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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 (Manga)|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 (Manga)/Funny|I'll give you this strawberry if you keep it a secret, okay?]]▼
▲* L of ''[[
* ''[[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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== Film ==
* In ''[[Star Trek (
* 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 (
* In the remake of ''[[
* In ''[[
** They may never mention any pot use, but damn near ''everything'' about Fred's personality implies that he's a stoner.
* Denied by Volstagg in ''[[Thor (
* In ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan:
== Literature ==
* An [[Older Than Radio]] example: In [[
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== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[
* ''[[
** Sam gets a call from her friends telling her they're trapped in a teacher's house. She says something along the lines of "that sucks", picks up an apple and takes a bite.
** [[Played Straight]] and Averted in the same scene with Sam in ''iSaved Your Life''. Freddie's been hit by a truck, Sam runs into to tell Spencer, and he realizes she's not joking (because they are currently engaged in a paintball assassin game) when she [[OOC Is Serious Business|throws away the pizza he was about to eat.]] Once she's done telling him, she starts eating a taco she bought at the scene of the accident.
* ''[[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
* ''[[
== 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.
== Video Games ==
* ''[[Crash Bandicoot]]'': Crash reacts this way in a bonus video for the game ''Twinsanity'' to [[Trust
* 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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* [[Bugs Bunny]] is frequently performing this, as a possible holdover from his days as a [[Screwy Squirrel]]. When asking "Eh... What's up, Doc?", he's often feigning caring, and is even asking and talking while chewing.
* ''[[Invader Zim]]'' often features Gir doing this.
* The ''[[
* 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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