fred: 33 million dollars. (Gunn chokes)
Gunn: I think my lungs (cough) have coffee.
Angel, "Ground State"

It is an involuntary reflex. Sometimes when humans are surprised, or when we are laughing, we spit out whatever we have in our mouths.
Kevyn Adreyasen, Schlock Mercenary

Mommy's so happy you're here, she choked on her drink!
Cassie Lang, to her just-released-from-prison dad, Ant-Man

In the dark, Rusty did not notice the soft ticking sound. Nor did he pay much mind to the click that muffled it. In fact, it wasn't until a voice interrupted him midgulp that he noticed anything was amiss.
"Good evening, Vermillion," greeted the voice.
Soda flew from Rusty's mouth in a fine mist, at least in the movie that played in the young man's mind. In reality, there was a great deal of spitting and choking.
An Unattractive Vampire by Jim McDoniel

Lightning: He's a real racing legend! He's the fabulous Hudson Hornet!
Flo: Fabulous? I've never seen Doc drive more than 20 miles an hour. I mean, have you ever seen him race?
Lightning: No, but I wish I could've. They say it was amazing! He won three Piston Cups!
Mater: (spits out his oil) He did what in his cup?!
Cars

Undine: [as the interviewer she's speaking to sips from a mug] There's something I'd like to bring up.
Alt Text: Hold on just let me take a big sip of my drink and then hold it in for a while until I'm surprised enough to PTEW

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