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A character enters what should be a serious situation for them, and yet seems completely bored with the events. Instead of giving the occasion his full attention, they seem more invested in the snack they rather conveniently happen to be eating.
Compare [[Autopsy Snack Time]], [[Fruit of the Loon]], [[Long Speech Tea Time]] (where an audience is bored) and [[Pass the Popcorn]] (where they're ''entertained'' by someone else's troubles). Often overlaps with [[Enemy Eats Your Lunch]].
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▲== Anime And Manga ==
* L of ''[[Death Note]]'' seems like he's doing this, but it's actually necessary to maintain his energy and intelligence. Also it's tasty. [[Death Note/Funny|I'll give you this strawberry if you keep it a secret, okay?]]
* ''[[Tears to Tiara]]'': The characters pass around an apple while swordfighting in the [[Title Sequence]].
* Zigzagged in ''[[One Piece]]'' where if Luffy's eating is interrupted by a crisis that needs attention, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umOgq5LStEo&lc=UgzCBjtIkIPwWxY4amt4AaABAg.9NFWDXDsWhJ9OhSAj_vL7c he rarely even ''has'' to stop eating to handle it.]
== Comic Books ==
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* In ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'', Kirk faces [[Unwinnable Training Simulation|the Kobayashi Maru]], but instead of reacting to the [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard|conditions of the test]], he blows off everything as he gives the test a taste of its own medicine, munching on some mysterious apple he got out of nowhere the entire time. In his own words, "Don't worry about it".
* In ''[[The Santa Clause (film series)|The Santa Clause]]'', Scott spends a board meeting taking his time scooping a sundae dish clean.
* In ''[[Django]]'' (the movie,
* This occurs in ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'' while Jules and Vincent are putting on a hit. Man, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOOo7tSDCUs Big Kahuna Burgers] are ''tasty''. Jules actually has the gall to start up a conversation over burgers, and eat the burger of the guy they all know he's going to kill.
* In ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings]]: Return of the King'', Denethor is more interested in eating his chicken and tomatoes than he is in Faramir's safety.
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* ''[[Psych]]'': Shawn Spencer does this from time to time.
** One example involves Shawn bluffing his way on to a murder scene...in search of spices to add to the Mee Krob he conveniently has instead of looking for clues.
* ''[[MacGyver]]'': "Target [[MacGyver]]" has a scene where Mac builds a trap out of stuff he finds in the bad guys' kitchen; the first thing he finds is a bag of carrots, from which he carefully selects a single carrot that he then proceeds to not use in the trap in any
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]:'' Xander, Willow and Anya annoy Riley by munching on a bag of chips, while he's trying to be stealthy when they're out patrolling with him after Buffy is laid up after being wounded by a vampire.
== Theater ==
* For some time, it was traditional for productions of ''[[As You Like It]]'' to have Audrey eating a turnip the whole time Touchstone is attempting to "woo" her.
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* ''[[Crash Bandicoot]]'': Crash reacts this way in a bonus video for the game ''Twinsanity'' to [[Trust-Building Blunder|an accident]] that he caused by picking up the fruit in the first place.
* Big Smoke from ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' has this reaction when your car is attacked by a car full of rival gang members.
* Ema Skye in ''[[Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney]]''. Even in the middle of a crime scene she sometimes does nothing but munch her beloved chocolate snackoos.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86JYR7bK6RU The trailer] for the upcoming ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge]]'' (slated for release in 2022) has a scene where Michelangelo seems more concerned about finishing his pizza than the Triceraton chasing him.
== Western Animation ==
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* ''[[Invader Zim]]'' often features Gir doing this.
* The ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'' episode "Frankie My Dear" has Prince Charming trying to woo Frankie and all the while she's just staring at him unphased while casually eating a slice of pizza.
* In the [[Freakazoid!]] episode "Hero Boy", as the villain is bragging about his latest plan, Freak' is more interested in the sandwich a minion made him, derailing the monologue to ask more about it.
* In the ''[[South Park]]'' episode "Volcano," geologist Randy Marsh discovers unusual seismic activity in the region. He exclaims "Oh my God! A volcano!" Then he takes a slurp of his coffee.
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